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FAMILY LIII. CHRYSOMELTIXK. 



the thorax is usually wholly black except narrow pale margins. Thorax 

 closely and linely punctured. Itows of elytral punctures distinct on mid- 

 dle and sides, confused near suture. Length 2. .V:!.r> nun. 



Floyd County; rare. June 2:>. 



i'07'.i ;<;r>2). 1'AeiiYiatAciiYs UTIIONI s Say. Amer. Ent., II, 1825, PI. 28; 



ibid. I. <;<;. 



Suboylindrieal. robust. Black; bead with labrum and three spots on 

 front yellow; elytra with a common sutural stripe and two broad ones each 

 side, black: legs and ventral margins yellow; antenna? dusky. Thorax 

 nearly three times wider (ban long, densely and rugosely punctured. Length 

 .",..".-4 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. June 1-July HO. Taken by 

 sweeping herbage along roadsides. 



Uoso ( -). I'ACIIYKKAI ins IUVITTATIS Say. Amer. Ent., I, 1S24. <!.">; ibid. 



i, <;:.. 



Subcylindrical. robust. Head, thorax, legs and under 

 Hirfate e.\< i pi meso- ard metathorax. reddish. Color of ely- 

 tra given in key: pygidium and margins of last ventral seg- 

 ments yellow. Thorax s .metimes with sides, median line 

 and basal spots yellow, its surface rather sparsely, coarsely 

 and deeply punctured. Length :',..Vri.r> mm. (Fig. 4S<>. i 



Throughout the State; fie juent. ]\Iay 16-June 1<>. 

 Ooeiiis on leaves of peppei mint and grass in low, 

 moist localities. Listed as rithtfifus Fabr., which is a 

 larger species occurring in the Southern States. 



(<;<>71). PACHYBRACIIYS TRiNOTATUs Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. 



Sci.. HI. 1S47. 170. 



Short, subcylindrical. robust. Black, opaque; head with two red spots 

 between the eyes; thorax with narrow front and side margins, two large 

 basal spois. and a media 1 .) line from apex to near middle, reddish. Thorax 

 strongly convex, very evenly, deeply and rather coarsely punctured. Elytra 

 coarsely and very irregularly punctured. Length 4~i> nun. 



Putnam and Pcsey counties ; rare. June 24-July 9. Occurs on 



liov. 01 s of Jei soy tea. 



20'-'2 '<;72). I'\ HYEEACIIYS M-xi:;i:iM Melsh.. lor. sit. 



Subcylindrical. robust. Black, opaque; thorax with front and side mar- 

 gins, median line or spot near apex, and two basal spots, yellow; elytra 

 with basal and apical margins, a space around humerus. two small smooth 

 spots near suture and a large snbmarginal space on sides, pale yellow: legs 

 spotted with yellow. Thorax rather densely and coarsely punctured. Ely- 

 Ira with humeral umbune. prominent, smooth: rows of punctures very 

 irregular, excepting behind the middle. Length .">.. r >-4 mm. 



Lake and i aporle comities; rare. June 4-June 24. Taken by 

 u roping herbage. The black markings on thorax resemble the 

 letter M. 



Fig 481) <i 

 (After Wickham.) 



