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I' A M I L^ X XXV. — DASCVLTJD/'E. 



l.'>15 (400.'>). IIki.odes ptixhella Giier., Spec, et Icon., Ill, 1845, 13. 



Elliptical, finely pubescent. Yellow ; elytra each 

 with an oval basal iiiconns spot, and another much 

 lai\i,'ci-. rcaciiin::; I'mni licrnrc ihc uiiddle to apex. 

 'Thiirax semicircular, base bisinuate. entire margin 

 slJLrlitly reliexed, disk s])arsely and finely jjunclate. 

 I'.iyira rallicr (Icnscly pnnrturcd. Lcni^th .">..") ."i nun. 

 ( l''i.i;-. L'<;7. ) 



Oi'aii^c. i'iis(y and ( ' ca w To I'd counties; 

 scarce. A])i'il IS-.luiic ]. '^'.^lil or ten spoci- 

 nicns Avere secured on Ihc roniici- date ])y sift- 

 \UiX tlio rotten debris from llic c(>nt(»r of an 



Fig. 267. X7. fOrigin.l.) ^|^^ ,,.^j, ^^^j^^p 



//. fuscij;(iniis Guer.. yellow, elyti?' black or piccou.s, length 4.5- 

 5 mm., ranges from Pennsylvania to Texas. 



lolG (4005). Heloues tiiokacica (iuer., loc. cil.. p. 14. 



r.roadly oval, nearly as broad as loniii;. I'.lack, tho- 

 rax and anlcnna> yellow; bod.v beneath and tcmoi';i pic- 

 eous, tibia' and tarsi paler. Thorax as in iJulclicUa. Ely- 

 tra not densely puncturetl. Last ventral segment of male 

 emarginate. Length 2.5-0.5 nun. (Fig. liOS. ) 



IMarshall and Vigo ccumties; rar-e. June 10- 

 Sejitember 2.S. 



FiK. 2fi8. 



VII. SciRTES Illig. 1S07. (Gr., "n daiu'cr.") 



Head detlexed ; antenna' slender, half as long as 

 body; prosternum short, not prok^nged l)etween the eoxa\ which are 

 prominent and contiguous; hind coxti^ snddeidy dilated on inner 

 side into a small plate; 'hind femora oval, very much enlarged, the 

 tibia' with one long and a shorter spur; tai-si with fourth joint bi- 

 lobed, the first joint of the hind ones as long as the other joints com- 

 bined. 



I.'JIT MOOC). S( iKTKs <)iii!icrL.VTi's Fab., Syst. Eleut.. L ISOI. 50:?. 



Broadly oval, sparsely pul)eseent. Black or piccnus, shining; elytra 

 with an oblong-oval reddish-.yellow spot on middle of suture; thorax with 

 sides usually broadly reddish-yellow: l"eni(.i-a ]iicen\is, tibia', tarsi and an- 

 tennae paler. Head and thorax spai-sely. elytra more densely and coarsely 

 punctate. Length 2.5-3 nun. 



Steuben Connty ; rai-e. Beaten from ])lants iK^ar margin of 

 water in Clear Lalce. June 17. 



131.S (4007). SciRTEs TUUAiis (Juer.. S]i('c. et Icon.. lit, 1845, 3. 



Broadly oval. Fniform pice;;us or iieai'ly Idack, moderately shining, 

 siiarsely pubescent; antenna', tiiiia' and tarsi paler. Head and thorax 

 nearly smooth. Elytra raibei' densely punctulate. I>engtJi :\ :\'> nun. 



Gommon on vegelalion alioiit the borders of lakes and marshes in 



