THE TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLES. 



1321 



2445 (7820). MORUELIJSTENA GRAMMICA Lee.. 1'roc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sei.. 



XIV, 1862, 50. 



Elongate, snbparallel. Head, thorax and body yellow; elytra as men- 

 tioned in key; abdomen often blackish. Length 2.5-2.8 mm. (Fig. 578, <L } 



Marshall, Marion and Putnam counties; scarce. June 12-July 

 8. Occurs especially on flowers of wild hydrangea. This includes 

 the ustiilata of LeConte, which differs only by being a little darker 

 yellow and having the marginal dark lines of elytra very narrow. 



2440 ( -). MORUELLISTENA TESTACEA Sp. 11OV. 



Slender, parallel. Uniform dull brownish-yellow; pubescence rather 

 close, paler yellow. Length 2.3 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. July 25. Taken From flowers of Soli- 

 da <jo. 



2447 (7S2S). MOUDEI.LISTKNA VAiMANs Lee., I'roc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



NIV, 1862, 50. 



Form of </niiiiiiiirii. Thorax black at base; front legs yellow; hind 

 tibia- and tarsi dull yellow, the joints black. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



Mai shall and Lawrence counties; scarce. June 4-June 13. In 

 one specimen the mctasternum is yellow and the thoracic dark spot 

 small, thus forming a connecting link between this and yranunii'd. 



I/, smtiiista Lee., 2-3 mm. and M. delicatula Dury, 3.3 mm. in 

 length, have been recorded from Cincinnati. .]/. ntficepn Lee., 3 

 mm. in length, is said to occur in the Middle anil Southern States. 



2448 (7833). MORDELLISTENA NIGRICANS Melsh.. 1'roc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



II, 1845, 313. 



Linear. Blackish-picenus ; elytra sparsely clothed witli grayish-yellow 

 pubescence: labrum. palpi and four basal joints of antenna 1 dull reddish- 

 brown. Length 2 mm. 



Owen, Monroe and Perry counties; 

 scarce. May 16- June 19. Beaten from 

 flowers of Conms. 



J7. xplcinlois Smith, very slender, 

 length 6 mm., is known from Illinois, 

 Ohio and Florida. 



GROUP E. 



In this group the hind tibia? each bear 

 three short, equal, parallel ridges in ad- 

 dition to the sub apical one. (Fig. 



Fig 579 o, Hind tibia and tarsus of M 



579, 0.) The following have been ta.ken S pkndens;b, same of. M.pustulata;r, elytron 

 , ,-, ,-, 01, of M. pudulatn (After Smith ) 



or probably occur in the State; 



