580 FAIULY XXn. CRVPTOPITAGIDiE. 



c. Tliornx rather rounded than angulate at the sides at or before the 



middle. ]104. ochkacea. 



cc. Thorax cduspicuously though broadly angulate at the sides at or 



slightly before the middle, where it is distinctly wider than at 



base. 1105. gonodera. 



66. Second antennal .ioint distinctly longer and thicker than third. 



d. Thorax dilated at or a little before the middle, narrowed toward 



base and still more strongly toward apex ; color dull yellow, ely- 

 tra gradually blackish toward base. 1106. pusilia. 

 dd. Thorax parallel at the sides from the base to or beyond the mid- 

 dle, then strongly narrowed to apex ; color blaclv or piceous. 



1107. OVALIS. 



aa. Elytra pale with a dark crossbar (often broken) just before the middle. 



1108. EPHIPPIATA. 



1104 (3388). Atomaeia ochkacea Zimm., Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, II. 1869. 



258. 



Elongate-oval, convex. Dark reddish-brown to piceous, moderately shin- 

 ing; antemiiK and legs paler. Antennas slightly longer than head and tho- 

 rax, the joints of club equal in size. Thorax three-fourths as wide as ely- 

 tra, strongly nan-owed at apex, deeply and closely punctate, the sides 

 rounded. Elytra widest before the middle, acutely rounded at tip, finely 

 and sparsely but distinctly punctured. Length 1.5-1.8 mm. 



Throughout the State; common in spring beneath mullein, in 

 decaying leaves, etc. April 18-November 8. 



1105 ( ). Atomaeia gonodeea Case.y, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, VIII, 1900, 



122. 



Rather broadly oval, moderately convex. Reddish or chestnut-brown, 

 polished. Thorax small, at its widest part not equalling the base of elytra, 

 nearly two-thirds wider than long, angulate at middle, the sides thence to 

 base distinctly converging, disk finely and rather closely punctate. Elytra, 

 near the middle, about one-third wider than thorax, finely but sparsely 

 punctate. Length 1.5 mm. 



Lake and Marion counties ; scarce. March 26-April 16. 



1106 ( ). Ato-makia pusilla Payk., Faun. Suec, I, 1798, 205. 



Elongate-oblong, parallel. Dull reddish-yellow, shining; basal third of 



elytra blackish. Autemiio slender, nearly half the length of body. Thorax 

 short, convex, about as wide as elytra, disk finely and densely punctate 

 fmd with a distinct basal impression. Elyti-a three times as long as tho- 

 rax, obtusely rounded at tips, very finely and closely punctate. Length 

 .8-1 mm. 



Steuben, Kosciusko, Marion, Hancock and Putnam counties; 

 scarce. May 25-Noveraber 8. Sifted from borders of sphagnum 

 marsh and other damp vegetable debris. A European species hith- 

 erto recorded only frmn the Pacific slope in the United States. 



