THE LEAF BEETLES. 



by a longitudinal one; first ventral segment as long as the next 

 three ; hind tibia- obliquely truncate and with a small spur. Six of 

 the seven species recognized by Horn have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CKEPIDODEKA. 



(i. Form oblong-oval or elongate. 



ft. Head and thorax yellow, elytra blue ; thorax and prosternum smooth. 



2243. KUFIPES. 

 1>l>. Head and thorax of same color as elytra; thorax distinctly and 



rather coarsely punctured. 



c. Elytra uniform in coloration ; prosteruuni smooth or very spar- 

 ingly punctate. 



<1. Form narrow, elongate; reddish-yellow with greenish surface 

 lustre. 2244. Loxt;n.v. 



(?(/. Form more oval ; surface metallic blue, bronzed or green ; thorax 

 with fine and coarse punctures mixed. 2245. HELXINES. 



cc. Elytra more or less dull yellow on apical third ; prosternum dense- 

 ly punctate. 2246. MODEERT. 

 aa. Form broadly oval or ovate. 



e. Reddish-yellow, without metallic lustre; thorax not distinctly punc- 

 tured ; abdomen piceous. 2247. ATRIVENTKIS. 

 ce. Piceous black, shining ; thorax coarsely and rather closely punctate ; 

 elytra each with a small elevation at middle of base. 



2248. NITENS. 



2243 (6979). CREPIDODERA RUFIPES Linn., Syst. Nat.. X, 1765, 373. 

 Oblong-oval, nearly parallel. Head, thorax and 



legs dull reddish-yellow; elytra dark blue, shining; 

 metasternum and abdomen piceous. Thorax nearly 

 twice as wide as long, sides straight and parallel 

 behind the middle, rounded to apex in front; disk 

 convex, smooth. Elytra a little wider at base than 

 thorax, umbone rather prominent and smooth ; each 

 with a long scutellar row and nine discal rows of 

 coarse, closely placed punctures ; intervals narrower 

 than the stripe, slightly convex. Length 2.5-3 mm. 

 (Fig. 536.) ; Fig . 53fi X10> - 



Southern half of State; frequent. April (After Howard in insect Life, v.) 



24- June 6. Taken by sweeping roadside herbage. Introduced 

 from Europe. Occurs on black locust, Tfnbiina, and sometimes in- 

 jurious to peach and apple foliage. 



2244 (10,428). CREPIDODERA LONGULA Horn. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc., XVI. 



1889, 240. 



Elongate-oval, nearly parallel. 1'ale reddish-yellow, surface with a dis- 

 tinct greenish lustre ; suture narrowly piceous, more broadly so near base. 

 Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, very little narrowed in front, sides 

 feebly curved; disk convex, with rather coarse, irregular and unequal punc- 



