THE DEATH-WATCH AND DRUG STOEB BEETLES. 881 



1672 ( ). Catoeama vexatum Fall, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XXXI, 



1905, 245. 



Oblong-elliptical, twice as long as wide ; pubescence fine and rather 

 sparse. Brown, nearly uniform. Coarser punctures variable, but usually 

 moderate in size and not prominent. Eighth antennal joint slightly longer 

 than wide, quadrate-triangular. Jletasternum punctured from side to side. 

 Length 2.-5-3.5 mm. 



Knox, Orange and Crawford counties; scarce. ^May 2S-Jiily 

 26. Eesembles (jrave closely, but distinctly more elongate, with 

 sparser, shorter pubescence, less flattened eyes and without im- 

 pressed front. 



1673 (5309). Catoeama grave Lee, Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 185S, 72. 

 Oblong-elliptical, quite robust, slightly less than three-fifths as wide as 



long. Uniform dark brown ; pubescence rather plentiful but not concealing 

 the punctuation ; coarser punctures distinct throughout, moderate in size. 

 Eighth antennal joint triangular, a little longer than wide. Length 2.5- 

 3.5 mm. 



Posey County ; rare. Slay 11-June 4. Our largest and most 

 robust species of the genus. It and the other species are mostly 

 taken by beating vegetation. 



1674 (10,155). Catobama castaxeum Hamilton, Can. Ent, ].s93. 307. 

 Oblong-elliptical, distinctly more than half as wide as long. Dark red- 

 dish or chestnut brown, highly polished; pubescence of elytra very short 

 and sparse. Thorax finely and sparsely punctulate at middle, more coarsely 

 on sides. Elytra with coarser punctures evenly distributed on disk but 

 showing a tendency to be in rows on sides. Eighth antennal joint triangu- 

 lar and as wide as long in female, transverse and subquadrate in male. 

 Length 1.5-2.5 mm. 



Lake, Kosciusko and Tippecanoe counties ; scarce. June 11- 

 July 12. Readily known by its color and shining surface. Occurs; 

 on huckleberry (Yacciniuin) and other low bushes. 



C. borcale Lee., piceous, length 2.3-3 mm., is recorded from 

 Michigan and Ohio, and C gracile Fall, reddish-brown, length 1.7 

 mm., was described from near Tineinnati. 



1675 ( ). Catorama co>-Ft svm Fall, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. XXXI, 



1905, 252. 



Oblong-elliptical, about three-fifths as wide as 

 long. Dark piceous brown, pubescence medium in 

 length; coarser inuictures nunievmis and rather 

 large at tlie sides of the thorax anil on the el.vtra. 

 Eighth antennal joint quadrate-triangular, little 

 more than one-fourth longer than wide. Meta- 

 sternum rather strongly punctate at middle, the 

 sides without punctures. Length 2-2.7 mm. (Fig. 

 34S.) / -"^s^ \ 



Throughout the State; frequent. April ^'s-^^- x i"*- (Original.) 

 26— Tiilv 4. Beaten from low vegetation along roadsides. 



