1304 



FAMILY LX, CEDEAtERnXE. 



■™i^ p eVe ! lIy , 1 ' 0miClefl; Sm ' faCe ' aS We " aS that of bead - W 

 and rather closely punctate. Elytra much more finely and sparsely pon/- 

 tate than thorax. Length 11-13 mm. 



Lake County; rare. October 22. One specimen from beneath 

 bark of dead pine. 



The range of PytJw depressus L. is such as to include Indiana 

 It is piceous or chestnut-brown, with a bluish or violet lustre le-s 

 antenna? and under surface reddish-yellow. Length 11-15 mm. & ' 



II. Salpixgus Gyll. 1810. (Gr, " a trumpet") 



. 0ne of tlle four recognized species occurs in the northern por- 

 tion of the State. 



2111 (7717). Salpixgls virescens Lee.. Agass. Lake Sup., 1850 23^ 



Elongate, depressed. Greenish-black, shining; antenna reddish-brown 

 the last three joints piceous. Thorax slightly broader than head, widest 

 one-fourth from apex, thence obliquely narrowed to base; hind angles rect- 

 angular, distinct; surface, as well as that of head, sparsely and rather 

 finely punctate. Elytra broader at base than thorax, widening behind the 

 middle; disk with rows of fine, feebly impressed, close-set punctures; inter- 

 vals flat, smooth. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Lake County ; rare. June 28. Taken by beating foliage of pine. 



HI. Rhinosimus Latr. 1805. (Gr, '"flat-nosed.") 

 This genus is easily distinguished from the preceding by the 

 much greater length of the flattened beak, the species in this respect 

 resembling some of those of the family Khynehitidae. One of the 

 three known species has been taken in the State. 



2412 (7723). Rhinosimus vikidi^xeus Rand.. Bost. Journ Nat Hi^t TT 

 1838, 23. ■ • " ■ ' ' 



Elongate. Blackish-green, strongly shining; antennae, legs and tip of 

 beak brownish-yellow. Beak flat, twice as long as wide, narrowed at mid- 

 dle, wider at tip. Thorax slightly broader than long, narrowed behind 

 sides rounded in front ; surface, as well as that of head and beak, coarsely 

 but not densely punctured and with two irregular impressions each side 

 Llytra about twice as wide as thorax, marked with rows of scarcely im- 

 pressed, rather fine punctures: intervals flat, the alternate ones each' with 

 a single row of distant punctures. Length 3.5-4 mm. 



A single specimen in the Wolcott collection, taken near Millers 

 Lake County. July 13. Occurs beneath bark of pine. 



Family LX. (EDEMERID.E. 

 The CEdemerid Beetles 

 A family of small or medium-sized beetles, usually rather slen- 

 der, elongate and semicylindrical in form, with the head and thorax 



