. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana : with bibliography and descriptions of new species . Beetles. THE DEATH-WATCH AND DRUG STOEB BEETLES. 881 1672 ( ). Catoeama vexatum Fall, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XXXI, 1905, 245. Oblong-elliptical, twice as long as wide; pubescence fine and rather sparse. Brown, nearly uniform. Coarser punctures variable, but usually moderate in size and not prominent. Eighth antennal joint slightly longer than wide, quadrate-triangular. Jletasternum punctured from side to side. Length
. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana : with bibliography and descriptions of new species . Beetles. THE DEATH-WATCH AND DRUG STOEB BEETLES. 881 1672 ( ). Catoeama vexatum Fall, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XXXI, 1905, 245. Oblong-elliptical, twice as long as wide; pubescence fine and rather sparse. Brown, nearly uniform. Coarser punctures variable, but usually moderate in size and not prominent. Eighth antennal joint slightly longer than wide, quadrate-triangular. Jletasternum punctured from side to side. Length mm. Knox, Orange and Crawford counties; scarce. ^May 2S-Jiily 26. Eesembles (jrave closely, but distinctly more elongate, with sparser, shorter pubescence, less flattened eyes and without im- pressed front. 1673 (5309). Catoeama grave Lee, Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 185S, 72. Oblong-elliptical, quite robust, slightly less than three-fifths as wide as long. Uniform dark brown; pubescence rather plentiful but not concealing the punctuation; coarser punctures distinct throughout, moderate in size. Eighth antennal joint triangular, a little longer than wide. Length mm. Posey County; rare. Slay 11-June 4. Our largest and most robust species of the genus. It and the other species are mostly taken by beating vegetation. 1674 (10,155). Catobama castaxeum Hamilton, Can. Ent, ].s93. 307. Oblong-elliptical, distinctly more than half as wide as long. Dark red- dish or chestnut brown, highly polished; pubescence of elytra very short and sparse. Thorax finely and sparsely punctulate at middle, more coarsely on sides. Elytra with coarser punctures evenly distributed on disk but showing a tendency to be in rows on sides. Eighth antennal joint triangu- lar and as wide as long in female, transverse and subquadrate in male. Length mm. Lake, Kosciusko and Tippecanoe counties; scarce. June 11- July 12. Readily known by its color and shining surface. Occurs; on huckleber
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