THE LA MELT .ICORN BEETLES. 



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.1760 (5565). Aphodius bicolor Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 1823, 

 212 ; ibid. II, 136. 



Oblong, slightly wider behind, subdepressed. Color given in key. Head 

 without tubercles, rather densely and coarsely punctured; clypeus broadly 

 emarginate, the angles each side of notch well marked. Thorax nearly 

 twice as wide as long, hind angles broadly rounded; basal marginal line 

 distinct; surface rather closely punctate with coarser and finer punctures 

 intermingled. Elytra as wide at base as thorax; the stria? rather deep, 

 finely and crenately punctured ; intervals convex, sparsely and irregularly 

 punctate. Length 4.5-6 mm. 



Vigo, Orange, Crawford and Posey counties; frequent. May 

 1-October 3. Probably throughout the State. A rather large, 

 bulky species, readily known by the pale under surface and legs. 



1761 (5535). Aphodius seeval Say. Post. Journ. Nat. Hist., I, 1835, 177; 

 ibid. II, 651. 



Moderately elongate, parallel. Head and thorax piceous. their margins 

 paler; elytra dull yellow, with quadrate black spots arranged in an oblique 

 row extending from base of fifth interval to near the suture and in a 

 sinuous band one-fourth from apex; sides also with a rather broad black 

 stripe on the seventh, eighth and ninth intervals. Head coarsely and roughly 

 punctured; clypeus rather deeply emarginate, the angles each side of notch 

 distinct. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, sides nearly parallel; sur- 

 face with coarse and fine punctures intermingled. Elytra finely striate, the 

 stride fine, not punctured; intervals flat, sparsely and indistinctly punctu- 

 late. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. March 11-November 23. 

 Probably hibernates beneath leaves and rubbish. The black spots 

 of elytra are sometimes so enlarged as to cover the greater part of 

 the surface. 



-1762 (5536). APHODirs iNQrixATrs Herbst, Fiissl. Arch., 1784. II. 6. 



Oblong, convex. Color as in serial except that the black spots of ely- 

 tra are often united and more elongate, the middle one of basal half occu- 

 pying parts of the second, third and fourth intervals. Head sparsely punc- 

 tate, more roughly on sides; vertex with three blunt tubercles; clypeus very 

 feebly emarginate, obtusely rounded each side of notch. Thorax very 

 sparsely punctate in male, more densely in female. Elytra parallel, striate, 

 the stride finely and crenately punctured; intervals feebly convex in male, 

 more strongly in female, very finely punctate near the strife. Length 4.5- 

 5.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. February 12-November 8. 

 Hibernates with and in same places as A. fimetarius and Atcenius 

 cognatus. On the wing by thousands in late autumn and early 

 spring. Introduced from Europe and widely distributed. 



*1763 (5563). Aphodius termtnatjs Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 

 1823, 213; ibid. II, ,137. 

 Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Black, shining; apex of elytra red- 

 dish-brown. Head often with three small tubercles, coarsely punctate. 



