THE LEAF BEETLES. 1127 



it. Elytm with very few white dots: legs wholly black. 



2091. INFAUSTl S. 



ii u. Elytra with numerous obloug white spaces, arranged 



iu two more or less evident crossbars; legs in part 



pale. 2002. FEMORATUS. 



It. Punctures of thorax very fine and even, their intervals 



minutely alutaceous ; elytra with rounded white spot 



at middle near suture. 2093. CONFUSUS. 



rr. I'pper surface in great part brownish-yellow with black 



markings; punctures of thorax tine and dense. 



2(11*4. SPUMARIUS. 



2075 (6655). PACHYBKACHYS aiouosrs Maid., Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



I, 1849, 260. 



Subcylindrical, robust. Black, subopau.ue; antemue and legs reddish- 

 brown. Thorax with dense, cuarse, sieve-like punctures. Elytral punctures 

 everywhere confused ; humeral unibone prominent, nearly smooth ; surface 

 pubescent in fresh specimens. Length 4-4.5 mm. 



St. Joseph County; rare. Juno 1. 



2076 (6683). PACHYBKACHYS CAKBONARII s Hald., Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. 



Sci., I, 1849, 260. 



Smaller and less robust than inurosn*. Uniform black, opaque; an- 

 temue and tarsi sometimes piceons. Thorax tiiiely, densely and deeply punc- 

 tate; hind angles obtuse, not rounded. Elytra with distinct rows of coarse 

 punctures, except near scutellum, where they are somewhat confused. Length 

 2.5-3.5 mm. 



Lake, Vigo, Lawrence, Martin and Orange counties, scarce; 

 probably throughout the State. June 2-July 11. Taken in beat- 

 ing oak and sweeping herbage. 



2077 ( -). PACHYBRACIIYS ELEGANS sp. nov. 



Subcylindrical, robust. P.lack, shining; thorax with a narrow ivory 

 white line near the side margins, the edge black; elytra each with a similar 

 line, and also with the margin or upper portion of each epipleural lobe 

 white from humerus to middle. Thorax with dense oval, rather coarse 

 punctures which are substrigose on the sides. Elytra with regular rows 

 of deep, rather coarse punctures, those near the suture confused. Under 

 surface, except abdomen, coarsely and rather closely punctured. Length 

 3.5 mm. 



Marshall County; rare. June 24. Beaten from hazel. 



2078 (6659). PACHYBRACHYS LITIGIOSVS Suffr., Linn. Entom.. VII, 1S5M. 



217. 



Subcylindrical. robust. Brown or black; legs, thorax and elytra yel- 

 low; thorax with brown spots, the middle one divided in front and united 

 with the ones on sides to form a dark M; elytra with sutural and two dis- 

 cal stripes on each dark, the inner one the shorter: these may be continent 

 and so widened that the light color is reduced to mere lines, in which case 



