. 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. 144 FAMILY ir. CAEABTD.'E. KEY TO INDIA?iA SPEIJES OF GEOUP A. u,. Head and thurax reddish-yellow; elytra wholly dark blue. 6. Elytra deeply striate; antennae pale; length mm. 245. 6&. Elytra finely striate; three basal joints only of antennas pale; length f>-7 mm. 246. atrivextris. fui. Head lilack. thorax'reddish-yelknv; elytra greenish-blue, deeply striate; outer joints of antenna
. 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. 144 FAMILY ir. CAEABTD.'E. KEY TO INDIA?iA SPEIJES OF GEOUP A. u,. Head and thurax reddish-yellow; elytra wholly dark blue. 6. Elytra deeply striate; antennae pale; length mm. 245. 6&. Elytra finely striate; three basal joints only of antennas pale; length f>-7 mm. 246. atrivextris. fui. Head lilack. thorax'reddish-yelknv; elytra greenish-blue, deeply striate; outer joints of antenna; darker; length 7-S.,j mm. tricolor. *2-i~j (872j. Lebia GEAXois Hentz., Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., Ill, 1824, 58. 0\-ate, '. Color given in key; under sur- face and legs pale brownish-yellow ; abdomen black. Head finely wrinkled, very sparsely and finely punctate. Thorax nearly twiie as wide as long, margin broad; disk with fine transverse wrinkles and distinct im- pressed median line. Elytra finely alutaceous. Length mm. (Fig. K^.) Throughout the State, common in the south- ern half; less so northward. February 8-De- eember 20. Occurs especially in open woodland and with the next hibernates beneath partlv Fig. 83. (AlierComslock.) . j. Lower figure shows natural size. I3i^-r led logs and Other cover. *:J4r, (STli). LmuA ATRiVEXTRis Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, :i IH: ibid. II, 444. Resembles the pi'ecediug but a third or more smaller. Elytra darker blue; palpi, tarsi and apical twothirds of antennse piceous. El^-tral stri;e very finely pum-tured; intei"vals flat. Length -7 mm. Throughout the State; frequent. April 29-December 29. L. fricoli)!- Say may yet be found in eastern Indiana, its range being given as ^liddle States northward to Canada. Group B. This group compi'ises the true forms of Libia as defined by La- treille. About 17 species and several varieties are kno\ra from North America. Of these the following have been taken, or per- haps
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