02 FAMILY III. CURCULIOXIDJE. 



KEY TO EASTERX SPECIES OF ATTEI.ABUS. 



a. Surface glabrous; color above either mainly bright red or black. 

 l>. Elytra bright red (except in variety similis). 



c. Front femora slender, not toothed in male; meso- and metasterna 

 black. 60. ANALIS. 



cc. Front femora stout, toothed in male; under surface red. 



61. XIGRIPES. 



bb. Elytra black with two reddish spots. 62. BIPUSTULATUS. 



aa. Surface pubescent; elytra dull red (rarely blackish in the melanic 



northern form). 63. RHOIS. 



60 (S224). ATTELABUS AXALIS Illig., 1805, 616. 



Robust, pyriform. Elytra, thorax, base of head, prosternum and ab- 

 domen bright red; remainder of body, including appendages, 

 blue-black. Beak stout, shorter than head, narrowed near 

 middle at insertion of antennae, sparsely and finely punctate. 

 Head with two grooves between the eyes, coarsely and close- 

 ly punctate. Thorax bell-shaped, much narrowed in front, 

 sparsely and finely punctured. Elytra with rows of feebly 

 impressed moderate sized punctures. Side pieces of meso- 

 Fig. 33. and metasterna coarsely punctate. Ventral segments of 

 (After Lugger.) ma]e with two rowg Qf minute tubercles. Length 56 mm. 



Frequent throughout Indiana, more so in northern portion ; 

 May 25 July S. Occurs mostly on the leaves or beneath the 

 bark of young hickory; also on oak and walnut. Abundant near 

 New York City, May Sept., rolling the leaves of oak. Numerous 

 localities in Florida, Feb. 19 April 0. Ranges from New Eng- 

 land and Ontario to Michigan, south to Florida and Texas. Some- 

 times confused with Rlnjncliltcs hirolor which it resembles in 

 color; apart from structural characters aintlis may be known by 

 the absence of hair on the surface; the hair is not conspicuous 

 in bicolor but easily seen when looked for. Florida specimens 

 are mostly much smaller than those from Indiana. A. similis 

 Kirby is a variety, which is darker in color with the elytra less 

 shining, described from Canada, and found by Wm. T. Davis at 

 Kock City, N. Y., in June. 



61 (8225). AITELABUS XIGKIPES Lee., J. E., 1824, 171. 



Form of analis, but usually smaller. Color above similar, the pygidium 

 often fuscous; under surface usually dull red; beak and legs black with- 

 out the bluish tinge of those of analis. Thorax less narrowed in front, 

 more finely punctate. Elytra shorter, proportionally broader and with 

 rows of coarser punctures. Front femora shorter, much thicker, and biden- 

 tate in males. Length 3.5 4.5 mm. 



Soul hern half of Indiana; scarce. May 12 June 23. Beaten 

 from hickory. Abundant near New York City, May to Septem- 



