THE I jAMELI jIT'ORN RUETI /KS. 



1753 (5528). Aphodius gbanarius Linn.. Syst. Nat., II, 1766. 547, 



Oblong, subeylindrical. Piceous, shining ; 

 legs reddish-brown, antennae paler. Head with 

 three distinct tubercles ; sparsely punctured 

 at middle, more densely and rugosely at 

 sides ; clypens rather feebly emarginate. the 

 sides broadly rounded. Thorax with coarse 

 and fine punctures intermingled in female, al- 

 most smooth in male. Elytra parallel, the 

 striae finely and serrately punctured; inter- 

 vals feebly convex and with few very minute 

 punctures; the first as wide, or even wider 

 than second. Length 4-6 mm. (Fig. 366.) 



Throughout the State; common. 



Fig. 366. X 7. (After Forbes.) 



April 8- June 3. 

 1754 (5529) 



Occurs in dung and on fungi, 



Aphodius vittatus Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V. 1S25. 

 191 ; ibid. II. 295. 



Oblong, subcylindrical. Piceous or black ; elytra each with a basal and 

 apical reddish-brown spot more or less united ; rarely with the elytra, except 

 margin and suture, entirely reddish-brown, or entirely black ; legs reddish- 

 brown, tarsi paler. Head with three tubercles ; surface sparsely punctate ; 

 clypeus feebly truncate or broadly rounded. Thorax slightly narrower in 

 front, hind angles obtuse ; surface finely, regularly and rather densely punc- 

 tate. Elytral striae fine, crenately punctate ; intervals flat with numerous 

 fine punctures. Length 4-5 mm. 



Lake County; rare. May 12. Probably occurs throughout the 



State. 



1755 (5533). Aphodius lividus Oliv.. Ent, III. 1798, 86. 

 Oblong-convex. Color given in key. Head sparsely punctate, tubercu- 



late. Clypeus always paler than vertex, feebly emarginate. sides rounded. 

 Thorax with rather coarse, sparse punctures, intermingled with finer ones. 

 Elytra parallel, the stria? finely and crenately punctured; intervals nearly 

 flat with a few very minute punctures. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Putnam and Posey counties ; scarce. February 8-May 30. In- 

 troduced from Europe. Probably throughout the southern half of 

 the State. 



1756 (5544). Aphodius lentus Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, III, 1870, 



125. 



Elongate-oblong, convex. Color given in key. Head finely and rather 

 closely punctate. Clypeus hemihexagonal, feebly emarginate in front, sides 

 oblique, angles rounded. Thorax with sides feebly curved, hind angles ob- 

 tuse, disk finely and rather densely punctate, smoother at middle. Elytra 

 not wider than thorax ; stria? rather coarsely punctate ; intervals convex, 

 each with two rows of punctures, nearly as coarse as those of stride, each 

 puncture bearing a very short suberect yellowish hair. Mesosternum finely 

 carinate between the coxie. Length 3.5^t mm. 



