. 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. TprE SH0KT-WIX(TEI1 St'AVEXGER BEETLES. 379 ~-'i' (2144). (Itvprs ATEB Grav., Mon. C-ol. Jlier., ISOG, 166. Black, shiniiiir; tibiae, tarsi anil basal bait' of auleiiLue pieeous. Anteiiii:i> slender, reacli- iug middle of Head broad- er than loug. fluely ;uid sparsely puuctale. Thorax longer tban broad, slightly narrower than head: sides nearly straight, rounded into base: disk finely


. 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. TprE SH0KT-WIX(TEI1 St'AVEXGER BEETLES. 379 ~-'i' (2144). (Itvprs ATEB Grav., Mon. C-ol. Jlier., ISOG, 166. Black, shiniiiir; tibiae, tarsi anil basal bait' of auleiiLue pieeous. Anteiiii:i> slender, reacli- iug middle of Head broad- er than loug. fluely ;uid sparsely puuctale. Thorax longer tban broad, slightly narrower than head: sides nearly straight, rounded into base: disk finely and sparsely punctate. Eh-tra a little wider than thorax, together slightly longer than wide, finely and densely ' a l punctate, sparsely pubescent. Abdomen slight- r'ig. 159. (After Knobel.) ly narrower than elytra, above coarsely and rather closely punctate ou basal half, more finely and sparsely toward apes. Length mm. iFig. 159, 6.) Yigo and Posey counties: rare. ^lay 11-July 5. Occurs be- neath stones and other cover near water. XXXIV. Beloxli^chis Xordni. 1S37. (Gr., "a dart-i-to have.'M (^ne small black and yellow species having the femora armed be- neath with a row of fine, slender spines, occurs in the State. 727 (2146). Beloxuchus fobmosus Mon. Col. ilicr., 1S06, 72. Elongate, slender. Keddish-yellow; head, thorax and last two seg- ments of abdomen black, shining. Antennae reaching middle of thorax, fuscous, the three basal joints piceous, apical one paler. Head slightly broader than thorax, coarsely and very sparsely punctate and with a length- wise impression between the bases of antennae. Thorax slightly longer than wide, sides nearly straight, rounded into base; disk with a row of five dee;i punctures each side of middle, and with about six others between these and margins. Scutellum piceous. coarsely punctured. Elytra one-half wider and slightly longer than thorax, finely and sparsely punctate. Ab- domen slightly narrower than elytra, sparse


Size: 1828px × 1367px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbeetles, bookyear1910