THE CLICK BEETLES. 



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margin of elytra and epipleura. reddish-yellow. Third joint of antenna 1 

 as long as fourth and more than twice as long as second. 'Thorax slightly 

 longer than broad, sides rounded; disk strongly convex, densely and rather 

 coarsely punctured; hind angles very short, feebly carinate. ' Elytra with 

 punctured striae; intervals flat, densely and coarsely punctulate. Length 



9- 10.5 mm. 



Steuben. Kosciusko and Starke counties; scarce. June 1-July 

 5. A handsome and easily recognized species. 



1435 (4353). Limonius aubifee Lee. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, X. 1853. 429. 

 Elongate-oblong, slender. Black, sparsely clothed with grayish hairs; 



head and thorax shining metallic purple. Second and third joints of an- 

 tennae small, rounded, equal, together slightly shorter than fourth. Thorax 

 slightly longer than wide, sides feebly rounded ; disk strongly convex, rather 

 sparsely and coarsely punctured. Elytral intervals with punctures almost 

 as large as those of the stria?. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Marion. Jackson and Lawrence counties; scarce. May 20-July 

 20. Beaten from vegetation. 



1436 (4355). Limonius geiseus Beauv.. Ins. Air. et Amer.. 1805, 214. 

 Elongate, rather slender. Dull grayish or sooty brown, head and tho- 

 rax densely, elytra more sparsely, clothed with grayish-yellow pubescence : 

 legs and basal joints of antennae brownish-red : epipleura. inflexed portion 

 of thorax and narrow apical and side margins of thorax and side margins 

 of elytra, often dusky reddish. Third joint of antenna? nearly one-third 

 longer than second, the two together longer but narrower than fourth. Tho- 

 rax slightly longer than wide, distinctly narrower at apex than base, sides 

 feebly rounded : disk strongly convex, densely and rather coarsely punc- 

 tured. Elytral stria? feebly impressed with rather large punctures ; inter- 

 vals flat, each with three irregular rows of smaller distinct punctures. Length 



10- 14 mm. 



Throughout the State ; common. May 12— July 12. Taken by 

 sweeping grass and beating vegetation. 



1437 (4356). Limonius ixteestitialis Melsh.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Xat. Sci., 



II. 1S45. 215. 



Elongate, robust, subdepressed. Dull sooty brown, sparsely clothed 

 with yellowish hairs, more densely on head. Third joint of antenna? scarce- 

 ly one-fourth longer than second, slightly shorter than fourth. Thorax as 

 wide as long, sides nearly straight on basal half, feebly rounded in front 

 of middle; disk rather densely and coarsely punctate, a median impressed 

 line on basal two-thirds : hind angles acute, strongly carinate. Elytral stria? 

 with fine punctures ; intervals subconvex, distinctly and rather coarsely 

 punctate. Length 13.5-17.5 mm. 



Southern half of the State, frequent ; much less so in the north- 

 ern counties. May 16-September 18. Occurs on vegetation and 

 beneath cover. Our largest species of the genus. 



