THE SIIORT-WIXGED -CATEXGER BEETLES. 443 



hh. Processes shorter, straight; last dnrsal with short teeth: fe- 

 male as in parallchis. picepes. 

 yg. i'irst two ventrals not or feebly carina te. 

 I. Sixth ventral concave, emarginate behind. 

 j. Hind margin of sixth ventral emarginate at middle and 

 sides : female with middle lobe broad, as Ions as the side 

 ones, its tip broadly triangularly notched. schwabzi. 

 /./. Hind margin emarginate at middle only. 



k. Thorax entirely dull yellow; female with middle Inlie 



shorter than side ones, broadly oval, rarely with a feeble 



notch at tip. umbatxs. 



Ik. Thorax i>icei ms with narrow pale border ; elytra distinctly 



punctate ; female as in luridvs. S.54. pallipes. 



ii. .*^ixth ventral mjt concave or emarginate. 



?. Last dorsal with four teeth ; elytra coarsely and irregularly 



punctured; female as in flaiipeiinis. ciBcrMcrvcTus. 



U. Last dorsal with three teeth; elytra coarsely and evenly 



punctured : female as In liiridu-i. smDULOiDES. 



S41I (2(;risi. Tachi.xus memxoxius lirav.. JIoii. ij'l. ilicr.. ImiC. ]ri2. 



L'niform piceous. moderately si lining; Ic-'s and antenme reddish-brown. 

 Thorax one-half longer than wide, sides broadly curved, hind angles olitnse ; 

 disk minutely alutac-eous. Elytra togetlier one-third loni:er than wide, finely 

 alutaceous. very finely and sparsely punctate. Length .o.."i-7.."i mm. 



.'-^i >ittliern half of State, frequent; probably throughout. Oeto- 

 ]}er 4— X(iv(?mber ^. Occurs in decaying fuugi. 



s.jii ( iCKj I . Tachixi s BEPAXDi s Hom. Ti-ans. Amer. Ent. Soo,. VI. 1^77. '■>'. 

 Piceous. sliinini'. very finel.v alntaeeoiis : sides and Iiase of thorax red- 

 dish-yellow; antennaj loii-'. slender. pieer)us. the twi. basal joints paler; legs 

 dull yellow. Head, thorax and el.vtra very minutely punctulate. Elytra as 

 broad as long. Abdominal segments wrinkled at middle. Last ventral of 

 male deeply divided, the lobes straight. Lent-Th -i.'i-^> mm. 



Putnam C'riunty : rare. September 25. 



T. scrutator Hom. dark reddish yellow. -3.5 mm. in length, was 

 described from Illinoi.s. while T. parnllelus Horn, 6-6.5 mm. in 

 length, piceous. with thorax, elv'tra. legs and antennae reddish- 

 brown, is recorded from Illinois and Canada. 



9-',\ i2i;l'.n. Tachixus flwipexxis Liej.. Cat.. ISyO. 



Head and thorax black, shining ; elytra pale clay yellow ; antennse 

 dusky, the basal joints and legs reddish-broT\Ti : abdomen and under sur- 

 face picet'us. Head and tliorax very finely and indistinctly punctate. Ely- 

 tra ti>i'ether scarcely longer than wide, minutely punctate. Al'domen finely 

 punctured above, more coiirsely beneath. Length n mm. 



Ko'-ciusko County; frecjuent loally. June 24. Taken from 

 white fl»--^hy fungi. 



