. 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. 124 FAjriLY ir.—;. KEY TO SPECIES OF GROCP B. u. Form rather broad; elytral strife deep. 6. Black, shining; elytral intervals convex. c. Larger, 12-14 mm., more depressed; elytra more deeply sinuate behind; hind angles nf thorax obtuse : side pieces of metathorax not puiictured. 200. DEC^:^•^. ce. Smaller, 11 mm., less deinessed; hind angles of thorax rectangu- lar; side pieres ot punct
. 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. 124 FAjriLY ir.—;. KEY TO SPECIES OF GROCP B. u. Form rather broad; elytral strife deep. 6. Black, shining; elytral intervals convex. c. Larger, 12-14 mm., more depressed; elytra more deeply sinuate behind; hind angles nf thorax obtuse : side pieces of metathorax not puiictured. 200. DEC^:^•^. ce. Smaller, 11 mm., less deinessed; hind angles of thorax rectangu- lar; side pieres ot punctured. 201. sinuatl's. 66. Subopaque; elytral intervals flat, the stri;e less deep; hind angles of thorax obtusely rounded. 202. opaculis. Hfl. Form slender; antenms and legs very long; elyti'al strife fine. d. Elytra each with three dorsal punctures; piceous brown, the margin of thorax not paler, e. Hind angles of thorax almost rounded; side margins strongly re- flexed only on basal half; elytral intervals alutaceous. ciNcncoLLis. ee. Hind angles of thorax obtuse, not rounded; side margins strongly reflexed their full length; legs and antenna pale reddish-brown: intervals not alutaceous. 204. eeflexis. (Id. Elytra each with four or five dorsal punctures; dark reddish-brown. the margin of thorax translucent. PARirARoiNATis. 200 (Ttiol. I'LATYXUS DECEKS Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II. ;.. o3: ibid. II, 477. Rather broad, depressed. Black; legs, antennae and margin of thorax piceous. Thorax subcordate, narrowed behind, basal impressions punc- tured ; hind angles obtuse, margin of moderate width, reflexed. Elytral strise deep, not or very obsoletely punctured; intervals convex, finely alu- taceous. Length 12-14 mm. Lawrence and Posey counties; scarce. April 10-August 28. In this and the next two species the median line and front trans- verse impression of thorax are rather deep, the elytra more than i)ne-half broader than thorax and slightly sinuate near t
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