TiiK OHOi'Ni) m;Ki'Li:s. 



77 



nrj C'.sTi. I'.iiMUiiiii M \.\i;ii:(.A Ti m S.m.w 'l'r;iiis. Aiiici'. I'liil. Snc. II. ISL':',, 

 s:): ibid. 1 1. I'.i;*. "''•i». 

 .M.KltT.iN'ly hi'o.id. sliiilitlv (muiv.'X. Ili'.i.l .-iikI lli(ir;i\ l.i.-K-kish-hnmzcd. 

 jilntiueoiis: elytra bl.-u-k with a lew dull ycllnw iiinrkiiitis, or dull yclliiw 

 with black iiiarkiniis (t'crin ixitnirh) : aiiteiiiiii' fuscoiis, the basal joints 

 ]i;iler: le.us r(Mlilis]i-i)ro\\ n. Tburax sulMHiadrnte, as wide at base as ajtex ; 

 sides sli;:litly curved in Iroiit. distinctly sinuate behind; basal impressions 

 broail. deep, hislriaii': liiiid an-les rectangular. sti'ouLcly cai'inate. lOlyIra 

 one-li.-iir wider tiian iIioimx. sti'i.e entire, distinctly puuct.ate to behind nnd 

 die: intervals convex. Len;;th :'...") 1.7 nun. 



Thrcmghout the State; eomnioii. Tliberiiates as imago. Often 

 attracted in summer l)y eleetric liglit. Felnniary 26-December 25. 

 In the form ixiiniiU tlic gnmnd coh)r of the elytra is dull brown- 

 ish-yellow with a humeral spot, a narrow line along the suture and 

 three more or less interrupted, sinuous cross-bars, black. In a 

 large assemblage of specimens these dark markings gradually be- 

 come hrojider and more exteiideil until tin' black predominates, the 

 elvtra being then spotted ami l)aiide(l with dull yellow as in the 

 tvpical r<tri( (i<tl Kill, i'xtlh I'drms ;ire connnoii in liuliaiin, Ihc dark 

 one being imich the more so. 



Oo (1)252). IlioMRiDUM POSTFASCiATUM ITaunltou. Can. Knt.. XXV.. ISl):!, 

 305. 

 Form broad, dilated, sli;,ditly convex. Head an.d thorax coppery-bronze, 

 alntaeeons; elytra dull brownisli-yellow with a small spot on third in- 

 terval, a cross-band about the middle and another near the apex blackish; 

 legs dull yellow. Thorax subqnndrate. about one-half wider than long, 

 as wide at base as apex: basal impressions br.md. deeii. bistriate ; hind 

 angles rectan,Milar, carinate. I'Jytra miu-e than one-halt wider than thorax, 

 deeply striate, the stri.a' diLated ;it base, tinely pinictate; disk with a trans- 

 verse depression lielnnd the scutellum. Length 7> V> nnn. 



Southern fouith of Stnte; frecimmt. February 11-July 28. 

 Taken along the Wal)asli and White rivers from beneath the bark 

 of sycamore ami other trees; also on low, sandy nnid flats. Hiber- 

 nates as imago. 



94 (419). Bkmiudhxi i'i.»U'Ki.i.ATri[ Lee.. Proc. liiil. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci.. 1S57. f,. 



Elongate, mi.dtuately convex. Piceous lu-onzed. elytra 

 each with two pale spots; antenn;e fuscous. ])aler at base; 

 legs pale yellow. Thorax cordate, one-half narrower at 

 base than at apex, sides curved in front, sinuate beliind : 

 basal impressi(ms small, hind angles scarcely evident, n t j 

 earinate. Elytra one-third VN'ider than thor.ax. the stria- 

 distinctly. n<)t closely, punctate; intervals nearly Hat. Lenglli 

 3-3.7 mm. i Pig. 51. i 



SoutheiMi h.alf oT Stale; fre(|uent. March 2r)-No- ^'''^■■''^■ 



(Original.) X fi. 



vember 10. 



