530 



FAMILY XVI. — COCOINELIJD.I';. 



Taken by AVoleott near Pine. Lake County; rare. May 20. 

 Described from Lake Siiperioi- and (leofiiia. Keseinbles the preced; 

 ing but more r;)bu.st. witli larger «pot on apex of elytra and with 

 ])ieeous snot on Ihorax reachincr nearly to apex. 



1012 (- 



-). 



ScYMNis KUHRicArnA Cuscy, Journ. N. Y. Eut. Sch'., VII, 

 1S99, 141. 

 Oblong-oval, siibcouvex. Black; sides of thorax and a large apical ely- 

 tral space reddish-yellow ; head piceons or yellow ; antennje, legs and last 

 three segments of abdomen reddish-yellow. Elytra rather closely and dis- 

 tinctly, thorax .sparsely and indistinctly, punctate. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. Hibernates. January 7-July 

 12. Known from fratenius by its smaller size, more narrow and 

 less convex form and the larger relative area of yellow spot at apex 

 of elvtra. 





Fig. 196. a, Scymrius collaris; b, S. punctatus; c. S. fratcrnus. (After Horn.) 



1013 (3148). ScYMNUs COLLARIS Mclsh., rroc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. III. 



1847, ISO. 

 Regularly oval, convex, riceons. rather shining; head and thoi'ax red- 

 dish-yellow, the latter with a median piceous spot of variable size; apex of 

 elytra narrowly pale red; abdomen piceous, the last three segments usually 

 yellowish ; legs entirely reddish-yellow. Thorax more distinctly i)unctat(' 

 at middle than at sides. Length 2-2.2 mm. (Fig. lOG, a.) 



Martin County; scarce. July 13. 



1014 (3152). ScYMNUs PUNCTicoLLis Lcc, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1852, 139. 

 Broadly oval, convex. Blaclc, rathci- dull; head piceous; thorax black 

 witli tlic sides indelinit(^ly yellow, usually wiili the apical angles alone pale; 

 ajiex (if elyti'a ii.-irrowly reddisli ; tiliia' and tarsi ]iale, femora ])iceous. 

 'I'horax more closely punctate toward tiie sides. lOlytra rather closely and 

 more coarsely punctured than Ihorax. Length 2 2..'') mm. 



Southci-n hair of Slalc. IVccincnt ; Sicubcn C(tunty, rare. April 

 21 -December 23. 



lOin (3153). ScYMNi .s cKKVicAMs IMuls., Spec. Sec, 1850, 984. 



Oval, convex. Head, thorax and legs reddish-yellow; elyti-a piceous, 

 at ajiex very narrowly margined with reddish-yellow; nbihimen black, the 



