THE SIIOHT-WIXGED ^ii'ATEXGEK BEETLES. 439 



Throughout thi- Srate; freciuenl. IMareh 2(i-ilay 19. Taken by 

 sifting. Probably hibernates as imagn. This, as well as the other 

 species, runs with great rapidity when disturbed. 



S41 ii>."T:0. Svxus mxoTATus Say. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. Ill, 1S23. 

 154 : ibid. II, 99. 

 Very slender, parallel. Head, a large spot on elytra and tip of abdo- 

 men black ; thorax, base and suture of elytra and liase of abdomen reddish- 

 yellow : antennae, legrs and tip of abdomen pale yellow. Head longer than 

 wide, wider than thorax and elytra. Thorax elongate-oval, the sides feebly 

 converging,' from apical third to base: surface, as well as that of head and 

 elytra, punctured as in linearis. Abdomen slender, gradually broa'der be- 

 hind. Length 3.5-4 mm. 



^Marion and Putnam counties: s arce. April 4- October 10. 

 Taken by sifting damp vegetable deluis. 



■S. hrevipi iniis Austin. 3-3.7 mm. in length, occurs from ^lassa- 

 ehusetts to Iowa aud doubtless inhabits Indiana. 



*S42 I 1. SvMts DiscoprxcTATUs Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Sue-.. IV. 



is:u. 457; ibid. II, 5T2. 

 Very slender, subparallel. Pale reddish-yellow, last two abdominal 

 segments black. Head rather small, narrower than elytra. Thorax oval, 

 narrower than head, sli^'litly longer than wide, siiles roimded at apical 

 fourth, thence feebly converging to base; punctate as In linearis. Elytra 

 a third longer and distinctly wider than thorax. Abdomen at base slightly 

 narrower than elytra, its sides almost parallel. Length :fl.s-4 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. February 20-Xovember 28. 

 Occui-s especially beneath stones, bark, etc.. in high, open woodland. 

 Listed as loitgiiisculus ^lann.. of which it is usually considered a 

 synonym, but Casey says the latter is a Pacific Coast spe.ies. with 

 much larger elytra. 



LVIII. Stilicop.sis Sarhse. 1S.32. (Gr.. •■ style -F face,") 



Minute pale species having the thorax almost circular, its median 

 line finely elevated; elytra short with diverging sides; abdomen 

 broad, convex. 



S4.3 (1!5S2K Stiucopsis paradoxa Saebse.. Stett Ent. Zeit., 1S52. 144. 



SboiT. parallel. Pale .vellow throughout. Head scarcely as long as 

 wide, coarsely and densely punctate, its sides rotmded into the slender 

 neck: eyes iiromineiit. coarsely granulate; antennoe reaching middle of tho- 

 rax, the outer ji>ints >omewhat thickened. Thorax equal to bead in width, 

 iiearlv ciriular. rather densely L'raiuilate-imnctate. Elytra distinctly wider 

 aud shorter than thorax, coar>el,v, rlosely and ru^'osel.v pumtate. Alxlo- 

 men at middle wider than el.vtra. Suely. densel.v and rou^'bly punctate. 

 Length 2.-5-2. V mm. 



