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3077. N. subvittata Muh., 1851, Spec, p. 138. 



Oval ; proiiotum black, sides pale, trapezoidal black space sometimes divided by 

 longitudinal pale line ; elytra pale with three interrupted black vittre, the external 

 vitta narrow, abbreviated at both ends, the middle vitta sometimes complete, united 

 with the interior at base and sometimes at middle, the last not reaching the apex ; 

 the union of the vittae always leaves a small pale spot each side the scutelluni and, 

 when complete, leaves also a pale spot before the middle; head dark, sometimes 

 partly pale; body beneath and legs pale in light-colored specimens, brownish in 

 others. Length, 6 mm. =-_ .24 inch. 



Occurs in northern California to Vancouver. 



The description of Mulsant was written from pale specimens. 



N. inontana Casey is a dark form of the same species occurring in 

 Montana. 



3073. N. pullata Say, 1825, Journ. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil., V, p. 301. 



(_)val, convex, black ; head with two frontal spots yellow ; thorax ( $ ) with broad 

 yellow side margins enclosing a black spot and with a yellow spot before the scutellum 

 (sometimes extended into a median yellow space) ; thorax ( 9 ) with dark area, pale 

 brown with blackish lateral edges ; elytra entirely pale or with irregular dorsal black 

 ill-defined vitta^ ; legs generally black, meso-epimera white, \_notans Rand. ] Length, 

 6-7 mm. := .24-. 28 inch. 



Occurs in Canada, Middle and Southern States. 

 The following variety has been described : 



. Var. randalli Casey, 1899, 1. c, p. 99. 



The elytral markings in this form are more completely developed and it leads 

 toward the Oregon form subvittata. The markings are : subsuturai vitta from base 

 for three fifths, broadly united at base with a short median vitta, a narrow external 

 vitta from one third to three fourths, and a broad median vitta from three fourths to 

 .seven eighths. A whitish basal spot each side of the scutellum. Length, 6.6 mm. 

 ^ .26 inch. 



Occurs at Lake Superior. 



3074. N. hornii Crotch, 1873, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, p. 375. 



Pronotum pale yellowish-brown with a feeble trace of two basal browner spots ; 

 elytra with three feeble incomplete pale brown vittse, the two inner uniting near the 

 apex and broader, the outer narrow and almost completely obsolete ; or entirely pale ; 

 thorax and elytra finely punctulate, alutaceous ; meso-epimera white. Length, 6-7 

 mm. =rr .24-. 28 inch. 



Occurs in Oregon and California. 



The following variety has been described : 



. Var. interrupta Casey, 1899, 1. c, p. 99. 



Pronotum with two clouded basal spots and V-shaped spot before the middle ; 

 elytra yellow with three fine incomplete vitt.-e of pale brown. Length, 7 mm. = .28 

 inch. 



Occurs in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. 



