THE METAI.Mr WOOD-BOKINO BEETLES. 



787 



li-;i ,L,M;i(lii;illy ii.-irrowcd on ;i|iicnl lliird, (lie liiis (ililiisc; surl'Mcc rntluT 

 roarsoly j:r;iiuilate, each willi a slialhnv ()l»li(i\u' iiuprt'ssioii i'vinn Iniiiicnis 

 towards middle of suture. Tiength 4-0.5 unu. 



St. -Idscpli rduiity; scarce, .luiic 1. .\ hoi-cal spoeii's whicli 

 will i)r()l)al)ly l)c tumid 1 hrouiilinut llic iKirtlicni third of State. 



.140(*> (4G30). Anthaxia vikidii-kons Lap., Mon. lUiprest., Supp., 1S37, 2S4. 

 Obloug, feebly conve.v. Dark coppery brouze, luore sbiuing beneath, 

 head and narrow front niar.i^in of thorax often green. Kront slightly con- 

 vex, reticulate. Thorax one-half l)ro;ider than long, sides irregularly curved, 

 disk regularly I'cticulale. usually with two shallow transverse depressions 

 on each side. Elytra shaped as in a'nco(j(if<tcr, the surface distinctly rugu- 

 lose and subopacpie. IxMigth 4-5 nun. 



Tlirouiilioiit the State: ri'e(|uciit. April IS— Inly 7. Beaten 

 from vegetation ; often attracted by liu'lit. 



141)7 (4G31). Anthaxia vikidicounis Say, Journ. IMiil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 

 1S2.3, 162; ibid. II, 105, 594. 

 Oblong, moderately depressed. Above purplish-tilnck, sides of thorax 

 broadly cupreous ; beneath bluish, shining. Front cupreous or brassy, slightly 

 depressed at middle. Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, sides feebly 

 curved, disk with a transverse depression each side, surface very regularly 

 reticulate. Elytra with surface opaque, iiuely wrinkled. Length 5-6.5 mm. 



Thronghout the State; fre(jnent. May l.^-Angnst 9. Often 

 found in company with the ])receding and i)erhaps will {)rove to be 

 the female of that species. If so. Say's name has priority. 



1498 (4633). Anthaxia quercata Fab., S.vst. Eleut., II, 1801, 216. 



Oblong, parallel, subdepressed. Color variable, usually bluish or pur- 

 ple, shining, often bright green with the middle of thorax and. a broad 

 stripe on each elytron brown. Front flat, often impressed at middle, sur- 

 face coarsely punctured. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, sides straight 

 at middle, curved at either end; disk with a deep imi)ression each side. 

 Elytra obtuse at tip, surface smoother on apical than on basal half. Length 

 4-6 mm. 



Vermillion. .Marion Knox and Crawford c(*nnties; 

 scarce. IMay 19-July 2. A. ciiaucUa (lory is the fe- 

 male of this species. 



.1. /Idvimaiia Clory. ,u'rccni.sh-l)i-on/.ed. thorax pnr- 

 plc-l)lacl\ at middle, length 3-5 mm., occnrs in the 

 ]\Iiddle and Sonthei-n States and has been recorded 

 from Cincinnati. 



Xoiorl'ipis hniKhli lloi-n. dull bhick'. feebly 

 bronzed, hnigtli 5 unii.. a \-ei-\- i-are foi-m. is known 



from New York. Peoria. Illinois, and Texas. (Fig ''r^'*''' Horn. Male 

 301.) 



Fig. .30 1 . \ enorh ipix 

 rcnddi Horn. 

 (.\fter Horn.) 



