CRYPTOCEPHALUS IN AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO 33 



other in which the elytra are ahnost entirely black. The extren:e foims 

 are few so these are not provided for in the key. 



Distribution. — The 54 specunens in the U.S. National Museum 

 are from Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. 



Cryptocephalus aiiUcus Haldcman 



Figure 75 

 Cryptocephalus aulicus Haldeman, 1849, p. 249. 



Pronotum: Red to orange with two basal oblique spots, lateral and 

 apical margins yellowish, light areas not sharply delimited, latter often 

 expanded and with discal and lateral basal areas orange or reddish; 

 disk distinctly gibbous in profile; punctation dual, smaller punctures 

 rather dense, larger punctures large and quite coarse, infrequently 

 moderate to small in size and moderately coarse. 



Elytra: Creamy yellow to orange with dark spots. Each elytron 

 usually with subequal dark reddish or black spots as follows: near 

 apex of second interval; at base of third interval; at or near apex 

 of sixth interval; on humerus, sometimes with any or all spots (except 

 humeral) reduced or absent. With eight rows of punctures, sixth and 

 seventh rows confused, punctures as large as but generally sparser 

 than usual, finer apically as usual; inner and outer rows distinct at 

 apex and nearly always clearly meeting. 



Prosternum : Anterior margin in both sexes evenly arcuate. 



Length: 6.0 to 7.5 mm. 



Discussion. — Notes on this species refer to its being taken on 

 flowers of Befaria racemosa Vent, and on Asimina pygmaea (Bartr.) 

 leaves. 



Distribution. — Forty specimens have been seen, all collected in 

 Florida. Previous papers have included Georgia as part of the distri- 

 bution of the species, but no specimens from this state are in the 

 USNM collection. The northernmost record among the individuals 

 I have seen is from Enterprise, Florida, just south of Daytona Beach. 



Cryptoceplialus badius Sufifrian 



Figure 82 

 Cryptocephalus badius Suffrian, 1852a, p. 315. 



Pronotum: Orange to deep red, often with lateral and apical margins 

 partly to mostly yellow; punctation usually dual, small punctures 

 sometimes evidently absent, large punctures small to minute. 



Elytra: Each elytron orange to deep red and with yellow as follows: 

 at base from behind scutellum laterally to fifth interval, usually con- 

 tinuous, narrowed, or interrupted at second interval and narrowed at 

 fourth interval; at middle of side from fifth interval to lateral margin; 

 near apex on third, fourth, and seventh intervals; at apex. With seven 



