. 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. 1084 FAMILY LII.âCEEAMBYCIDJ., and Imr-marigolcl (Coreopsis and Bidciis). Taken by sweeping these plants. Tribe VIII. SAPEEDINI. Large or medium-sized, cylindrical species having the front flat, quadrate and vertical; eyes finely granulated, deeply emarginate; palpi rather stout, last joint more or less oval, truncate at tip; antenmv as long as body or a little shorter, sc^pe nearly cyl- indrical, without ci
. 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. 1084 FAMILY LII.âCEEAMBYCIDJ., and Imr-marigolcl (Coreopsis and Bidciis). Taken by sweeping these plants. Tribe VIII. SAPEEDINI. Large or medium-sized, cylindrical species having the front flat, quadrate and vertical; eyes finely granulated, deeply emarginate; palpi rather stout, last joint more or less oval, truncate at tip; antenmv as long as body or a little shorter, sc^pe nearly cyl- indrical, without cicatrix; thorax cylindri- cal, without spines or tubercles; elytra wider than thorax, rounded (rarely spinose or acuminate) at tip; legs moderate, thighs not club shaped; hind tarsi with first joint much elongated; tarsal claws divaricate. All of our species belong to the single genus : LXVIII. Saperda Fab. 1775. (Gr., "a kind ;) To this 'genus, as characterized above. If) North American species have been Fig 468. sai^rdaouiams^y. (After ascribed :\lessrs. Felt and Joutel,* of Smith in Fifth Rep u. s. Ent Coram) vv'hicli eight have bceu taken in Indiana, wliile six others may occur. Among them are beetles of much economic importance, several .being very in- jurious to apple trees, while others prey upon the elm, hickory, lin- den and poplar. KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF SAPERDA. a. Antennae plainly annulate. 6. Head deeply impressed tlie eyes. c. Elytra obliquely iiarr(i\-\ed, ending in a siiine at tip: color yellow- ish-brown with four oblique darker bands. (Fig. -tliS.) OBLIQllA. <â <:. Elytra slightly narrowed at li]! and without a siiine; thorax with three orange yellow lines. 2002. mutica. hi). Head rounded in front. (/. Thorax with a dense line of gray pubeseenee each side; black, coarsely punelured, thinly clothed with fine ash-gray pubeseenee. MCESTA. (hJ. Thorax with ijubeseenee \mirorni, black, more finely punctured, densely elothei
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