TIIK OlIKCKKRED BEETLES. 



861 



XIII. ORTHOPLETI-A Spi'i. 1S44. (Gr.. "straight + side.") 



Eyes coarsely granulate, emarginate in front; palpi subequal. 

 cylindrical or obconie; antenna- 11-jolnted. joints to 11 forming 

 a large club, internal angles of joints 9 and 10 more or less pro- 

 duced, clu!> much longer than fmiicle: tarsi rather short, first joint 

 covered by the second, second and third furnished with lamellae, the 

 fourth invisible, the fifth nearly as long as preced- 

 ing joints combined, claws toothed. One of the two 

 known North American species occurs in the State. 



1645 (5225). ORTHOPLEURA DAMICOKNIS Fabr., Eiit. Syst. 



Suppl., 1798, 117. 



Elongate, subcyliudrical. Black ; thorax red, its base 

 and apex usually black or infuscate; elytra often with a 

 more or less distinct pale crossbar at middle. Thorax 

 cylindrical, sides sinuate, hind angles obtuse, disk finely 

 and densely punctate. Elytra parallel, rather coarsely 

 and densely punctate. Length 3.5-8.5 mm. (Fig. 342.) 



Kosciusko, Monroe. Lawrence. Orange, Knox 

 and Posey counties; scarce. June 2-August 7. 



Fig. 342. X 5. 

 (Original.) 



XIV. NECROBIA Latr. 1706. (Gr., "corpse + to live.") 



Eyes entire, coarsely granulate; last joint of palpi nearly cylin- 

 drical, slightly dilated; antenna 1 11-jointed. club rather small, com- 

 pact, 3-jointed ; tarsi moderately short and broad, fourth joint very 

 inconspicuous, claws toothed at base. Three cosmopolitan species 

 represent this genus in North America, all of which occur in In- 

 diana. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF NECROBIA. 



a. Red ; head, antenna and abdomen black ; elytra blue or green, base 



broadly red. 1646. RUFICOLLIS. 

 aa. Dorsal surface blue or green. 



7>. Legs and basal joints of antennae red. 1647. RIEIPES. 



1>1>. Legs and antenna? dark. 1648. VIOLA CEA. 



1046 (5231). XKCKOIJIA RUFICOLLIS Fabr., Syst. Ent. 1775, 57. 



Oblong-oval, robust. Color given in key. Head and tho- 

 rax at sides densely, rather coarsely punctate. Elytra with 

 rows of fine but very distinct punctures, becoming gradually 

 finer behind but evident nearly to apex. Length 4-5 mm. 

 ( Fig. :;4:i. > 



Indiana, Stem collection; frequent. 



1647 ( r>2.",o ) . Ni:< IJOHIA ui'KiPKs DHJ., Mem. Ins., V. 177f>. 



165. id. 15, lig. 4. 



Elongate-oblong, robust. Color given in key. Head and 

 thorax rather coarsely and sparsely punctate. Elytra finely 



Fig. 343. X 5. 

 (Original.) 



