702 FAMILY XXXIX. — Bl 'PRESTID.E. 



surface coarsely punctate, much more densely on sides. Elytra wider than 

 thorax, gradually wider to apical third, thence narrowing to apex, margins 

 serrate; surface sparsely punctate and with a faint trace of first costa and 

 a basal and two discal impressions, one in front of middle, the other one- 

 third from apex, these often bright blue or green. I'rosternnm very faintly 

 lobed in front. Length G-S mm. 



Lake and Posey counties; scarce. ]\Iay 20-Juiie 7. 



150.") (10,091). Chrysobotiiris scitula Gory, Men. Bnprest., Supp., 1S:>7, 

 1G9. 

 Rather elongate, convex. Darlv cupreous or deep violet, elytra each 

 with three more brilliant blue or green spots; antenuiP piceous, the three 

 basal .joints greenish or cupreous, third joint as long as the next three. 

 Clypeus with a small triangular notch at middle. Thorax with sides 

 straight, rounded near front angles ; dislc without depressions, coarsely 

 punctate and finely transversely strigose. Elytra wider than thorax, coarsely, 

 deeply, not densely punctate, the colored spots in the position of the usual 

 fovese. Length 5.5-7 mm. 



Stai'ke and Perry counties; scarce. JMay 20-Jnne 27. 



IX. AcTENODES Lac. LS57. (Gr., ''witliont + a comb or crest.") 



Bnprestids ol' small or medinm size having the antennoe inserted 

 at the end of short grooves as in Chrnsnhoihri.'^, but differing from 

 the latter genus by the small seutellum, the ecjual first and second 

 joints of hind tarsi and the very narrow vertex between the eyes. 



150() (4000). AcTENODES ACORNis Say, Trans. Amer. IMiil. Soc, VI, 1S30, 

 159; ibid. II, 592. 

 Broadly oblong, subdepressed. Brassy black above, dull cupreous be- 

 neath ; seutellum green. Anteiuase shorty the third joint as long as the next 

 three; clyiieus almost truncate. Thorax twice as broad as long, with a 

 transversely sub-basal impression ; surface densely and coarsely punctured, 

 transversely strigose. Elytra broader than thorax ; surface without cost;ie 

 or distinct impressions but densely and roughly transversely wrinlvled ; mar- 

 gins serrate from near the humerus. Length 10-13 mm. 



Lake, JMarshali. Orange and Vigo counties; frequent in Lake, 

 scarce elsewhere. Beaten from vegetation. June 2-June 28. 



Tribe II. JULODINI. 



Our species belonging to this tril)e are convex and sul)cylindrical 

 in torm, narrowed l)ehind and clothed with suberect pubescence. 

 The front is not contracted by the insertion of antenna?; thorax 

 ti'imcate ])ehind and closely applied to the elytra; mesosternmn 

 dee|)ly emarginate; first joint of liind tai'si elongate. The tribe is 

 represented l)y four genera, two of which occur in Indiana. 



