n?>2 i.'AjMii,v I.. — scarah.iud.e; 



Hessville, Lake County; rare. 'Slny 30. Ranges from Massa- 

 ehusette to Illinois and Georgia. 



17."iT (ri.'i4.j). Aphodius bubeolus Eeauv., Ins. Afr. et Amer., 1S0.">, 90. 



Moderately elongate, convex. Reddish or pale chestnut brown, sliinhig. 

 Head sparsely and finely punctate ; vertex not tuberculate ; clypeus feebly 

 emarginate, angles each side obtuse. Thorax very sparsely and finely punc- 

 tate at middle, more coarsely and densely on sides; basal marginal line fine 

 but distinct. El.vtral striie fine and very feebly punctured; intervals flat, 

 .smooth. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Southern half of State, scarce ; Lake County only in the north. 

 April 7-Oetober 9. Taken at dung, Tiencath leaves and at electric 

 light. Morn states that the thorax is without basal marginal line, 

 but all Indiana specimens examined have that line fine but distinct. 



1758 (5.540). APHomus stekcobosus Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 

 1844, 136. 

 Oblong, parallel, convex. Color given in key; surface smooth, shining. 

 Head sparsely punctate, female, nearly smooth, male ; clypeus truncate, the 

 sides curved. Thorax with hind angles distinct, obtuse ; basal marginal line 

 wholly absent; surface punctate as in nihrohm. Elytra finely striate, the 

 striaj very finely punctate, male, more coarsely so. female; Intervals flat, 

 smooth. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Southern half of State, frequent; Lake County, scarce. Feb- 

 ruaj\v 8-September 8, Occurs everywhere east of the ]\Iississippi. 



A. cousentaiieu.<i Lee. occurs "from Canada to Missouri, 

 Kansas and Now Mexico. 



1750 ( ). APHODirs woLcoTTi sp. nov. 



Elongate, feebly convex. Pale .vellowish, shining ; head and thorax 

 faintly clouded with fuscous ; elytra, in one of the two sriecimens at hand, 

 each with an indistinct fuscons bar extending obliquely from humerus to 

 suture in front of middle. Head without trace of tubercles, very sparsely 

 and finely punctate; clypeus Iiroadly and feebly emarginate at middle, an- 

 gles rounded, sides oblique, divergent. Thorax one-half wider than long, 

 sides broadly curved into the base; marginal line of base fine but distinct, 

 slightly sinuate; surface nearly smooth at middle, coarselv and sparsely 

 punctate on sides. Elytral strife deep, not punctured; liitei-vals convex, 

 very finely wrinkled, each with a few fine, shallow punctures. Front tibiip 

 with three teeth on outer side, the middle aiad apical ones equal, the upper 

 one much smaller. First .ioint of liind tarsi as long as the next three 

 Length .•J-3.5 mm. 



Pine, Lake Cimnty; scarce. July 2:3. Two specimens taken 

 by A. B. Wolcott from beneath rubliish on white sand of Lake 

 :\hchigan beach. Named in honor of the collector, who has shown 

 me many favoi's duriTitj' the |.r,.paration of the present paper 



