THE CLICK BEETLES. 



741 



1397 (4281). Agriotes insanus Cand., Blat, IV, 376. 

 Elongate-oblong ; slender, convex. Pale dull brown ; head and thorax 



somewhat darker; legs paler. Thorax slightly longer than broad; sides 

 rounded on apical third; hind angles feebly diverging, subacute, not visibly 

 earinate; disk with a median impressed line on basal half, rather densely 

 and finely punctate. Elytral striae rather finely punctate ; intervals densely 

 and i-oughly punctulate. Length 7-8 mm. 



Marion, Lawrence and Posey counties; frequent. April 16- 

 June 6. Occurs on flowers of the red haw. Cralwgus. and later on 

 the foliage of the horseweed, Amhrosia trifida. 



A. fvrosus Lee. piceous or with the side-; of thorax dark red, 

 sometimes with elytra or even entire npper surface reddish-brown, 

 is a northern species ranging from New England to California. 



1398 (42S6). Agbiotes pubescens Melsh., 



Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. 



Scl., II, 1845, 217. 

 Elongate, convex, rather densely 

 clothed with grayish-yellow pubescence. 

 Dark fuscous or sooty brovsii ; antennse 

 and legs dull reddish-brown. Thorax dis- 

 ,, tinctly longer than wide, sides parallel and 

 straight from base to apical fourth, thence 

 suddenly rounded to apex ; hind angles 

 slightly divergent, earinate; surface deep- 

 ly, rather densely and equally punctate. 

 Elytra with sides parallel to beyond the 

 middle, thence gradually narrowed to tips, 

 which are acutely rounded; strife witli 

 fine punctures ; intervals nearly flat, dense- 

 ly and roughly punctulate. Length 9 mm. 

 (Fig. 285.) 



Lake and Wells counties; scarce. 

 iMay 17-Jitne 24. Recorded from Pennsylvania and Ohio 



Kg. 285. 



(After Forbes.) 



1.399 (4290). Agriotes oblongicollis • Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Sci., II, 

 1845, 218. 

 Elongate, slender, convex. Dark reddish- to fuscous-brown, sparsely 

 clothed with yellowish pubescence ; antennte and legs pale reddish-brown, 

 the former longer than head and thorax. Tliorax subcylindric, convex ; 

 sides nearly straight to apical fourth, then curved to apex ; hind angles 

 acute, divergent, feebly earinate; surface finely and densely punctate. Ely- 

 tral strife fine, impressed with oblong jiunctures; Intervals minutely and 

 rather densely punctulate, appearing as if transversely wrinkled. Length 

 6-9 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent in the southern half, less so 

 northward. April 17-August i;i Occurs in April and May on 



