THE SHORT-WIXGED S'AVEXGEB BEETLES. 397 



thorax, finely and sparsely punctote. Oie punctures nowhere in regular 

 niws. Abdomen slightly narrower at base than elytra, thence feebly widen- 

 ing ti ) fir" til segment, finely aud.sparsely punctate, minutely pul lesc-eut. Length 

 7—7.5 mm. 



Porto- County: rare. Ma.v 21. Larger and more rcilmst than 

 (inmesus and very distinct in color of abdomen and punctuation of 

 head. 



TOS (227d). Xaxthooxi s gulajbis Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent Six-.. VIII, 

 issri. 173. 



Elongate, slender. Head, thorax and abdomen black or piceous; an- 

 tennte. legs and elytra dull red. Thorax elongate-oblong, feebly narrowed 

 from apex to base;- dors;il rows with nine to ten punctures and about the 

 same number in the ro«s on sides. Elytra one-third longer than thorax, 

 sparsely, finely and irr^iilarly punctured. Abdomen finely and sparsely 

 punctured above, more coarsely l>eneath, the tip reddish-brown. Length 

 ij.ri-T.."i mm. 



Lake and Kosciusko counties; rare. July 2:5-July 2-4. iJceurs 

 beneath bark, especially that of pine. A member of the boreal 

 fauna. 



709 I 2270 I. XAXTHOLixrs OBSCUBt s Erichs.. Gen. Sijec. Staph.. 1S40. 3.30. 



Elongate, slender. Head, thorax and abdomen piceous. shining : legs 

 and tip of abdomen dull yellow: antenufe and elytra fiis.-i>u<-browu. the 

 fi.irmer one-half longer than head, the se<-ond and third joints equal. Head 

 oblong, as wide and abijut as long a< thorax, alutac-ei us. coarsely and evenly 

 punctate on sides and liase. Thorax oblong, feebl.v narrowed from apex fi 

 liase; dorsal rows of ten to twelve punctures, the sides with about fourteen, 

 irregularly placed. E:i^-tra a little wider and longer than thorax, each with 

 about four irregular rows of rather coarse ]iuniture~. Abdomen finely and 

 sparsely punctate. Length 0~t;..5 mm. 



Lake. Putnam. Vigo and Franklin counties : frequent in Lake, 

 rare in the others, ilarch 2ti-0etober 17. < )ccurs beneath bark 

 and rubbish in sandy localities. 



7711 I 2279 I Xaxthooxi s hamati s .Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. IV. 1S34. 

 453 ; ibid. II. r,>\^. 

 Elongate, slender. Head black, shining: alMlomeu brown i sh-pic-eous : 

 thorax pic-eou-^ or reddisli-bri ^wn : anteniiie. el.vtra and le.'^ pale reddNh-yel- 

 low. Head -shorter, more c-onvex and much more ^parsel.v and finely punc- 

 tate than in i>hxcitri:x. Thorax one-third longer than wide, not narrowed 

 liehind. ~ides parallel: drr^al rows of ten to twelve fine punctures, a short 

 row of four ir five and the siile< with eight to ten, irregularly plac-ed. with 

 others near the apical ai!-'le<. Elytra one-third longer and 'lightly wider 

 than thorax, each with four or five ro\\ ^ of fine, sparse punctiu-es. Abdo- 

 men finely, sparsely pnnctured. the hind margin'; of the segments paler. 

 Length o.o-H mm. 



