542 



FAMILY Win. — KROTYLID/E. 



(J. Head black; thorax uldong. its sides nearly parallel, disk with a 



large greenish-black s])ot. 1035. ijscontei. 



(jij. Head more or less red; thorax elongate, distinctly narrowed behind 



the middle, its disk willi a greenish-black stripe. 103G. gracilis. 



1031 (31!>1V). Langihia liuoi.ou Fab.. Ent. Syst, Suppl., 1708. 50. 



Elongate. Head and thorax reddish, the latter with a black spot on 

 disk; scutelhun and elytra blnish-black, shining; beneath reddish-yellow, 

 legs, last abdominal segment ;ind antenme, black. Thorax quadrate, obso- 

 letely ]iunctate. rather narrowed in front, the sides rounded. Elytral stria^ 

 not impressed but marked by rows of ))unctures. Ivength 8.5-12 mm. 



'riirouKlKtiit the Stale; iiioi-c t'i-e(|uent soul lnvaf«l. May 1 .luiic 

 2."). Occui's especially on llie leaves of the pale Indian I'laiitain 

 ( Mrsadon'a alriph'n'foHii L. ) in the stems of wliidi the larva' live. 



lo:',:: (."Jl'dt)). La.\gi i;iA mozaudi La). 



I'li;. 



Ccn. ("rust.. III. ISOI 



lOldUg.itc, parallel. Head and 

 thorax red; elytra bluish- 

 black, shining; beneath red. 

 the last two or three abdomi- 

 nal segments, tarsi, antenme 

 and apical half of femora, 

 black. Head and thorax spar- 

 ingly punctate. Elytra punc- 

 tate as in bicolov. Length 5.5- 

 s mm. (Fig. 202.) 



Throiiii'lioiit the State ; 

 ^ coiiinioiL January 1-No- 



Fig. 202. Lanyuria mozardi. «, egg; 6, larva in clover .stem; c, ,„„,i-,„„ Q Mq+cc tii TnriP 

 larva; d, pupa; c, adult. (After Comstock.) \emDer t5. iMRteS 111 .J line 



and may then be found es- 

 pecially on wild lettuce (Lacluca.) The larvae, ImoAvn as the 

 "elover-stem borer." live in the stems of elover and often do much 

 injui'y to that crop. 



Jj. (llscoidra Lee. leniitli 7-S turn., is l<n(nvn from the southern 

 States and may occur in southern Inciiana. 



10;!3 (3201 L Langikia angistata Beauv., Ins. d'Afr.. 1S05. 125. 



F.longate, rather narrowed behind. Head, anteini;e and elytra bluish- 

 black, the latter narrowly reddish, near middle of sides; scutellum black; 

 thorax reddish-yellow; beneath reddish-yellow, the last two abdominal seg- 

 ments, tarsi and tips of tVMUora. black. Thorax sparingly and indistinctly 

 punctate, the liase sti-migly iningined. lOlytra punctate as in Mcolor. 

 Length G-7.5 nun. 



^farion. Oran<i'e and I'nscy counties; scai'ce. A])ril 26-October 

 (i. 'I'al<en rroiii Mowers ol' h'dii ii iiciil us and ti'oldenrod. The speci- 

 mens a1 hand l»eloiio' to llie coloc variety uhlcrii llortL 



