THE LEAF BKKTI.KS. 



nix 



M>. Front coxa> separated by the prosternum ; form short, robust; eyes 

 oval, not emarginate ; color (in our species) uniform blackish. 



VIII. Cost I.XOITERA. 

 aa. Tarsal claws appendiculate ; eyes emarginatc ; color black with red or 



yellow elytral spots. 



c. Epiplenra broad in front; elytra i in our species) each with humeral 

 and apical reddish spots. IX. BABIA. 



cc. Epipleura narrow; elytra each with humeral spot only. 



X. SAXINIS. 



VII. AxoMfEA Lac, 1849. (Gr., "unlike.") 



One species occurs east of the Mississippi. The male has the an- 

 tenna 1 more deeply serrate and front tibia? longer than in female. 



2051 (6579). ANOMCEA LATICLAVIA Forst., Nov. Spec. Insect, 1771, '21. 



Elongate, subcylindrical. Head, thorax and femora reddish-yellow; 

 elytra paler yellow, the suture and outer margins narrowly bordered with 

 black; antenna 1 . tibi:e and tarsi usually blackish; under surface, except 

 prosternum, black, densely clothed with gray pubescence. Thorax more 

 than twice as wide as long, sides rounded, hind margin sinuate, surface 

 smooth. Elytra finely and indistinctly punctate. Length 7-8 mm. 



Southern two-thirds of State; frequent. .May ID-June 26. Oc- 

 curs on ragweed ( Aihrnxi<i ) : also on flowers of Jersey tea and other 

 herbs. 



VIII. COSCINOPTERA Lac. 1841). (Gr., "a sieve + wings.") 



Of the North American species of this genus all but two occur in 

 the western and southwestern states. One of these is found in 

 Indiana. 



1M5L' (<;r.!lO). COSCINOl'TKHA DOMINIC-ANA Fab.. S.VSt. Eleilt., II, 1801. .",4. 



Oblong, robust. Black, densely 

 clothed on n n d e r s u r f a c e. more 

 sparsely above, with short, prostrate 

 ash-grav pubescence: labrum usual- 

 ly yellow. Thorax evenly and regu- 

 larly convex, as broad at base as ely- 

 tra, more than twice as wide as long, 

 sides rounded ; surface densely and 

 rather finely punctate, median line 

 smooth. Elytra more coarsely and 

 less densely punctate than thorax. 



Length 4.5-0.5 mm. (Fig. 481.) Fig. 481. a. larva extracted frrm CEK; I, same with 



case; r, beetle, showing punctures; (/, same natural s\-?e 



InrOUghOUt the State; lie- e,eggenlarged;/,headoflarva,underside;s,headofma\e; 



,nf I\FQ - '31 Tulw '"i ( \,., 11 beetle; A, mandible of same; i, eggs, natural size; j, leg o f 

 qUeilt. Ma\ .51 lUly D. lll.-s l arva: ,., lll:llld il,leof same. (After Riley.) 



on the foliage of the sour or 



black-gum, Nyxsa xylratica Mai'sli; also on oak and wild grape. 



The larva 1 are said to occur in ants' nests. Mating June 11. 



