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FAMILY ir. OAIIAT^TDyE. 



Ii:is:il iiiiiircssioiis r.iilici- (l('r|i, snimiiii. lOlyl r.-il sti'i;r very tine; intervals 

 uearly flat, liuely aliitaeenus ; luurtli and tittb dorsal piuiotures ou or near 

 the second stria, the others near the third. Length 7-S mm. 



Frequent in the northei'n half of the State ; not taken south of 

 Putnam and Vis:o counties. Hibernates. January 7-October 26, 



I'L.':; (SOC). I'LAIYMS SI i;iA lOlM .\( lAli S iH'.j., SjK'C. Ill, ISL'7. KIT. 



iOionyate. rather sleiKli'r. Itmnzed hlacli or piceoiis. sliiniiii;; lirsl 

 joint of antenn.-e and legs darlc reddisli-yellow. Thm^ax oval, sides rounded 

 into base; margins slightly wider and more stmngly retlexed toward tlie 

 base than in inituii.s: imijressious deep. Iliicly and sparsely punctured. 

 Elytral stria' iiKidcrately doei). distinctly punctured; intervals slightly con- 

 vex, alutaceiius, the third with ti\e or six punctures. Length (J-T..") nun. 



hake, Vigo. Knox, Dubois and Posey counties; scarce. April 

 18-September 3. 



1'21 (SOT). I'l.AiYxrs Ai.MUiu s De.i.. Spec. Ill, 1827, ir)S. 



lOlongate. slender. I'ict^ons. feebly bronzed, shining. 'I'horax snb- 

 (iuadrate. slightly longer than wide, margin of l)asal half wider and more 

 retlexed. hind angles obtuse; basal impressions narrow, deeii. nut punc- 

 tnred. Elytral stri.-e i-ather d( ep. imt jninctured; intervals moderately 

 convex, distinctly Mlntaceons. the third with thi-ee dorsal pimetures. Lengtli 

 <).r)-7.r) mm. 



Knox County; rare. Two specimens from the margins of the 

 cypress swamji. July 4-July 9. 



^■^i;^.") (.S14). I'l^TYNis oi'ToiHNCTATi's Fab.. Eut. Syst.. 

 Supi)l., 17!)S, 55; Say. II, 47U. 

 Elongnle, i-atlier slender. Color above as given in key; 

 under surface sinning blackish-green. Tliorax wider than 

 limg. sides rounded into base, very finely margined: 

 liisal impressions small, deej*. not jiunctured. Elytral 

 stri:c line, not or indistinctly punctured; intervals nearly 

 Hat. alnt.-icenus. the third with four (rarely three or 

 live) punctures, each set in a large (luadrate impression. 

 Length 7 7.5 mm. (Fig. 7().) 



Lake, Porter, Putnam and Dubois counties, rave : 

 Vigo County, frequent. Hibernates. Februar\- 

 14-November 4. Occurs on slopes of spars(4y 

 wooded hills, usually in sandy localities. 



li^C) (Mo). I'lAivxts I'l.Acini s Say, Trans. .\mei'. I'hil. Soc., II. isii:!. -i:; ; 

 ibid. 11. ld'.». 

 Elongate, moderately broad. Head and thorax greenish-black; elytr.i 

 bluish-black, subopa<pie. Thorax subquadrate. slightly wider than long; 

 basal impressions wide .ind rather shallow. Elytral strife very fine, not 

 punctured; intervals sliglilly convex, distinctly alutaceous; dorsal punc- 

 tures five or six, the apical two on second stria, the others on or near 

 I bird. Length 7.5-9 nun. 



