. 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 CLICK BEETLES. 741 1397 (4281). Agriotes insanus Cand., Blat, IV, 376. Elongate-oblong; slender, convex. Pale dull brown; head and thorax somewhat darker; legs paler. Thorax slightly longer than broad; sides rounded on apical third; hind angles feebly diverging, subacute, not visibly earinate; disk with a median impressed line on basal half, rather densely and finely punctate. Elytral striae rather finel
. 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 CLICK BEETLES. 741 1397 (4281). Agriotes insanus Cand., Blat, IV, 376. Elongate-oblong; slender, convex. Pale dull brown; head and thorax somewhat darker; legs paler. Thorax slightly longer than broad; sides rounded on apical third; hind angles feebly diverging, subacute, not visibly earinate; disk with a median impressed line on basal half, rather densely and finely punctate. Elytral striae rather finely punctate; intervals densely and i-oughly punctulate. Length 7-8 mm. Marion, Lawrence and Posey counties; frequent. April 16- June 6. Occurs on flowers of the red haw. Cralwgus. and later on the foliage of the horseweed, Amhrosia trifida. A. fvrosus Lee. piceous or with the side-; of thorax dark red, sometimes with elytra or even entire npper surface reddish-brown, is a northern species ranging from New England to California. 1398 (42S6). Agbiotes pubescens Melsh., Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Scl., II, 1845, 217. Elongate, convex, rather densely clothed with grayish-yellow pubescence. Dark fuscous or sooty brovsii; antennse and legs dull reddish-brown. Thorax dis- ,, tinctly longer than wide, sides parallel and straight from base to apical fourth, thence suddenly rounded to apex; hind angles slightly divergent, earinate; surface deep- ly, rather densely and equally punctate. Elytra with sides parallel to beyond the middle, thence gradually narrowed to tips, which are acutely rounded; strife witli fine punctures; intervals nearly flat, dense- ly and roughly punctulate. Length 9 mm. (Fig. 285.) Lake and Wells counties; scarce. iMay 17-Jitne 24. Recorded from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Kg. 285. (After Forbes.) (4290). Agriotes oblongicollis • Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Sci., II, 1845, 218. Elongate, slender, convex. Dark reddish- to fuscous-brown, sparsely clothed with yellowish pu
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