THE DARKLING BEETLES. 12 



2333 (7512) 



355. 



Platydema erythrocera Lap.. Ann. Sci. et Nat., XXIII, 1831, 



Broadly oval.^onvex ^ 

 tinge; under surface and ap^al halt 1 ut. ... n. 

 brown. Head and thorax , as . n excavalum. ■ 

 coarsely punetured; intervals flat, smooth. Length ..... i mux 



Putnam, Vigo and Posey counties; scarce. May 14-October ... 



2334 ( 7513). Platydema reeicolee Lap. Ann. Sei. et Nat., XX11I. 1831, 

 375 



m«nv or dark reddish-brown, subopaque; thorax, an- 



tured ; Intervals flat or nearly so, smooth. Length o-l.o mm. 



Lake, Posey and Perry counties; rare. April 21 -September 2, 



*2335 (7511). Platydema refkorne Sturm Cat., 1S26, 68. 



.,„ „„.,, „,.,..., opaque or piceous, with a purplish tinge; 



„r* zs^zi ^^z^^-^ 



yellow. Thorax more than twice as wme a base a*ta£, the » 



very minutely punctulate. Length 4-0.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; very common on fleshy fungi and beneath 

 bark. Hibernates. March 12 December 8. 

 2336 (7515). Platydema elavipes Fab., Syst. Eleut, II, 1801, 567. 



Resembles r„.«,or<,, but more elongate. Black « — J am 

 team, blach except the ^J^^^^TL^, 

 ,egs, are reddish-brown. lho1 ^. ^ F ^ Hmes coarser than in 



4-5 mm 



Clark and Posey counties: rare. May i> September 25. 



0337 ( 7518). Platydema ellipticem Fab.. Syst. Eleut.. II. 1801, 566. 



1 ,, R,„ci- onaaue- elytra each with an oblique, very irregu- 

 Elongate-oval. Blau v opaque . en „„.,„.„ Thorax finely and 



=ssi~~ ... «. 



punctures. Length 5.o-< mm. 



Southern half of State; frequent March 20-October 14. Oc- 

 curs beneath bark on fungus covered logs. 



r on length 5-6 5 mm., is said by Horn to be 

 P amencanarn Lap.. Lengxn o v.o ^ 



abundant in the -Northern States and Canada. 

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