. 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 (JAEEION BEETLES. 289 tate. Elytra broadly uval, continuing the curve of the thorax; surface irregularly punctate, sometimes with larger i>unctures forming sinuous rows near the sides and suture, lllud femora of male with a broad, acute tooth at apex. Length mm. Starke County; rare. June 17. Larger and darker than egena, with the legs less thickened and the tarsi more slender. 562 (1702). Cyrtus
. 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 (JAEEION BEETLES. 289 tate. Elytra broadly uval, continuing the curve of the thorax; surface irregularly punctate, sometimes with larger i>unctures forming sinuous rows near the sides and suture, lllud femora of male with a broad, acute tooth at apex. Length mm. Starke County; rare. June 17. Larger and darker than egena, with the legs less thickened and the tarsi more slender. 562 (1702). Cyrtusa egena Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., , 2s4. Oval or subglobose, very convex. Pale brownish-yellow, shining. Thorax more than twice as wide as long, narrowed in front; surface sparsely and very finely punctate. Elytra each with eight somewhat irregular rows of very fine punctures; intervals tlat, smooth, or rarely with a few fine punc- tures. Tarsi very short and much compressed. Length mm. (Fig. 143, e.) Marshall, Monroe and Perry counties; scarce. May 16-June 10. Isoplastus fossor Horn, hemispherical or broadly oval, very eon- vex, reddish-yellow in hue, length mm., was described from Detroit, Michigan, and the District of Columbia. XIII. Agathidium Illig. 1798. (Gr., "good-^little ;) Very small black or piceous shining beetles having the labrum short, rounded in front; antennae with joints 4-8 small, gradually broader, 9-11 forming an. oblong rather loose club. They occur beneath bark f or in fungi and are more or less contractile, some of them having the power to roll themselves into a very â * ^l'^" .:>3='^«Kt> convex rounded mass, with Fig. 144. a, AgatUdlum miscoMes; b, upper, same, contracted; T - , , T T ' [lower, A. polUum (male) contracted; Cy-Aglyptua Ixvis; a, antenna the legs bent under and j [of same. completely hidden. Three species have been taken in Indiana, while another probably occurs. KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES
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