624 FAMTTA' XXV. HIRTERID.E. 



the Sides by the fourth dorsal; internal subhumeral eutire, external olisu- 

 lete; first dorsal long, curved at tip, second, third and fourth gradually 

 shorter, extending nearly to middle, fourth joining the sutural, which is 

 entire. Front tibiae with seven or eight teeth. Length 3-4 mm. 



Lake, Laporte and Vigo counties ; common on dead flsh and tur- 

 tles along the beacli of Lake ^Michigan. Probahly occurs on sandy 

 beaches throughout the State. April '^O-June 26. 



1190 (3618). Sapeinus makcus Say. loc. cit, p. 41; ibid. II, 207. 



Resembles fraternus in form, color and size. Thorax rather densely 

 punctured over its entire surface. Elytra densely, strlgosely punctured, 

 the scutellar mirror ill-defined and sometimes almost obliterated; sutural 

 stria basal, extending to middle only. Front tibiae with six teeth. Length 

 2.8^ mm. 



Occurs with the preceding along the beach of Lake ^Michigan, 

 but much less common, ilay 20-.June 2-5. 



1197 (3620). SAPBI^-rs fitchii Mars., ilon. Hist, 1802. 494. 

 Oblong-oval, convex. Black, distinctly bronzed, shining. Thorax with 



a broad space at siiles and apex coarsely punctured, finely strigose near 

 margin; base narrowly and coarsely punctured; disk smooth, polished. 

 Elytra everywhere densely and coarsely punctured except a well defined 

 scutellar mirror; first dorsal nearly entire; second and third shorter, in- 

 distinct ; fourth very short, curved at base ; sutural entirely absent Length 

 2.8-3.2 mm. 



Lake County ; rare. Five specimens were taken from beneath 

 the carcass of a dead hen near Hammond. May 27. 



1198 (3625). pAPKiNus pateuelis Lee. Bost. .Journ. Nat Hist.. Y. 1845, 70. 



pi. VI, fig. 2. 



Broadly oval, robust. Surface shining, with a bluish-green or slightly 

 bronzed lustre. Thorax with a narrow band of coarse pvinctures along the 

 sides and apex, distant from margin except at base ; disk siiKicith. Elytra 

 very coarsely and sparsely punctured on apical half, the punctures extend- 

 ing along the suture two-thirds to base ; humeral oblique, fine and long, not 

 uniting with the short internal subhumeral; dcjrsal strite suliequal, reachim; 

 slightly lieyond the middle, the fourth arched to join the sutural, which is 

 entire. Front tibiip with six teeth, the apical three much coarser. Length 

 .3-1.2 mm. 



lake, Starke. Vigo and Posey counties; scarce. ^May 13-Sep- 

 tember 20. 



IX. Plegaderfs Lrichs. ls84. (Gr, "a blow ^ neck.") 



Small oblong s|)ei-ics having a broad prdsternum with a deep 

 channel on each side extending from the lobe to the tip, and also a 

 broad transverse groove which divides the median convex portion of 

 the prosternum into t\yn unefpial portions. Tlie thorax has a deep 



