. 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 GEOUND BEETLES. 115 //. One bristle-bearing puncture on margin af tliorax near middle, fir. Smaller. 15-16 mm.; basal transverse impression of thorax feeble. 183. ovalis. gg. Larger, mm.; basal transverse impression distinct. h. Form elongate; margin of thorax reflexed near base. 184. AMBIGUt'S. hh. Foi-m broad; sides of thorax not or but slightly reflexed near base; elytral intervals rather narro
. 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 GEOUND BEETLES. 115 //. One bristle-bearing puncture on margin af tliorax near middle, fir. Smaller. 15-16 mm.; basal transverse impression of thorax feeble. 183. ovalis. gg. Larger, mm.; basal transverse impression distinct. h. Form elongate; margin of thorax reflexed near base. 184. AMBIGUt'S. hh. Foi-m broad; sides of thorax not or but slightly reflexed near base; elytral intervals rather narrovir, convex; hu- meral carina two-thirds the length of elytra. 185. DIIATATDS. &6. Thorax as wide or wider at apex than base. /. Surface scarcely shining; thorax decidedly narrowed behind. 186. TETEE. a. Surface shining; thorax nearly square, not narrowed behind; hu- meral carina very short. 187. politus. 179 (722). Dic^LUs scuutilis Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 1823, 68; ibid. I, 53. Broad, subconvex. Black, shining; antennae piceous, paler at tip. Thorax very slightly widest at base, the margin ,^rj^cji^^^ broad ; disk finely alutaceous, minutely rugose, not punctate, --^liv- ;s|l ': 11' ' S1^ Readily known by the rough upper surface of the elytra. Vit'';'.wA Length ]7-19 mm. (Fig. 68.) V^WI 1 Southern portion nf State, scarce; not taken north ) i of Wayne and Fountain counties. April 17-October Kg. 68. -, -, (After Say.) 16. Occurs most commonly in low, damp woods. 180 (718). 's puBPURATDS Bon., Mem. Ac. Tor., 1813, 447; Say, I, 51. rurplihh or violaceous, without brassy tinge; antennae (as in all the succeeding species) piceous at base, grad- ually paler to apex; legs black. Thorax with fine, wavy transverse lines. Elytra alutaceous, the strise deep;. in- tervals very convex. Length 20-25 mm. (Fig. 69.) This large beetle is one of the most handsome of our Carabidsp. It occurs frequently in southern Indiana, but in the north has been taken only in Kosciusko Co
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