1136 



FAi\ni,Y LTif. — ouetsomeljdj:. 



210?. (iIT^i). Annxi s OBSCURts Linn.. S.vst. Xat., Ed. X, 1758, 375. 



Subqundrate. Head, thorax, under surface and femora dark browu or 

 black; el.ytra, tibue and basal half of antenna brown or brownish-yellow, 

 sparsely clothed with prostrate yellowish pubescence. Thorax subglobose, 

 much narrower than elytra, densely and rather finely punctured. Elytra 

 with numerous irregular rows of fine punctures. Length 5-6 mm. 



Steuhen County; scarce. July 4. Our form is the variety 

 riiis Fabr., distinguished by the paler elytra. In the typical spe- 

 cies they i\yr of the same color as the thorax. It is a species of 

 northern range and probably occurs only in the Transition life zone 

 of the State. 



XXI. IIyocheous Erichs. 1847. ((ir., "mouse + color.") 



In this genus the form is oblong, and the upper surface is rather 

 thinly clothed with hair-like scales. One of the three species occurs 

 in the State. 



*2104 (Im.SS). Myocheous denticollis Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1S24, -US ; ibid. II, 215. 



Oblong, convex. Brown, 

 bronzed; base of antennte dull 

 red. Thorax wider than long, 

 side margins with three blunt 

 teeth uear the middle; surface 

 densely clothed with grayish-yel- 

 low scales. Elytral margins fee- 

 bly dentate; surface with rows of 

 deep. cl;ise-set piuietures, sparse- 

 ly clothed with yellowish scales. 

 Last ventral of male with a small 

 fovea. Length 5-7 mm. (Fig. 

 4SS. ) 



Til i-ou ghoiit t h e western 

 balf of St:ite, frequent; more 

 ^|> in the southern counties. 

 Pehruary L'S^October 9. Hi- 

 bernates henoath rubbish in 

 en in spring by sweeiiing herbage. 



open w 



XXII. Glyptoscelis Lee. ISfill. (Gr., "carved + tibia.") 

 SixM'ies abo\',' the average in size for the trilie, browu in color 

 and having the body moi-e or less denseh- clothed with prostrate 



