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or incomplete, often expanded (especially in male) ; usually with three, 

 sometimes two lateral spots, spaced from humerus to apex of seventh 

 to fourth vittae, sometimes these enlarged and joining inner, enlarged 

 vitta (especially in male), rarely complete, rarely reduced to just 

 small humeral and apical spots. With eight rows of punctures, sixth 

 row slightly to distinctly confused, seventh row usually moderately 

 confused; punctures as large and dense as usual to finer than usual, 

 nearly always very distinctly finer to apex; inner and outer rows of 

 punctures distinct at apex, usually clearly meeting. 



Prosternum: Anterior margin in both sexes evenly arcuate, feebly 

 produced in some males. 



Length: 3.8 to 5.8 mm. 



Discussion. — I have examined the male type of ellipsoidalis Casey 

 (type number 49222 in USNM) and confirmed that it is identical to 

 insertus. 



Collection data refer to specimens taken from Desmodium and 

 ''Comptonia asplenifolia," now Comptonia peregrina (L.). 



Distribution. — The USNM collection totals 177 individuals from 

 New Hampshu-e, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania, Florida, Louisiana, Kansas, South Dakota, and 

 Colorado. 



Cryptocephalus lateritius Newman 



Figure 35 



Cryptocephalus lateritius Newman, 1841, p. 78. 



Pronotum: Creamy yellow to orange, punctures red to dark red, 

 red sometimes coalescing, infrequently leaving but tiny patches of 

 yellow. Punctation dual, larger punctures large and coarse to very 

 coarse. 



Elytra: Creamy yellow to orange, each elytron with three vague 

 to quite vague, transverse, undulating red to dark red bands; punc- 

 tures red, larger and denser than usual, usually forming five discal 

 rows, more or less regular (often rather confused or double) and two 

 lateral rows, these rather confused to almost completely confused 

 throughout; punctures not or somewhat smaller to apex; inner and 

 outer rows at apex not evident, entirely confused. 



Prosternum : Anterior margin in male produced into a rather broad 

 lobe, anterior margin in female not produced. 



Length: 3.7 to 4.5 mm. 



Discussion. — There is considerable variation in the tendency of the 

 elytral punctures to align in rows. At one extreme, the punctures are 

 almost entu'ely confused and but one or two rows are faintly indicated. 

 At the other extreme (these specimens are from the northern part of 

 the range), the scutellar, first five, and last two rows are evident 



