THE JfELANDR'ilD BARK BEETT.ES. 1293 



*:j;!S!l (Ti'iSl). EasTHOPHUs TOiiExxosrs Say. Jmini. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sri.. 

 A', lS2li. li'.i;;: ibid. II, Mu.-,. 

 Oval, moderately niuvex, ciiually obtuse before and bebind. Brown, 

 feebly shining, ratber thickly elotbed with short yellowish pubescence ; an- 

 tennae, under surface and lfc';;s reddisli-bro\-yn. Eyes separated in front by 

 a distance one-fourth greater than their own width. Thorax rather clusely 

 and finely punctate, the basal impressions very faint. Elytra with rows 

 of fine imnetures. which lieeome much smaller near apex ; intervals densely 

 and somewhat rouijhly jiunctate. Middle and hind tibia' with rid.ges as in 

 hicolfir. Length -l.~>-~> mm. 



Southern two-thirds of 8tat(\ frequent ; probably throughout. 

 February 6-Septe!iil)er 13. Imagoes just emerging were taken on 

 the later date. Occurs lieneath bark and in dry fnns'i. Hibernates 

 in small numbers beneath deeply buried logs. 



VII. lIoLcisTRoPTirs Horn. 18SS. (Gr., "entire -f nourished" ; 



i. e., w'ell-fed.) 



Small oval spe<'ics which, besich's the characters given in key, 

 have the eyes very widely separated, scarcely emarginate in front; 

 last joint of maxillary palpi oval, obliciuely truncate; fourth joint 

 of antennte not shorter than fifth. One of the three known species 

 occurs in the State. 



l':i!l(l (7i;so). riOLOSTKOPHrs niFASCiATU,? Say. Lon.n's Exped.. II, 1824.2^2; 

 ibid. I, ise,. 



Oval, convex, distinctly narrowed behind middle. Reddish-brown, shin- 

 ing, clothed with short, reddish pnliesi-ence; elytra picenus, with a broad, 

 .yellowish band ou liasal and another on apical third, these niterrupted at 

 suture; antennte pale reddish-l)ni\\n. Thorax finely and closely punctate, 

 the basal impressions short and linear. Elytra finely, densely and irregu- 

 larly punctate. Length 4-5..! ami. 



Throughout the State: frequent, ^pril T-Oetober 9. Occurs in 

 and beneath rotten logs and in dry fungi in dense woods. Ranges 

 from ]\Iassachtisetts to Virginia and Tennessee. 



VIII. Hali.()Ment-> Panz. 1793. (Gr., "to leap.") 



Small elongate or oblong species having the spurs of hind tibis. 

 moderate in size and the hind cox:P obli(iue. Two of the four recog- 

 nized species occur in the State. 



KEY TO I.M)I.\.\.\ SPKCir.S OF HAI.r.OlIEXI S. 



II. Picecjus or dark reddisli-l)rowi] ; antennap. legs and liase of elytra dull 



liro\vnish-.\ellcw ; length 4— 4..1 nun. 2.">'.n. SfAprr.ARis, 



an. I'ale brown; head fuscous; smaller, .". nmi. 2;!'.I2. dkbilis. 



