. 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 GROUND BEETLES. 175 321 (1054). NOTHOPUS GEOSsrs Say. Tvnns. Amer. Phil. Soc, IV, 1834, ibid. II, 543. Robust, convex. Black, shining; antennae and legs piceous. Ttiorax nearly twice as wide as long, as wide at base as elytra; basal mar- gin depressed, especially so in the region of the hind angles, which are rectangular; disk sparsely but rath- er coarsely punctured near baseband apex. Elytral str
. 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 GROUND BEETLES. 175 321 (1054). NOTHOPUS GEOSsrs Say. Tvnns. Amer. Phil. Soc, IV, 1834, ibid. II, 543. Robust, convex. Black, shining; antennae and legs piceous. Ttiorax nearly twice as wide as long, as wide at base as elytra; basal mar- gin depressed, especially so in the region of the hind angles, which are rectangular; disk sparsely but rath- er coarsely punctured near baseband apex. Elytral strise fine, not punc- tured; third, fifth and seventh in- tervals each with five to eight dis- tinct seta-bearing punctures. Length 14 mm.; width 7 mm. (Fig. 94.) Known from Indiana by a single specimen taken by Wol- cott on the beach of Lake Michi- gan, near Pine, Lake County. July 25. ]Mr. Wolcott had pre- viously taken a specimen near Bloomington, Illinois. This is the species usually known as N. zabroides Lee. Say's description is, however, sufficient for deter- mination and has Fig. 94. Nothopus grossusSay; a, antenna; 6, maxilla and palpi; c, mandible; d, tarsus. (After LeConte.) LXIII. GrataCANTHus Dej. 1825. (G-r., ";) One medium-sized, oblong, convex beetle represents this genus in the United States. It occurs about gardens and' the borders of cultivated fields, and is often thrown out by spading and plowing. It is sometimes attracted by electric light. 322 (1056). CeataCANTHUS dubips Beauv., Ins. d'Amer., 1805, 108. Oblong, convex. Piceous, glabrous; legs and antennae reddish-brown. Thorax one-half broader than long; sides broadly curved from apex to be- hind middle, thence strongly sinuate to base, which is narrower than apex; basal impressions short, smooth or with a few coarse puuc-tures. Elytral strise deep, not punctured; intervals slightly convex. Length S-10 mm. Throughout the State; frequent. May 14-September 23. LXIV. Agonodbe
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