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(III. I'il.Mi-;! \i'V\ sliulill.N <ir iM.i ,il .ill simiiilr ;il lip; ;ilMlnnHMi willi Ufccssory 

 st't.i- on sides. ;ii-isiii,t; lidiii <lisliiict imiul iircs ; iiiciitnni tnotli entirely 

 w.mtin;:; imdy (iblon^'-dvnl : color unironn |i;iic lirownisli-ycllow. 



:',:'.'.>. I i.sTAcKi's. 



:;;;(» ( 1117:11. IIaim-ai.is iuka rin s S:iy. 'ri'.-ms. .Vnicr. I'liil. Sim-.. II, 1S2:'.. 

 UT : il.id. 11. 1.").-.. 

 i:ion,i.';ite. jinrallol. Keddisli-bntwn .diovc; under snrCncc and Ictcs red- 

 disli-yi'llow. Thoi-a.v sli.LClitly Itrnader Uian Ion-, h.isal imiM-cssions broad, 

 shallow, ratlici' closely and finely i)unclatt'; hind anodes obtuse, slightly 

 rounded. Klytra very deeply sinuate at tip. outer aniile of sinuation acute 

 and toothed in female: stria> deep; intervals convex. Lenjith 14.5-lS mm. 



Throughout the State in sandy localities; fre(|n(Mit. Ai)ril 10- 

 (^ctober 25. Sometimes taken at electric light. 



//. riridi'f mis Reauv.. lias been taken by Wolcoll and otlicrs 

 along the beach of Lake ^Michigan at Chicago. It undoid)tcdly oc- 

 curs in Lake and Porter counties, but no authentic Indiana s])eci- 

 men is at hand. 

 ;;:;i (l().s;',). IIaupau s cAi.KHNOsrs Fab.. Syst. 1>1.. 1. isol. ISS. 



Elouirate. i-obust. lilack ; antenna^ and tarsi reddish-brown. Thorax 

 broader than louii. as broad at base as elytra, narrower in I'l-ont : basal 

 impressions broad, shallow, densely and finely rugose-punctate; hind angles 

 rectangular. Elytra deeply striate; intervals moderately convex. Length 

 L'1-li.". nun. (Fig. 79.) 



One of the most common of our large beetU's. Occurs every- 

 where throughout the State and sometimes attracted hy thousands 

 to the (dectric lights of tho bvrgor cities. One of these swarms oc- 

 curred in Indianapolis June 14. 100(1. Often seen roaming about 

 in daytime, in stubble and cornfields, and in early autumn feeding 

 upon lite seeds of ragweed. The female of a pair in copidatioii was 

 noted so feeding SepteiTil)er IG. She removed, hit into and de- 

 voured a seed ken-el every 40 seconds, this being the average time 

 during fifteen n:inut(>s' observation. April fi-November 21. 



832 tlOS4). llAurAir.s faim s Say. Trims. Amer. I'liil. Soc. II. Isi.':'.. 28; 

 ibid. II. 4.-7. 



Oblong. i>:irallcl. I'Miforni dark rcddish-brown ; antcnn;o and legs pale. 

 Thorax as broad as long, sides feebly roinidcMl ; basal imi)ressions broad, 

 shallow, distinctly punctured, the punctures extending across the base. 

 Elytral sMm moderately deep, intervals alutaceous. the lifth and seventh, 

 and sometimes tlie .'ijucal portion of the third with .1 row of dors.-il i)unc- 

 tures in the female. Length 11-12 nun. 



Tlirongliotft th'^ State; frequenl. April 26-September 20. 



.33.1 (lOs.")). IIaiu'ams coNVivrs Lee. I'roc. Phil. Acad. Xal. Sci.. ISCm. 102. 

 Sliixliflv smaller and more narrow than fdiiiiiis. which it resembles 



