760 FAMILY XXXVII. — ELATERID.?^:. 



from Kosciusko County is 4 iniii. l;ii'^(^r tluni any others in the et)l- 

 leetion, measuring 18 mm. in length. 



1444 (4.'isr)). Athous acanthus Say, Trans. Aiuer. Phil. Soc. VI. 18o(i, 



178; ibifl. II, 015. 

 Differs from the preceding only in its snniller size and usually darker 

 color and in having the thorax more convex and more finely punctured. 

 Rarely the thorax is reddish-yellow, with a narrow discal black spot. Length 

 7.5-10 mm. 



Southern half of State, frc(iuent ; Kosciusko County, scarce. 

 :\Iay 20-Jnne 24. 



1445 (4390). Axnous cccullatus Say. Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., I, 1825, 204; 



ibid. I, 397 ; II. 013. 

 Elongate, slender. Dull reddisli or sooty-brown, sparsely pubescent 

 with short, suberect yellowish hairs. Clypeus obtusely rounded and with a 

 large triangular impression. Thorax one-third longer than wide, sides 

 straight, male; broadly rounded on apical half, female; disk convex, densely 

 and rather finely punctured ; hind angles obtusely rounded and with a dis- 

 tinct oblique carina. Elytral strire feebly impressed with somewhat distant 

 punctures; intervals subconvex, finely and sparsely punctulate, transversely 

 wrinkled. Length 10.5-11.5 mm. 



Lake, Kosciusko, Putnam and Posey counties; scarce. IMay 12- 

 September ^^0. The species in hand is tlie one recognized by 

 LeConte as Say's cucvllatus. In the original description Say states 

 that the "second joint of antenna^ is not much shorter than third." 

 whereas it is not more than one-third the length of third. It is 

 possible that Say meant that the "third joint is not much shorter 

 than fourth." Otherwise LeConte was wrong in his determination. 

 as the ('()m])arative length of these antennal joints seldom varies. 



1440 (4395). Athous scapularis Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, VI, 1830, 

 178 ; ibid. II, 015. 



Elongate, slender, subdepressed. Black, 

 opaque, finely and sparsely pubescent; hind an- 

 gles of thorax and a rather broad humeral 

 lunule on each elytron reddish-yellow ; legs pic- 

 eous. Antennte longer than head and thorax, 

 second joint one-third the length of third. Tho- 

 rax longer than wide, sides feebly curved, disk 

 densely and finely punctate; hind angles short, 

 obtuse, with a distinct but fine carina. Elytral 

 intervals subconvex, densely and roughly trans- 

 versely wrinkled. Length 9.5-10.5 mm. (Fig. 

 288. ) 



Kosciusko, Knox. T^awrence, Pose.y and 

 FiK.-.'ss. \\. (orifjhiai.) ( !rawford counties; scarce. May 28-July 

 liealen from vegetation, especially that of oak. 



