iSSii ^^\.Mll,^• xxiii. .An ("ktoi'hacid.i:. 



cc. LmsI ;iiit('iin;il Jdint loiigor and hrondcr than tlu' preceding, oblique- 

 ly truncate at tij). neiut,osi's. 

 (III. 'I'liorax with distinct basal iuipi'essions. 



(/. Last joint of antemue nearly as long as the two jireceding together. 



its ti]) truncate; form depressed. 1110. balteatis. 



<I(L r.ast antennal .joint sliort. narrdwly rdundcd .-it tip: tiiorax depressed 



and tinely punctured. lll^ii. sEXPUNcrATi-s. 



1117 i.'UOC). LiTAKors tetraspilotl s Lee, I'rdc. riiil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



\IU, 1856, 14. 

 ()v:il. subconvex. Piceous-black. sliining; elytra eacli with two reddish- 

 yellow spots, one slightly in front of middle, the otlier ont'-third from apex, 

 'i'horax less coarsely punctured than elytra, the basal m.irgin sinuate e.acli 

 side of middle. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; .scai-co. May KUIiily !>. 



1118 (3407). LiTARGUS mDESiULS Say. .lourn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, ISllf,. 



201; ibid. II, 322. 

 Narrowly oblong-oval, rather convex. Piceous, shining; elytra with a 

 narrow crossband behind the middle and each with an oblique humeral 

 spot, yellow. Thorax rather coarsely punctate, the base squarely truncate. 

 Elytra coarsely i)unctate. the punctures not in rows. Length 2-2.2 nun. 



Frequent in southern half of State: nuieh less so in northern 

 counties. April 10-June 15. Taken in s|)ring by sifting; later 

 beneath bark. 



L. )icbulosu.s Lee., dull yellow with a piceous dentate band be- 

 hind the middle and another near apex, length 1.5-2 mm., ranges 

 from New York to iMexieo, and doubtless occurs in the State. 



1119 (3405). LiTARGVs RALTEATUs Lec, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VIII, 



1856, 14. 

 Oblong-oval, moderately convex. IMceous, feebly shining; thorax witli 

 patches of yellowish i)ubescence; elytra each with an irregular basal siiot. 

 widest along the suture, and a narrow oblique crossbar behind the middle, 

 dull yellow. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long: narrower at ai>ex than 

 base, sides rounded; disk densely and tinely punctured and with a feeble 

 basal impression each side. Elyti-a as wide as tliorax and less distinctly 

 |)unctate. Length 1.R-2 mm. 



I'liliiain ('(uiiily; rare. Vpril 2'2. Taken l)y sil'liiiu-. 



1120 CMoli. i.n,\i;<;rs siaim .nciaits Say, .louni. Phil. .Vend. .\al. v>><ci.. \'. 



ivjr,. L'CI : ibid. II. ;;22. 

 I01tingate-n\al. depressed. Picemis. nioih'rately shining: elytra each willi 

 three yellow spots, one sub-basal and I wo close to suture: one of these be- 

 fore the middle, the oilier one-third from apex. Thoi'ax linel\- hul not 

 densely iiunctate. I'Mytra closely puiict;ite. the pubescence line and dark. 

 and with widely sepai'aled rows of longer, semi-erect hairs. Tiength 2.3- 

 2.7 mm. 



Tlirougliout lh(> State; fre(|ucrit. ^hiy ll-l)eceinb(n- 7. Oecurs 



