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Ii. pumila, Dej. Spec. v.. p. 388 ; floricola Harris, N. E. Farmer, 1828 ; var. 

 maculicornis Lee. Ann. Lye. iv., p. 195. 



Our smallest species and one of the smallest in the entire genus. 

 Its color is olivaceous above and nearly black beneath. The legs are 

 brownish or testaceous. The antennae are very dark and the third 

 joint pale testaceous in the great majority of specimens. Length .12 

 — .14 inch ; 3 — 3.5 mm. 



This species cannot be confounded with any other in our fauna ex- 

 cepting possibly the small forms of the variety of viridis known as 

 moesta, but its smaller thorax, paler legs and the pale third joint of 

 antennas at once distinguish it. 



Occurs from Maine to Kansas and south to Georgia. 



L.. pleuritica, Lee. Ann. Lye. iv., p. 193. — Head and thorax rufo-testaee- 

 ous, elytra blue with a distinct tinge of green. Antennae entirely pale rufous. 

 Head nearly smooth, thorax finely transversely wrinkled, elytra moderately 

 elongate, striate, intervals slightly convex, lateral margin very narrowly 

 bordered with rufous, epipleuras rufo-testaceous. Body beneath and legs rufous, 

 abdomen black. Fourth joint of hind tarsi deeply emarginate. Length .26 — 

 .30 inch; 6.5 — 7.5 mm. 



This species bears so close a resemblance to the preceding group, 

 Loxopeza, that I was persuaded to refer it there until after a closer 

 examination of the mentum. The anterior male tarsi are normally 

 dilated as in the other Lebiae and not obliquely. 



Occurs from Canada to Texas, but not common. 



Ii. viridipennis, Dej. Spec, ii., p. 452; Chaud. Bull. Mosc. 1370, ii., p. 

 194; borea Hentz. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. iii., p. 256. — Head black with green- 

 ish lustre, and with few punctures. Antennas black, three basal joints testace- 

 ous. Thorax rufous, very finely wrinkled. Elytra green, finely striato-punc- 

 tate. Body beneath rufo-testaceous. Legs pale testaceous with the tips of the 

 femora and tibiae and the entire tarsi piceous. Length .20 — .24 inch ; 5 — 6 mm. 

 Occurs from Canada to Texas and not rare. 



Ii. lohulata. Lee. New Species, p. 5. — Head piceous, nearly black, coarsely 

 punctured between the eyes, occiput smooth. Antennae pale, gradually thicker 

 to thej tip. Thorax piceous, margin pale. Elytra piceous, finely striate, striae 

 obsolete at tip and sides, and with a pale testaceous apical margin and a sub- 

 terminal spot occupying a short space of the intervals 5, 6, 7, not attaining the 

 base, and with a small lobe from its inner apical angle. Thorax beneath 

 piceous, body and legs pale testaceous, abdomen darker especially at the sides. 

 Epipleurae and a narrow margin of the elytra testaceous. Length .12 — .15 

 inch ; 3 — 3.75 mm. 



Resembles ornata, but has more deeply striate elytra than is usual 

 in that species. The punctured head at once distinguishes it. 



Occurs in Ohio, Virginia and Louisiana, but rare. 



