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c. Tiirsiil cliiws st'i-iMlf imiIhm- lli.iii ixM-liimlc ; palpi slmit : elytra 

 browuisb-yt'llow wiili two liluisli l)aii(ls; length tl-T iiini. 



I'l I,( IIKL1^\. 



cc. Tarsal claws pectinate, their leeth lunger and imt directed <)i)li<iue- 

 iy outward. 

 (/. Head sniootli «ir very leeiily pumlurcd. 



c. Unil'dnu greiMiisli-lilack : It'gs pale yellow: length ."> nnn. 



247. KiiODOPUs. 



cc. Color not black. 



/. Elytra either wholly liliic green or olivaceous. 

 //. Head, thorax and elytra of one coloi-. 



//. Greenish or bluish : legs black; lei'.glh 4.5-5.5 nun. 



248. viKiius. 

 hh. Olivaceous green; legs piccous brown or iialer; length 

 • 3-3.5 inm. ^49. pumiiwv. 



//(/. Body abov(> not unicoloi-ed. 



/. Head and thorax reddish-yellow; abdomen black; length 



(;.5 7.5 mm. pleurttica. 



//. Head greenish-black ; thora.v and entire body beneath 



pale rod: elytra bright green. 250. vikiimi'Kinms. 



/"/". Elytra piceous, ornate with jtale spots. 251. oknata. 



(/(/. Head coarsely jtunctured between the eyes: elytra piceous 



spotted with brownish-yellow nearly as in onntta; length ?> 



3.7 mm. -52. lobui-ata. 



hh. Elytra deejily striate: -:tria' not pnn.ctni-ed. 



j. Head with lengthwise wrinkles or stria>: length 4.5-5 mm. 



253. ANAi.rs. 

 jj. Head nearly smooth: elytra subovate. broader behind; length C 

 7.5 mm. 254. fuscata. 



L. divisa Lee., a member of the boreal fauna, lias been recorded 

 from Lake Superior and Galesburg. Illinois, and perhaps occurs in 

 the extreme northern part of Indiana. 



L. pulcheUa Dej. has been taken near Cincinnati and its occur- 

 rence in the State is more than probable. 



247 (SS2b). Lebia rhodopis Schw.ar/.. Troc. Amer. Thil. Soc. XVII, 1878, 

 354. 

 Ovai. slender. Klack <ir very dark oli vai-eniis green, suboiiaque, litiely 

 alutaceous: antenna' dusky, the third joint and legs |iale reddish-yellow. 

 Head large, wider than thorax, minutely and s]iarsely punctate; antenna' 

 more than halt the length of body, the outer Joints stout. Thorax snrall. 

 sides feebly rounded, margins less broadly reflexed than in riri(ti><. El.vtral 

 stri.-e very fine; interA'als almost tlat. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Jenninsrs and Franklin counties; rare. -lune ll-July 11. 

 Taken I'nnw (lowers of wild parsnip. A species of southern ranire. 

 liisted as a variety of riridis. but in my oi)inioii distinct. 



