1122 KA.M1LY LIU. -- CHRYSOMELID^E. 



2065 (6614). CRYPTOCEPHALUS QUADRIMACULATUS Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. 



Nat. Sci., Ill, 1824, 441 ; ibid. II, 210. 



Robust, cylindrical. Black, shining; elytra with an oblong reddish hu- 

 meral spot often extending across the base and along the sides to middle, 

 and another rounded one (rarely wanting) at apex; base of antenuse pale. 

 Head coarsely and sparsely punctate. Thorax very finely and sparsely 

 punctured. Elytra with ten regular rows of coarse punctures. Length 4- 

 5.5 rnm. 



Throughout the State ; common. March 11-Jiily 21. Occurs on 

 flowers of Jersey tea and foliage of various shrubs. Varies with 

 the humeral spot extending along the sides to join the one at apex ; 

 also with the humeral spot small, the apical one wanting, and rarely 

 (fulvipennis Hald.) with the elytra wholly orange yellow. Our 

 most common form, with red spot extending across the base, is var. 

 notatus Fab., and should, according to priority, bear that specific 

 name. 



2066 (6617). CRYPTOCEPHALUS QUADRUPLES Newm., Entom., 1840, 78. 



Smaller and more slender. Humeral spot oblong, a lit- 

 tle wider behind (in var. quadriguttulus Suffr. reaching to 

 middle of sides), apical spot rounded; antennae dusky, base 

 yellowish. Elytral rows of punctures very coarse. Length 

 2.5-3 rum. (Fig. 484.) 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 12-July 6. 

 Taken by sweeping and beating various plants. The 



Fig. 484. X5. ' - 



(After Riiey.) variety mentioned is much the more common in the 

 State. 



2067 (6619). CRYPTOCEPHALUS GUTTULATUS Oliv., Ent, VI, 1808, 815. 

 Short, robust, cylindrical. Reddish ; elytra blackish or reddish-brown, 



each with seven rounded yellow spots, arranged 2, 2, 2, 1, the last one at 

 apex ; sometimes a small additional spot on humerus ; apical portion of an- 

 tenna? black. Thorax smooth. Elytra with rows of rather coarse, distant 

 punctures, the 6th and 7th rows confused near the middle. Length 4 

 5.5 mm. 



Lake and Laporte counties; scarce. June 17-July 4. Beaten 

 from white oak. The male is much the smaller and has the ground 

 color of elytra black. 



). CRYPTOCEP HAM'S LEUCOMELAS Suffr.. Linnea. Eutom., VII, 



1853, 36. 



Short, robust, subcylindrical. Above yellow ; thorax with four black 

 or dark brown stripes; elytra with three dark cross-bands, the front one 

 the broader, the other two broken into spots ; under surface and legs black- 

 ish or reddish-brown. Thorax finely and rather closely punctate. Elytra 

 with rows of coarse punctures, the sixth and seventh much confused in 

 front of middle. Length 4-5 mm. 



