THE (IROUND BEETLES. 



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C. DKccnidcr Fisch. is a boreal species which has been taken by 

 Wok'ott near Chiia^d and doubtless oeeurs ixi the northern third of 

 Indiana. He finds it in spring, early summer and autumn, by 

 tearing the sod away from the large exposed roots of oak and other 

 trees in sparsely woddcd pasture land, the beetle occurring between 

 the sod and the roots. 



211 (12(1). Caraljus sylvosus Say, Trans. Amer. I'hil. Sue., II, 1823, 75; 

 ibid. II, 4'.»2. 

 Elongate-oval, robust. Black; mavRins of thorax and elytra blue. 

 Thorax broader than h.ns, slightly punctured, margins rejBexed. Elytra 

 elongate-oval, the stride very fine. Leiii,'th 27-30 mm. 



Laporte, Knox and Vigo counties ; rare. 

 Occurs beneath logs in upland sandy woods. 



Wav 12-October 3. 



27 (121). CAiiAiiifs SEREATUS Say, Trans. .Vmer. Phil. Snc, 

 II, 1S2:;, 77; ibid. II, 4!)4. 



Oval, rather slender. Black with violet margins. Thorax 

 liroad, disk sninotli. margins ])unctuved and slightly reflexed. 

 Elytra elongate, the margin with two or tlii'ee slight notches 

 near the base; striie with distant, deep i)unctures. Length 

 20-24 nun. (Fig. 31.) 



Lake, Vigo and Posey counties; rare. Taken from 

 beneath logs in damp localities. April 15-May 21. 



Fig. 31. 



28 (122). Cababus limbatus Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 1823, 77; 

 ibid. II, 4<.):i. 



Oval, rolnist. Black with bluish margins. Thorax one- 

 half wider than long, rather sparsely and shallowly punctate. Elytra 

 deeply striate, punctures distinct and regular, intervals convex. Length 

 25-28 mm. 



Fulton, Marion, Vermillion, Vigo, Posey, Jlonroe and Franklin 

 counties ; one or two specimens from each. April 10-September 3. 

 Occurs in moist upland woods. 



2!) (12;'.). Carabus vi.xcTrs We)].. Obs. Ent.. 1801, 42. 



Elongate-oval, rather slender. Dull black, bronzed ; 

 thorax with a greenish tinge at borders, its surface not 

 punctate, but more or less finely rugose. Broken inter- 

 vals of elytra more iirojuinent than in the preceding 

 sjiecies; the stria' finely and irregularly granulate-punc- 

 tate. Length 2.>-:!ii mm. (Fig. :i2. ) 



Knox, Gibson, Dubois and Spencer counties; 

 scarce. April 23-Junc 14. Occurs beneath bark 

 and other cover in low, moist woods. 



Fig. 32. 



