THE HAIRY FUNGUS BEETLES. 



587 



beneath bark of beech in late autumn and winter; sometimes on 

 foliage in spring. Hibernates. 



III. Typihea Steph. 1830. (Gr., "smoky or fuscous.") 



To this genus belongs a single small brownish beetle which has 

 been distributed by commerce to all parts of the world. 



1121 (3409). Typhlea fumata Linn., Syst. Nat., II, 1766, 054. 



Narrowly oblong-oval, slightly convex. Dull reddish- 



yellow, elytra rarely piceous. Antennae distinctly shorter 



than head and thorax, the club 3-jointed. Thorax about 



twice as wide as long, the apex but slightly narrower than 



base, finely and rather closely punctured. Elytra with, rows 



of fine punctures which become obsolete toward the tip; 



pubescence short, moderately dense. Length 2.3-2.7 mm. 



(Fig. 220.) Fig. 220. 



n t -i -i a (After Forbes.) 



Throughout the State, but scarce. January 11-Au- 

 gust 7. Beaten from vegetation; said to often occur in houses and 

 where flour and grain are stored. 



IV. Thrimolus Casey. 1900. 



Here belongs a single minute species having the head large, 

 transverse ; eyes basal ; antennal club cylindrical, stout, 3-jointed ; 

 thorax broadly curved and finely beaded at base; scutellum well 

 developed; front coxa? large, obliquely suboval, rather wudely sepa- 

 rated by the presternum. 



1122 ( ). Thkimolus minutus Casey, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, VIII, 



1900, 137. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Dark brownish- or clay- yellow ; legs 

 and antennae paler. Head and thorax without punctures, the latter more 

 than twice as wide as long, the disk without basal impressions. Elytra 

 one-third longer than wide, much wider than thorax ; finely, sparsely and 

 somewhat roughly punctate. Length .7-9 mm. 



Marion County; rare. October 31. Two specimens sifted from 

 w^oody fungi on side of maple log. Described from Texas; known 

 also from near Cincinnati. 



Family XXIV. DERMESTIDJE. 



The Skin Beetles. 



Among the small beetles which prey upon dead or decaying ani- 

 mal matter those belonging to the family Dermestida? are the most 

 important; many of the species being exceedingly destructive to 

 skins, furs and other dried animal substances. In form they are 

 usually oval and plump, and in color dark, often having the surface 



