-SiU FAMILY XL. LAMPYRIDJE. 



joints of antenna 1 and narrow margin of abdomen dull yellow. Thorax 

 broader than long, sides and front angles broadly rounded. Tarsi broad, 

 those of male broader than in female. Length 9-11 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. April 26-July 9. On flowers 

 ;ind leaves of (!><; f<i</u$ and other shrubs. 



1587 (4033). TELEPHOKI-S LINEOI.A Fab.. Syst. Ent, I, 1798, 219. 



Elongate, slender. Black, with sparse grayish pubescence; thorax yel- 

 low, with a wide median black stripe: front of head and legs sometimes yel- 

 low. Thorax wider than long, its front and hind angles rounded; side mar- 

 gins rather strongly reflexed, median line obsolete or indistinct, but usually 

 a broad, shallow depression on middle of basal half. Length 4-6.5 mm. 



Throughout the StaU ; common. May 2-4-July 4. Occurs on 

 the flowers of blackberry and on the foliage of many shrubs. In 

 several specimens at hand the thorax is wholly piceous or dusky. 



15SS (4930). TELEPHOBUS KECTUS Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 



1845, 305. 



Elongate, parallel, slender. Black or piceous, sparsely clothed with 

 grayish pubescence ; sides of thorax, mandibles, tibia? and tarsi dull yellow ; 

 epipleura and sntural line of elytra whitish. Second joint of antennse one- 

 fourth the length of third, the latter nearly as long as fourth. Thorax sub- 

 quadrate, front angles obtusely rounded, side margins narrow, scarcely re- 

 flexed, nearly straight. Length 4.5-6 mm. 



Throughout the- Stale; frequent. May 24-June 16. 



1589 (4939). TELEPHORUS FLAYIPES Lee.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 



1851, 341. 



Elongate, slender. Black ; front of head, base of antenna?, legs and tho- 

 rax orange yellow: the thorax with or without, (var. dicliroiis Lee.) a black 

 median stripe. Antenna? but little shorter than body, second joint one-third 

 as long as third (male) ; or two-thirds as long as body, second joint nearly 

 half as long as third (female). Thorax slightly wider than long, disk 

 broadly concave each side in front of middle, front and side margins strong- 

 ly retiexed. Length 5-6 rum. 



Throughout the State; scarce. ' May Ifi-June 12. 



1590 (4940). TELEPHORUS scrrn,rs Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 



1825, 168; ibid. II, 278. 



Elongate, slender. Piceous or dusky, disk of thorax with or without a 

 piceous cloud. Elytra with wide marginal and sntural stripes pale yellow, 

 that along the suture widest at base, often occupying half or more the width 

 of elytra. Second join! of antenna? more than half the length of third, the 

 latter equal to fourth. Thorax wider than long, broadly concave on each 

 side, the margins strongly retiexed. Length 4-6 mm. 



Throughout the Stale; common, .luiic 2-.Jnlv f>. 



