Scarabaeidae of Nebraska 99 



Claspers of male genital armature distinctly dissimilar in size 

 and shape 8 



8. Color always chestnut; stalk of male genital armature nearly 

 symmetrical vespertina accola 



Color varying from chestnut to a very dark reddish brown; stalk 

 of male genital armature distinctly shorter on the right 

 side campestris 



Serica vespertina accola Dawson. 



1921. Serica vespertina accola Dawson, Journ, N. Y. Ent. Soc, 

 xxix, pp. 164-165, pi. xii. 



Specimens examined : 4 s , 8 $ , from Lincoln, South 

 Bend and West Point, collected during May and June, 



Serica evidens Blatchley. 



1910. Serica carinata Blatchley, Coleoptera of Indiana, pp. 956, 957. 

 1919. Serica evidens Blatchley, Can. Ent., xiii, p. 153. (New name). 



Specimens examined : 4 $ , from Nebraska City and 

 Omaha, collected during April and May. This species also 

 occurs in Illinois and Kansas as well as Indiana from which 

 state it was originally described. 



Serica intermixta Blatchley. 



1910. Serica intermixta Blatchley, Coleoptera of Indiana, pp. 956, 

 957. 



Specimens examined: 11 $, S 9, from Hooper, South 

 Bend, West Point, Neligh and Monroe Canyon in Sioux Co. 

 Intermixta is one of the commoner and more widely dis- 

 tributed species of the genus. It is essentially northern 

 in range, occurring abundantly throughout Canadian terri- 

 tory. 



Serica campestris Dawson. 



1919. Serica campestris Dawson, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, xxvii, pp. 

 33-34, pi. vi. 



Specimens examined: 41 ,j , 19 5, from Lincoln, Fair- 

 mont, Hooper and Brock, collected from March 28 to July 



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