586 



FAMILY XXIII. MYCETOPHAGIDiE. 



cc. Last antennal joint longer and broader than the preceding, oblique- 

 ly truncate at tip. nebulosus. 

 aa. Thorax with distinct basal impressions. 



d. Last joint of antennae nearly as long as the two preceding together, 

 its tip truncate ; form depressed. 1119. balteatus. 



(hi. Last antenna! joint short, narrowly rounded at tip; thorax depressed 

 and finely punctured. 1120. sexpunctatus. 



1117 (3406). Litargus teteaspilotus Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



VII L 1856, 14. 



Oval, subconvex. Piceous-black. shining ; elytra each with two reddish- 

 yellow spots, one slightly in front of middle, the other one-third from apex. 

 Thorax less coarsely punctured than elytra, the basal margin sinuate each 

 side of middle. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State ; scarce. May 16- July 9. 



1118 (3407). Litargus didesmus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 1826, 



261 ; ibid. II, 322. 



Narrowly oblong-oval, rather convex. Piceous, shining; elytra with a 

 narrow crossband behind the middle and each with an oblique humeral 

 spot, yellow. Thorax rather coarsely punctate, the base squarely truncate. 

 Elytra coarsely punctate, the punctures not in rows. Length 2 -2.2 mm. 



Frequent in southern half of State; much less so in northern 

 counties. April 10-June 15. Taken in spring by sifting; later 

 beneath bark. 



L. nebulosus Lee, dull yellow with a piceous dentate band be- 

 hind the middle and another near apex, length 1.5-2 mm., ranges 

 from New York to Mexico, and doubtless occurs in the State. 



1119 (3405). Litargus balteatus Lee. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VIII, 



1856. 14. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Piceous, feebly shining; thorax with 

 patches of yellowish pubescence; elytra each with an irregular basal spot, 

 widest along the suture, and a narrow oblique crossbar behind the middle, 

 dull yellow. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long; narrower at apex than 

 base, sides rounded; disk densely and finely punctured and with a feeble 

 basal impression each side. Elytra as wide as thorax and less distinctly 

 punctate. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. April 22. Taken by sifting. 



1120 (3404). Litargus sexpunctatus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Y, 



1S26, 261 ; ibid. II. 322. 

 Elongate-oval, depressed, riceous, moderately shining; elytra each with 

 three yellow spots, one sub-basal and two close to suture; one of these be- 

 fore the middle, the other one-third from apex. Thorax finely but not 

 densely punctate. Elytra closely punctate, the pubescence fine and dark, 

 and with widely separated rows of longer, semi-erect hairs. Length 2.3- 

 2.7 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent, May 11-December 7. Occurs 



