734 FAMILY XXXVII. ELATERTD^E. 



tennse paler. Thorax nearly as broad as long, sides feebly curved ; surface 

 finely and sparsely punctured. Elytral strise with rather coarse, closely 

 placed punctures ; intervals nearly flat, very sparingly and finely punctu- 

 late. Length 7-9 rmn. 



Northern half of State, scarce; not taken south of Marion 

 County. May 30-July 29. Occurs on flowers of Viburnum and 

 foliage of various plants. 



1387 (4239). ELATER COLLAEIS Say, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., I, 1825. 268; ibid. 

 I, 400. 



Oblong, rather slender, subconvex. Black, shining, sparsely clothed 

 with grayish pubescence ; thorax above and its sides beneath bright red ; 

 antenna? and legs dark reddish-brown. Thorax slightly longer than wide, 

 sides feebly curved on apical half, hind angles acute, scarcely divergent ; 

 surface very finely and sparsely punctate. Elytral strire feebly impressed, 

 punctured ; intervals sparsely and rather coarsely punctate. Length 8- 

 8.5 mm. 



Marion. Putnam. Vigo, Posey and Crawford counties; scarce. 

 March 3- Juno f>. Taken in early spring beneath partly buried 

 logs and stones on wooded hillsides; later on foliage. 



*13S8 (4242). ELATER SANGUINIPENNIS Say. Jouru. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1823. 177; ibid. II. 115. 



Elongate-oblong, subconvex. Black, shining, sparsely clothed with yel- 

 lowish pubescence ; elytra uniform pale brick red ; tarsi reddish-brown. 

 Thorax as broad at base as long, feebly tapering from base to apex, hind 

 angles short, acute ; surface sparsely and rather coarsely punctured. Ely- 

 tral strire feebly impressed with rather coarse distant punctures; intervals 

 rather flat, finely and sparsely punctate. Length 7.5-8.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. P^ebruary 6-June 28. An 

 easily recognized species which occurs beneath loose bark, usually 

 in damp, low woods. 



1389 (4247). ELATER AREOLATVS Say, Jouru. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 

 1823. 167 ; ibid. II, 108, 610. 



Elongate-oblong, slender, subconvex. Piceous or dark reddish-brown, 

 sparsely clothed with rather long yellowish hairs; elytra each with a large 

 oblique subhuineral spot, and often a common space near tip dull yellow ; 

 sides, and often the disk, of thorax yellowish. Thorax as broad as long, 

 sides feebly rounded, hind angles short, acute ; surface finely and sparsely 

 punctate. Elytral striee feebly impressed with large punctures: intervals 

 sparsely and finely punctured. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Throughnut the State, frequent; less so in the northern- coun- 

 ties. April 17-July 24. Beaten from vegetation, usually about 

 the margins of low woods. This is the species commonly known as 



