. 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. ""-^ lig. 286. X 4. (After Forbes.) *1 (4:;22). Melanotus fissilis Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 183; ibid. II. 021. Elongate, rather robust. Dark smoky lirown oriiiceous, pub3!-;cent. Third joint of an ten use m;;re than twice the length of second, one-third shorter than fourth. Thorax slightly wider than long, widest at middle, sides rciunded; basal fis- sures very distinct;, surface coa
. 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. ""-^ lig. 286. X 4. (After Forbes.) *1 (4:;22). Melanotus fissilis Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 183; ibid. II. 021. Elongate, rather robust. Dark smoky lirown oriiiceous, pub3!-;cent. Third joint of an ten use m;;re than twice the length of second, one-third shorter than fourth. Thorax slightly wider than long, widest at middle, sides rciunded; basal fis- sures very distinct;, surface coarsely punc- tured, more densely on sides. Elytra grad- ually attenuate from base to apex, stria; with c r e n a t e punctures; intervals flat, sparsely and finely punctulate and trans- versely wrinkled. Length 13-17 mm. (Fig. 287.) Throughout the State, cominon: more so in the southern counties. January 5-November 23. Hibernates beneath loose bark, mullein leaves and rubbish and in cracks of logs in dry localities; three to a dozen or more close together. The females are VI. i8;.!<;.. Fig. 287. X 4. (After Forbes.) much larger and have the disl; punctate than the males. of more, coarsely and denseh. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Blatchley, W. S. (Willis Stanley), 1859-1940. Indianapolis : Nature Pub. Co.
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