. 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 ClIECKEKED BEETLES. 861 XIII. OrthoplelPa Spi-j. 1^-14. (' ";) Eyes coarsely granulate, emargiuate in front: palpi subequal. cylindrical dr obconic; antenna- , joints 9 to 11 forming a large elnb. internal angles of joints 9 and 10 more or less pro- duced, elub much Icnyir than fiiniele: tarsi rather short, tirst joint covered by the second, second and third furnis


. 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 ClIECKEKED BEETLES. 861 XIII. OrthoplelPa Spi-j. 1^-14. (' ";) Eyes coarsely granulate, emargiuate in front: palpi subequal. cylindrical dr obconic; antenna- , joints 9 to 11 forming a large elnb. internal angles of joints 9 and 10 more or less pro- duced, elub much Icnyir than fiiniele: tarsi rather short, tirst joint covered by the second, second and third furnished with lameUge, the fourth invisible, the fifth nearly as long as preced- ing joints combined, claws toothed. One of the two known North American species occius in the State. li3-to (.5225). Oethopleuea DAMicoKNis Fabr., Ent. Syst. Suppl., 1T9S. 117. Elongate, siibcylindrical. Black: thorax red, its base and apes usually black or infuscate; elytra often with a more or less distinct pale crossbar at middle. Thorax cylindrical, sides sinuate, hind angles obtuse, disk finely and densely punctate. Elytra parallel, rather coarsely and densely punctate. Length ?.. mm. (Fig. 342. i Kosciusko. !Mouriie. Lawrence. Orange. Knox and Posev counties; s-arce. June 2-Au2tist Fig. 342. Xo. (Original) XIV. Xecrobia Latr. 17'i6. (i "corjise-to ;) Eyes entire, coarsely granidate; last joint of palpi nearly cylin- drical, slightly dilated; antenna; 11-jointed, club rather small, com- pact, 3-jointecl; tarsi moderately slmrt and broad, fourth joint very inconspicuous, claws toothed at base. Three cusmopolitan specie ^ represent this genus in North America, all of which occur in In- diana. KEY TO IXDIAXA SPECIES OF XECBOBIA. o. Red; head, antenna; and abdomen black; elytra blue or green, base broadly red. 1646. kuficolus. aa. Dorsal surface blue or green. 6. Legs and liasal joints of antenufe red. 1647. eufipes. 66. and antennae dark. 164S. viol\cea. It MO (.')23


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