278 PHYTOPHAGA — HALTICIDAE. 



interstices again very finely punctured ; elytra with regular 

 rows of deep punctures, interstices convex, very finely 

 wrinkled. Common. C. aurata, Marsh. 



JB b. Antennae with first four joints reddish, 

 rest black. 



Oblong. Coppery-green ; legs reddish, posterior femora 

 bronze. Thorax deeply punctured, with interstices more 

 or less wrinkled ; elytra with regular rows of punctures, 

 interstices scarcely visibly punctured. Not uncommon. 



C. chloris, Foudr. 



2, Elytra bronze, with apex yellow. 



Short ovate, convex, very shiny. Head and thorax 

 bronze ; breast and abdomen bronze-black, apex of latter 

 reddish ; antennae red-yellow at base, black at apex ; legs 

 pale red-yellow, posterior femora pitchy at apex. Thorax 

 very finely punctured, basal furrow shallow ; elytra with 

 regular rows of rather deep punctures. L. 1 1. Common. 



C. modeeri, Lin. 

 II, Elytra pubescent. 



1, Elytra unicolorous black. 



Ovate, convex. Black, shiny ; base of antennae and legs 

 reddish-yellow. Thorax strongly and closely punctured ; 

 elytra with regular rows of rather deep punctures. L. | — 1 1. 

 Not uncommon. C. puhescens, E.H. 



2, Elytra black, with two red spots on each. 



Very similar to C. puhescens, but with two red spots on 

 each elytron (basal one sometimes absent) and with scantier 

 pubescence. L. fl. Eather common. C. atropae,YovAv. 



b. Elytra pale reddish. 



I. Antennae pale red-yellow at base, grayish-brown 

 at apex. 



Ovate, convex. Pale red-yellow ; elytra yet lighter ; 

 breast and abdomen pitch-black ; eyes black. Thorax 

 very convex, very finely punctured ; elytra much broader 

 at base than thorax, with rows of rather deep punctures, 

 effaced before apex. L. | — 1 1. Common. 



C. salicariae, Payk. 



II. Antennae red-yellow, with apical joints darker 

 at apex and last joint black. 



