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FAMILY IT. CATtABIDiE. 



closely in color and structure. Thorax more rounded on the sides in front, 

 distinctly transverse, very slightly narrowed behind and with deeper basal 

 impressions. Length 10.5-11.5 mm. 



Marion. Vigo and Crawford counties; rare. May 20-Novem- 

 ber 8. 



334 (1086). Harpalls vagans Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1865. 102. 



Elongate-oblong. Blackish-piceous ; antennae, palpi and legs reddish- 

 brown ; under surface reddish-yellow. Thorax slightly broader than long, 

 feebly narrowed behind the middle, hind angles obtuse; basal impressions 

 shallow, rather broad, ill defined, densely and finely punctate. Elytral stria? 

 shallow; intervals strongly alutaceous, flat, densely and finely punctate in 

 the female; subconvex. the fifth to eighth sparsely punctate in the male. 

 Length 13.5-14.5 mm. 



Southern two-thirds of the State ; scarce. April 6-October 17. 

 The females of this species are easily recognized. The males can 

 be told from those of pennsylv aniens by the thorax being narrowed 

 behind, and from those of compar, which they closely resemble, by 

 the punctures of fifth to eighth intervals. 



*335 (1087). Harpalls Pennsylvania s Dej., Spec. IV, 1828, 108. 



Oblong-robust, subparallel. Black, moder- 

 ately shining; antennae and legs reddish-yel- 

 low ; under surface dark reddish-brown to 

 piceous. Thorax broader than long, sides 

 gradually curved, base as wide as elytra, 

 hind angles obtuse; margin in front of the 

 angles depressed and, together with the large 

 basal impressions, densely and finely punc- 

 tate. Elytral stria? moderately deep ; inter- 

 vals convex, alutaceous, the fifth to eighth 

 with numerous small punctures in female, 

 very sparsely punctate in male. Length 13-15.5 mm. (Fig. 96.) 



Common throughout the State. February 6-Oetober 10. Often 

 seen at electric lights. Feeds on ragweed and other seeds and also 

 on caterpillars, etc. 



336 (1087a). Harpalls compar Lee. Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., IV, 1848, 395. 



Resembles pennsylnamcus but distinguished by characters given in key. 

 Thorax quadrate, broader in proportion to its length (5.5x4 mm.), much 

 less depressed in region of hind angles; elytral intervals alutaceous. 5 to 8 

 not punctate in either sex. Length 14-16.5 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. April 9-October 17. This 

 and the next two are listed by Henshaw and others as varieties of 

 pennsylv aniens, but in my opinion are valid species; the separating 



