SYNOPSIS OF THE lamiin.t;. 123 



convexity anterior a deep, arcuate, denuded black band attaining the middle 

 of each elytron, external to which is a short transverse baud , underside with 

 fine dense, uuiforni j>ubescence. Legs spotted, femora clavate, distal end luteous, 

 tarsi and apex of tibiie black. Similar to Leptostylux binstns. 



This species is variable, frequently the raised lines on the elytra 

 are \vantin<r, and scarcely any of the black points present; the ar- 

 cuate band may exist merely in a trace. The ty])e was an imperfect 

 example from Lower California, but others have since been taken 

 there. Breeds in the dead twigs of Celtis texana {Schwarz .] " Ham." 



[1<. minueiis u. sp. Habitat. -Florida (Lake Worth, Bisc^iyne Bay). 



Form robust, slifflitly elougate, slightly depressed, pubescence cinereous, ex- 

 ceedingly fine, short and inconspicuous. Head-finely punctate, indented between 

 the antennae, front convex, antennie (female) a little longer than the body, (male) 

 one-half longer, joints beyond the fourth subequal, third a little longer than the 

 fourth, annulate at the incisures and spotted with black on the uppei-side. Thorax 

 one-half wider than long, sides oblique to frc',it from the summit of the lateral 

 tubercle, which is near the base and sometimes spinose, sometimes not; disc mi- 

 nutely punctate, a broad fuscous stripe down the middle, in which are four 

 minute denuded black points not always visible; scutellum fuscous, rounded; 

 elytra with a flattened area behind the scutellum, on each side four lines of dis- 

 tant penicillate black points, one of which is on the suture and two on vaguely 

 elevated lines, in front of the declivity a narrow angulated dark line sometimes 

 scarcely evident, behind which is an oblique band not attaining suture nor mar- 

 gin, a fuscous stripe on the disc in front of the angulated line is sometimes present, 

 tips narrowly truncate, i)unctuation not coarse nor close. Legs spotted with fus- 

 cous. Uirsi black : femora short, strongly clavate. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. ; .14-.18 

 inch. 



Taken abundantly at Lake Worth, Florida, on the dead vines of 

 Melothria pendala, but it probabl}' breeds like its congeners in the 

 limbs of trees, Bay Bi.scayne (Schwarz). In an example from 'Mr. 

 Schwarz, taken at Lake Worth, there is on the elytra a broad, l)l:i(k, 

 denuded sutural stri])e from base to apical third, probably only an 

 individual variation.] " Ham." 



L. ceiitrali!« Lee. 1884, Tran.s. Am. Ent. Soc. xii, 24. 

 Length (j.5 mm. ; .26 inch. Habitat. — Arizona. 



[Form stout, as in crassulas, pubescence pale gray mottled with 

 dark spots; on the elytra are small tufts of black scales, a small 

 spot behind middle, a lateral one in front of middle and two clouds 

 behind the middle, dark.] " Ham." 



L.. fa!s»ciciilaris Harris, 1836 (Megom), Tr. Hartf. Soc. Nat. Hist, i, p. 68, pi., 

 fig. y ; xanthoxyli Shinier, 1867, Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. ii, 7 ; Packard, Forest 

 Insects, p. 659 (Bui. 7, 5th Rep. U. S. Ent. Commis.). 

 Length 5-6 mm. ; .20-.24 inch. Habitat. — Wi.scousin. Michigan, Illinois. Ohio, 

 New York, New Jersey, Floridav 



TRANS. .\M. KNT. SOC. XXIII. .\PKIL, 1896. 



