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FA.MII.Y XXXVII. 



'.laterid.t:. 



face sparsely but distinctly i)uiictate. P^lytra with sides parallel to apical 

 third, thence feebly converging to a rounded apex; strijie indistinctly punc- 

 tate; intervals very finely punctulate. Length 6.5-7 mm. 



l)iil)ois (\innty; rare. May 27. Beaten from oak. A luoiubor 

 of the Austroriparian fauna, described from Alabama. 



1373 (4185). MoNocKEPinius vespertinus Fab., Syst. Eleut, II, ISOl, 200. 



Elongate, slender, subconvex. Color 

 variable, usually yellow beneath and 

 darlc reddish-brown above, with middle 

 and sides of thorax and a broad stripe 

 from humerus two-thirds to apex of 

 elytra and a spot on the lattei", yellow ; 

 rarely nearly black with one or two 

 small spots, tips and humeri of elytra, 

 yellow; scutellum always yellowish. 

 Thorax one-fourth longer than wide, 

 narrowed in front ; sides feebly curved, 

 sinuate in front of hind angles, which 

 arc rather long, acute and with a 

 „. oc, ,. ,■ ■ , feeble carina close to edge. Elytra 



i<ig. zoU. M ononepeanis vespertinus. a, lurvu, 

 side view; 6, larva, dorsal view; f, beetle— all three Striate, the Stria> indistinctly punCtate ; 

 times natural size.. (After Chittenden, Bull. 33, N. • j. i , xi a. ^ -i 



Ser. Div. Ent., u. s. Uep. Agr.) intervals nearly flat, very finely punc- 



tulate. Length 7.5-10 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. June 22-August 1 1 . Occurs 



on mullein and foliage of various trees. fFig. 280.) The larva 



is said to prey upon beans, and is also iiijuri<ms to cotton in the 



Southern States. 



*1374 (4100). MoNOCREPiDius auritus Hbst., Kafer, X, ISOG, 145. 



Oblong, robust. Color above exceedingly variable, three distinct types 

 being usually present. These are (a) uniform piceous or piceous with only 

 a median stripe on thorax reddish; (b) dull red, with two small spots on 

 thorax, one on elytra surrounding scutellum, and a subapical crossbar, 

 black; (c) red, with two stripes on thorax, margin, suture and apex of 

 elytra black; beneath piceous or fuscous, legs and two basal joints of an- 

 tennjB yellow. Thorax convex, scarcely longer than wide, sides obtusely 

 rounded, hind angles nearly straight, finely carinate; surface densely, deeply 

 and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra with sides parallel to apical fourth, 

 thence slightly curved to a broadly rounded apex ; disk striate, strise punc- 

 tured ; intervals subconvex, finely but roughly punctulate. Length 5-7 mm. 



Throughout the State; common. March 4-December 25. Hi- 

 bernates beneath mullein leaves, logs and rtibbish along fence rows 

 and on side hills, especially in sandy localities. Mates in May and 

 June. 



*1375 (4191). MoNOCREPiDius BErxus Say, Jouni. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 

 Ill, 1823, 108; ibid. II, lOS. 

 Oblong, subconvex. Black, sparsely pubescent; thorax with a median 

 line and hind angles reddish ; elytra dull red, each with two or three black 



