508 B'AMiLY XXV. — histerid^t:. 



for boxes already infested. In heated buildings it begins to emerge 

 from the pnpal stage about February Ifith; in open aii- probably 

 not until spring. 



1139 (3446). Anthrenus castane^ Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



II, 1844, 116. 



Oblong-oval, moderately tonve.x. Head and thorax black; the latter 

 with tlie disk sparsely, the base and sides narrowly and densely, covered 

 with small triangular yellow scales; elytra chestnut-brown, sparsely clothed 

 with similar scales arranged in three narrow zigzag crossbands, with a 

 lew scattered ones between. Under surface piceous-brown, the sternum 

 densely, the abdomen sparsely, covered with yellowish scales. Length 2- 

 2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 3-July 13. Occurs on 

 the flowers of Hydrangea, Cratcegus and Ceanothus. I have fol- 

 lowed Case}- in giving the name costnvecc to the species commonly 

 listed as muamorum. He states that the latter is much larger and 

 differs especially in the structure of the antennal joints. I have 

 never seen castancce about houses or museum collections. 



VIII. Oephilus Erichs. 1846. (Gr., "a sea iish.") 



Small, compact, oblong-oval black beetles having the surface 

 nearly smooth ; spine of presternum short, reaching, but not passing 

 between the front eoxa^; front legs large, protecting the mouth 

 parts; thorax as wide at base as the elytra, its base with a broad 

 lobe at middle, the side margins beneath with a pit behind the an- 

 tennal grooves for the reception of the front knees in repose. One 

 species occurs in Indiana. 



1140 (3455). Oephilus atee Erichs., Nat Ins., Ill, 1S46, 463. 

 Oblong-oval, moderalel.v convex. Black, shining, without pubescence. 



Antenn.-B reddish-brown, 11 -jointed, the club 3-jointed. Entire upper sur- 

 face coarsely punctate. Elytra somewhat rugose, the punctures of the basal 

 region coarser and densely crowded. Scutellum large, oval, with a few 

 punctures. Length 2.3-2.S ram. 



Southern half of State, frequent; not taken north of Fountain 

 County. May .S-July 11. Occurs on the flowers of the Jersey tea. 

 ('(■anoUnis nmryiranus, Tj., on those of the red haw, Cratcegus. and 

 other plants. Listed by Ja>'ne and Henshaw as 0. glabratus. a 

 European species, but Erichson, LeConte and Casey claim it is 

 di.stinct. 



Pniiiily XXV. IIISTERID.E. 



TriE ITisTEK Beetles. 



A family of medium size, comprising small, usually black, shin- 

 iiiii' lieelles liavins the elytra truncate l)ehind. leaving two segments 



