Mordelliiice in the Vicinity of Cincinnati, O. 125 



MORDELLISTENA. 



bicinctella Lec, rare; a very variable species both in size 

 and markings. In one the thorax is entirely black ; in 

 another there is a dark basal cloud ; in another the thorax 

 is very pale. The width of elytral bands is also variable. 



arida Lec, rare. 



lutea Melsh., common. 



trifasciata Say, rare. 



lepidiila Say, rare. 



limbalis Melsh., not rare. 



biplagiata Helm,, an abundant species, and the first that 

 appears in the Spring (May), occurring on blossoms of the 

 " Haw " (Viburnum). 



decorella Lec, rare. 



bipustulata Hel., rare. 



picipcnnis Smith, rare. 



fulvicollis Melsh, rare. 



militaris, Lec, rare. 



comata Lec, common. 



aspersa Mels., rare. 



tosta Lec, abundant. 



arnica Lec, rare. 



infima Lec, rare. 



varians Lec, common. 



gramica Lec, common. 



ustulata Lec , common. 



My series point to the conclusion that the three above are 

 color varieties. 



semiusta Say, rare. 



nigricans Mels., rare. 



pustulata Mels., abundant. 



convicta Lec, not rare. 



splendens Smith. I have a specimen which I think is this 

 species, but it differs from the type in having one ridge 

 less on the first joint of tibia. When fresh, was of a sage- 

 green color, but in drying has faded to pale silvery. A 

 very pretty species. 



morula Lec, rare. 



ambusta Lec, common. 



