TiiK MK'i'AM.ic \v(>()i)-r.oi;i\(; i5i:i;'i'i>r':s. 805 



Ocfiput strigosc mikI with ,i rcclilc in('(li;iii imiircssiiui. 'I"li(ir;i\ oiu' -fdUiili 

 wider tliiiu loiif;. liiiul nutilcs with a distinct. slif,ditly oldiciue carina; disli 

 without a median dopi't's^sion. thnse on sides well inarlved, transversely stri- 

 gose with small punctures iielween the wrinkles. Elytra slightly liroadi-r 

 behind the middle; tips reunded. serrulate;; disk slii,'htly depressed: sur- 

 face with imbricate scales. Presternal lobe truncate, ninrc di- less eni;n-.ii:i- 

 nate; tarsal claws liroadly toothed. Lenuth :;.."'( ."'> niiii. 



Tliroiie'liout the State; c(»iiii!ic)ii. Aia\ 1^4 -Inly iT). Occiii-s on 

 t'oliao'e of" various trees, osix^ciallx- Ihe hlack locust, in wliicli tlie 

 larva' (hvell. 



1.j20 (4T:.'4ai. .\(;Kii,rs lusii.ris Say, .\nn. T;yc. Nat. Hist.. T, ISi*."). li.".-_' ; 

 ibid. I. ;'.S,S. 



I']longate-«ibl(ing. ratlu'r robust. TToad and thorax brassy or bronzed; 

 elytra purplisii-black. Antenna' reaching middle of thorax. Occiput with 

 a feeble median impression. Thorax one-fourth wider than long, slightly 

 narrowed at base; sides curveil in front, slightly sinuate near liind angles, 

 whicli are distinctly cariiiaie; disk with a broad ti'ansverse depression in 

 front of base, so that when viewed from the side the front half is more 

 convex ; lateral depressions moderate ; surface coarsely transversely strigijse 

 with coarse punctures between the wrinkles. Elytra distinctly dilated be- 

 hind the middle; disk witli a vague costa on each side and concave each 

 side of suture; surface with sparse, smooth scales. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Vcriiiillion. Knox niid IN)sey counties; frenru^nt. Jiiiie 8-Jiily 7. 



XIV. T.vPHROCERiTS Sol. l^'-VA. (Gr.. "pit 4 horn.") 



In this and the remaining genera of the family the nnder side of 

 the thorax is deejily grooved near the margin for the reception of 

 the antenna' in r('i)os>'; the legs v<M'y reti'actile. th(> tibiae being usu- 

 ally snlcate for the reeei)tion of th;' tarsi, which are short. In 

 Taphfoiirus the body is elongate and the piM sternniu narrow and 

 pointed behind. 



1530 (4755). Taphrocekis oracilis Say, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist., I, 1825, 

 25:5 ; ibid. L 389 ; II, 590. 

 Elongate-oblong. strongly tapering on a|>ical third, r.lackish-bi'onzed, 

 shining. Occi]tut wilii a br(i;id but shallow median depression. Thorax 

 one-half wider than lung, xcry uneven, a transverse, slightly impressed line 

 near apex and a triangul.ar indented space on each side of basal lialf ; sur- 

 face very tinel.v and den-;ely puiictate and with scattered shallow punctures 

 of much larger size. lOiytra with sides strongly sinuate; disk with rows 

 of rathei- large (lee]iiy iiiipresscd imiictures which become obsolete on .-ipical 

 third; usually with v.igiic |iat<lics of whitish i>ubescence ai-r:uiged in two 

 crossbars on ;ipii;ii hnif. Length .">.."> 5 nun. 



''rhr(uioh::iit the Slate; rreqncnt. .May ti .Viiuust '_'l; mating on 

 .Ma\' 21. Occurs on the ilowei's and lea\('> of the Imtton bush. 

 ('( plidhiiilh IIS occidciilitlis !>.. and on herbs in h)W. wet i)laees. 



