780 FAMILY XXXIX. — BrPRESTID.T;. 



1480 (45G9). CiiALCopiioRA virginiensis Drury, Ins. I, 1770, GG. 

 Elongate-oval, robust. Dull black, feebly bronzed, the impressions of 



thorax and elytra often brassy. Head with a deep, median groove, this 

 broader and deeper in front. Thorax one-third wider than long, sides 

 rounded on apical third, disk with a broad median impression and two 

 others each side, in the regions of the front and hind angles. Elytra each 

 with four to six elongate impressed spaces which are finely and rather 

 densely punctate. Length 23-30 mm. 



Clark County; rnve. June ;](). Said to be common in the 

 IMiddle. Eastern and Sonthci-n States. Occurs usually on pine. 



1481 (4570). Chalcophoea liberta Germ., Ins. Sp. Nov., 1824, 38. 



Elongate-oval. Bright copper or brassy yellow ; antennae, 

 legs and raised lines of thorax and elytra piceous brown. 

 TlKirax transverse, sides broadly rounded, disk with three 

 l)r()ad raised lines, the middle one entire, the others inter- 

 rupted at base, the intervals between them, as well as the 

 sides, very coarsely and irregularly punctured. Elytra each 

 with four raised lines,. the second of which is wider than the 

 Fig. 294. NutuiMli'*!'^^' "^' ""^' ^^^^^ the suture, and broadly interrupted before 

 size. (After Packard and behind the middle bv two impressed spots; stria be- 

 in Fifth Rep. U. S. , ,, , -, ^ \ ■ -, ,. 



Ent. Comiii.) twecn the suture and hrst raised Ime entire. Length 19- 



24 mm. (Fig. 294.) 



Frequent on the scrub pines, Pin us hnnlmana Lamb, in the dune 

 region of Lake, Porter and Laporte coanties; not noted elsewhere in 

 the State. May 28-September li). The adults feed upon the young 

 buds and leaves of pine, while the young live as borers in the de- 

 caying wood. 



1482 (4573). Chaixophora campestris Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



Ill, 182.3, 1G5 ; ibid. I, GO. 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform grayish bronzed above; polished cupreous be- 

 neath. Thorax broader than long, narrowed in front, sides nearly straight; 

 disk with a deep median channel, sides roughly and unevenly punctured. 

 Elytra each witli four narrow and somewhat interrupted raised lines, the 

 broa<ler intervals transversely roughened, a large slightly impressed spot 

 before and another behind the middle. Length 22-28 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce. April ll-July 7. Occurs on 

 beech, oak and other trees. 



IL DicEKCA Esch. 18'29. (Gr., "two + tails.") 



Dill! bronzed species of nicdiuiii size, which, in addition to the 

 characters mentioned in g(Micric key, liavt^ the; tips of elytra more or 

 less prolonged and ta])ering, thus foi-ming a kind of tail. About 20 



