'nil'; r,.\M 1:1.1. i<"()i!\ i?EK'ri,i:s. 



930 



I>Ik .Striu- ol" olylni puiirturcd ; licnd witli ;i uu'dinn I iilpcrclc : basal inar- 



giual line of thorax present. 



c. First joint of hind tarsus shorlcr tliaii tiio next lliree together; 



claws of middle tarsi cjielale in the male. 1772. splendidus. 



cr. First joint of hind tarsus e(|ual Id the next three; claws of middle 



tarsi (if male nm chelate. 177-1. in.vcKm KXir. 



. r.nd.v above (iiia(iue. black; elytra not striate, but with rows of pniu;- 



1 11 res. 177;;. oi'ACi s. 



(1. .sv iniopdciis -lekl.. has l)ceii lakcii Ileal' Ciin-iniiat i 



1 



Fig. 367. X li 



*177li (ri")!!!;). ({kotiui'ks sri.KN'ninrs Fab., Syst. Fnt., 1798, 18. 



liroadly ovate. Color very variable; brilliant iiie- 

 tallie green, purple or bronze, ('lyi)ens rounded in 

 front, surface coarsely and rouglily i)unctate and with 

 a distinct median tubercle. Thorax twice as wide as 

 long, surface finely and sparsely punctured, more 

 coarsely and densely on sides. Elytra deejily striate, 

 the strijB with well-defined punctures; intervals 

 smooth, flat or suhconvex. Male with middle tarsus 

 short and thick. Length 12-17 mm. (Fig. 3C.7.) 



'J'liKmehoiit the State; common. March 16- 

 December 2(\ A pair were found mating heneath a log on the 

 latter date. They evidently sometimes feed upon carrion as a pair, 

 also mating, were taken ])eneath the hones of a dead horse on ]May 6. 



1773 (5G01). (Jeotrupes opacus Ilald., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 1853, 

 362. 



Broadly oval. Above black, opaque, often with a purplish tinge; un- 

 der surface and legs bluish. Clypeus rounded, rough, with few punctures 

 :ind with a distinct tul»ercle near the frontal suture. Thorax with fine, 

 irregularly scattered punctures, more coarse and numerous on the sides. 

 Klytra sumotli. not stri.ate. each with about 1H somewhat irregular rows of 

 tine imnclures. Length 12 15 mm. 



Lake and Vigo c(ninties; rare. .Ma\- ID-October 11. Occurs 

 in sandy localities. 



1771 (.'><!02l. (;i:ori:ri'i:s in,A(Kiui!Mi l'\ab.. Spec. lusect., 1. 17^1,20. 



I'.roadly oval. Pdack, feebly bronzed. Clypeus rouiidetl in front, tiuel.x 

 :iiid densely punctate, with a slight tubercle Itehind the middle. Thorax 

 with the center of disk nearly smooth, the sides with fine and sjvarsely 

 Itlaced punctures; a feebly iniiircssed uicdi;m line 011 basal half. El.vtra 

 deeply striate, the stria' finely punctured. Front tibi:e of male with a short 

 spur. T>ength 13-16 nun. 



Very conmion in the southern half of the State; much less so in 

 the northern counties. March ll-October 17. Often seen on the 

 wing. The surface is less shinina; and the color not variable as in 

 splendid lis: the average size is also smaller. 



