1120 FAMILY LIII. - CHRYSOMELIDJ5. 



2in;ia (C.ciOc). BASSAREIS MAMMIFER LVTEIPENNIS Melsb... 1'roc. Phil. Ac-art. 

 Nat. Sci.. Ill, 1847. 171*. 



A variety of unninnifrr in which the elytra are wholly dull yellow, with 

 the exception of a minute dot on hninerns and a very narrow sutural line 

 which are black. Length 8.5 nun. 



Known from the State by a single specimen in the Wolcott col- 

 lection. taken near Hessville, Lake County. July 4. 



2062 (uT;i2). BASSAREI s I.ITI KATUS Fnb.. Syst. Eleut.. II. 1801. .10. 



Short, robust, subi-ylindrical. Head black; thorax reddish-yellow, with 

 three black spots, the middle one larger; elytra each with a yellow stripe 

 along the broad third interval, which unites at apex with another similar 

 submarginal stripe, and a short stripe ;it base on fifth interval. Thorax 

 siniioth. its flanks obtusely toothed under the antenna 3 . Elytra with regu- 

 lar rows of dee]) punctures, the tit'th and sixth confused near middle. Length 

 .'!.."> 4 mm. 



I He County; rare. May 2). 



2(M;ii;i ;i;i2a). BASSARKTS i.rrv KATFS RKCTRVTS Say. Journ. 1'hil. Ac-art. 



Nat. S<-i.. III. 1X2::, 4::it; ibid. II. 21<>. 



A color variety of lit unit ux having the head black; thorax with a large 

 black spot on disk which reaches base but not apex; elytra black with only 

 a small reddish spot near aj ex or with the outer margins als:> narr.iwly 

 re;ldisl]-yt'll:iw. Length :!-.'! 5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 12-August 2. Taken by 

 sleeping i-oadside herbage and beating hickory. Forms occur hav- 

 ing; the body wholly black except the small reddish spot at apex of 

 elytra. These may be known as var. ni'irr (2i)H2b). 



20(;:; o;i;i2b). BASSAREUS LATIVITTIS Germ.. Ins. Spec. Nov.. 1S24, 558. 



Form of HtiiniliiK. Head and tliorax wholly reddish-yellow; elytra 

 with stripes as in litiinitux ; under surface, legs and antennae black. Length 



mm. 



Throughout the State, frequent. May 2 8- June 26. Occurs on 

 flowers of yellow pun-oon, Jersey tea and foliage of hickory. Said 

 by Knal) to be a distinct species, but the differences, except in color 

 of head and. thorax, between it and Uliiratus are very slight. 



XIV. CRYPTOOEPHAI/TS Geoff. 17<>4. ((Jr., "concealed ; head.") 



A large genus of compact, subcylindrieal forms having the tho- 

 rax not margined at base, the front edge of its flanks or deflexed 

 portion straight; head in repose wholly hidden within the thorax; 

 male without the modifications of prosternum and first ventral as 

 mentioned under liassai M/S-.- tarsal claws simple. The following 

 species and varieties have been or should lie found in the State. 



