496 



FAMILY XIII. — SCAPIIIDIIDJ-: 



ee. Elytra wholly smooth ; length 1.2 mm. 953. distincta. 



dd. Elytra with a broad and rather distinctly defined pale apical mar- 

 gin ; metasternnm strongly punctured at base. 954. tekminata. 

 8. repanda Casey, black, shining, legs and antenna? pale, is 

 known from Massachusetts and Iowa,. 



950 (29S2). So Arm soma punctulata Lee, Pro. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, 1860 



323. 



Elongate-oval, convex. Bluek, shining; antenna-, legs and tip of abdo- 

 men reddish-brown. Antenna- long and slender, reaching base of thorax. 

 Thorax two-thirds wider than long, very finely and indistinctly punctured. 

 Sutural stria- of elytra deep. Basal joint of hind tarsi as long as the next 

 three. Length 2-2.2 mm. 



Vigo County; rare. May 2. A species of southern range. 



951 (2981). Scaphisoma con vex a Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, V. 



1S25, 183; ibid. II. 289. 

 Black or dark chestnut-brown, shining; antennae under surface and 

 tips of elytra paler. Thorax three-fifths wider than long, very finely punc- 

 tate. Elytra three-fourths longer than thorax, the punctures fewer and 

 coarser than in punctulata. Length 2.2-2.7 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 26-November 30. Oc- 

 curs on fungi on oak and other logs. 



952 (2983). Scaphisoma svtuealis Lea, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, 1860, 



323. 



Rather narrowly oval. Dark chestnut brown to black, highly polished. 

 Thorax three-fourths wider than long, one-half as long as elytra, very finely 

 punctate. Elytra a little longer than wide, strongly but remotely punctate, 

 the sutural stria deep. Length 1.7 mm. « 



Marion, Putnam and Monroe counties; frequent. March 20- 

 September 21. Sifted from dead leaves and debris of beech stumps. 



953 ( ). Scaphisoma distincta sp. nov. 



Elongate-oval, subparallel, convex. Uniform dark chestnut-brown, strong- 

 ly shining; antenna?, legs and abdomen paler; surface both above and be- 

 neath wholly smooth. Antenna? reaching base of thorax, seventh and 

 eighth joints but slightly wider than sixth; ninth and tenth distinctly 

 longer, obconical ; eleventh oblong. Thorax two-thirds wider than long. 

 .Sutural stria very fine. Length 1.2 mm. 



Putnam, Posey and Dubois counties; scarce. April 21-May 11. 

 Taken by sifting. 



954 (2984). Scaphisoma terminata Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, II. 



1844. 102. 



Oval, strongly convex. Black, highly polished, the tips of the elytra 

 margined with yellowish ; legs and antenna? pale. Sixth antennal joint very 

 long, more than equal to the three preceding. Thorax one-half the length 



