350 FAMILY XI.— -STAPH YLINIDJE. 



Putnam County; scarce. October 17. Sifted from debris about 

 a hillside spring. 



XY. Plataxdria Casey. 1893. (Gr., ' 'broad + male.") 



Rather broad fusiform species, having the antenna? rather short 

 and slender, head well inserted, not constricted at base ; ligula with a 

 slender process which is deeply forked at apex; thorax elliptical, 

 much wider than long ; abdomen gradually narrowed from base to 

 tip ; hind tarsi nearly as long as tibiae, the basal joint elongate, the 

 next three decreasing rapidly in length. 



057 (9483). Plataxdria mormoxtca Casey. Aim. N. Y. Acad. Set, VII, 

 1893, 345. 



Rather broad. Dark reddish-brown, feebly shining, clothed with short 

 sparse yellowish hairs ; abdomen black ; tibia?, tarsi and base of antenna* 

 paler. Antenna? slightly shorter than head and thorax, joints 1 to 3 sub- 

 equal. Thorax three-fourths wider than long; sides rounded into base, 

 which is broadly curved and much wider than apex: disk minutely and 

 evenly punctate. Elytra together one-third wider than long, slightly wider 

 and more coarsely and distinctly punctured than thorax. Abdomen nar- 

 rower than elytra, finely and closely punctate. Length 2.5-2. S mm. 



Marion and Lawrence counties; common locally on leathery 

 fungi growing on beach stumps. May 11— May 24. 



XVI. Hoplaxdria Kr. 1 857. (Gr.. 1 1 armed + male. ' ? ) 



Rather robust species, resembling Platandria in general appear- 

 ance, but having joints 1 to 4 of hind tarsi equal in length. 



658 (2006). Hoplaxdeia lateralis Melsh.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 

 1844. 32. 



Rather robust. Dark reddish-brown, shining, sparsely pubescent ; head 

 and joints 4 and 5 of abdomen piceous; base of abdomen reddish, legs and 

 base of antenna? pale. Antenna? reaching base of thorax. , joints 2 and 3 

 equal in length, the former stouter. 6-10 also equal and wider than the 

 others. Thorax much wider than head, one-half wider than long; sides 

 rounded into base, apex truncate, disk rather finely and closely punctate. 

 Elytra nearly twice as wide as long, one-fourth wider and more coarsely 

 punctured than thorax. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State, frequent : more so in the southern coun- 

 ties. March 19-Sept ember 25. Taken by sifting vegetable debris 

 in moist places. The elytra are often marked with fuscous on the 

 sides and near the scutellum. 



XVII. Xestuktoa Casey. 1906. (Gr.. "refuse ") 



Closely allied to Trwldusa, but in addition to characters men- 

 tioned in key. differing in its more slender antenna?, broader neck. 



