THE DEATH-WATCH AND DRUG STORE BEETLES. 



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1672 ( ). Catobama 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. Eigbtb antenna] joint slightly longer 

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

 Length 2.5-3.5 mm. 



Knox, Orange and Crawford counties: scarce. May 28-July 

 26. Resembles grave closely, but distinctly more elongate, with 

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

 pressed front. 



1673 (5309). Catoeama grave Lee. Proc. Pbil. Acad. Xat. Sci., 1858, 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. May 11— June 1. Our largest and most 

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

 taken by beating vegetation. 



1674 (10.155). Catoeama castaxeum Hamilton. Can. Ent.. 1S93, 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 (V actinium) and other low bushes. 



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

 Michigan . and Ohio, and C. gracilr Fall, reddish-brown, length 1.7 

 mm., was described from near Cincinnati. 



1675 ( ). Catorama coxfusum 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 punctures numerous and rather 

 large at the sides of the thorax and on the elytra. 

 Eighth antennal j o in t quadrate-triangular, little M 

 more than one-fourth longer than wide. Meta- 

 sternum rather strongly punctate at middle, the 

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

 348.) 



Throughout the State: frequent. April Fig34S - x 10 *- (On^i) 

 26-Julv 4. Beaten from low vegetation along roadsides. 



