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FAMILY XXXVII.— EL ATEEIDiE. 



1379 (4214). Elatee maniptjlaris Candez., Mon. Elater, II, I860, 478. 

 Oblong, subconvex. Uniform dark reddish-brown; rather sparsely but 



coarsely pubescent with yellowish hairs. Antennas as long as thorax sec- 

 ond joint small, one-half length of third, the two together equal to fourth 

 Thorax wider than long, sides rounded on apical half; hind angles rather 

 short, divergent, with distinct oblique carinas. Elytral striae feebly im- 

 pressed with fine, oblong punctures; intervals flat, rather densely and 

 roughly punctulate. Length 8.5-10 mm. 



Lake, Marshall and Fulton counties ; scarce. April 21-August 

 15. Taken beneath cacti and rubbish in sandy localities. Resem- 

 bles hepaticus but more slender ; hind angles of thorax shorter and 

 with but one carina. 



1380 (4217). Elatee pedalis Germ., Zeitsch., V, 1844, 176. 

 Elongate-oblong, convex. Black, shining, sparsely' clothed with brown- 

 ish pubescence; three basal joints of antenna? and legs reddish-brown the 

 tarsi paler. Thorax scarcely longer than wide, convex, widest at base 

 sides feebly rounded; hind angles straight, subacute, finely and obliquely 

 carmate; surface rather finely and sparsely punctured. Elvira with the 

 punctures of strife longer than broad; intervals nearly flat, transversely 

 wrinkled. Length 6.5-8 mm. 



Steuben, Starke and Posey counties; scarce. June 16-July 5. 

 Beaten from vegetation, especially that of tamarack. 



1381 (4221). Elater, nigeicollis Herbst, Kafer, X, 1S06, 73. 



Oblong, subdepressed, sparsely pubescent with yellow hairs Head 

 thorax, scutellum and under surface, black; elytra and legs dull whitish 

 yellow ; antennae fuscous, the two basal joints paler ; third joint shorter 

 than fourth, much longer than second. Thorax as broad as long, broadest 

 at base, sides rounded on apical third, straight and slightly divergent on 

 basal two-thirds; hind angles acute, carmate; surface densely and coarsely 

 punctate. Elytral striae feebly impressed with rather coarse punctures; 

 intervals subconvex, finely punctulate. Length 8.5-10 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. April 6-November 17. Oc- 

 curs beneath bark and in rotten willow, ironwood and other logs in 

 low. damp woods. Probably hibernates. 



E. discoideus Fab., length 10 mm., is known 

 from Canada, Ohio and Georgia; E. kesus Lee. 

 dull black, opaque, length 12 mm., is recorded 

 from Massachusetts. Ohio and Georgia. 



1382 (4222). Elater linteus Say, Trans. Ainer. Phil. 



Soc, VI, 1836, 168 ; ibid. II, 114. 603. 

 Resembles nigricollis and mentioned by Say as a 

 variety of that species. Differs in having the legs, 

 narrow sutural margin of elytra and small space at 

 apex, black. Head and thorax more roughly punctate. 

 Fig. 281. x 5. (Original.) Tnird antennal joint of male as long as fourth. Length 

 7.5-8.5 mm. (Fig. 2S1.) 



