850 



FAMILY Xlill. — CLEKin.K. 



/. Head black, feebly shining', tiuely rnyose ; elytra coarsely, deiise- 

 Ij', somewhat contliiently punctate. 1637. pallipennis. 



ff. Head in part jjale, very shining, nearly smooth, not rugose; el.\- 

 tra coarsely, less densely, not confluently punctate. 



1038. VERTICALS. 



ltd. Thorax conspicuously longer than broad; elytra shorter than abdomen 

 (except in trlcondyhc). 

 (J. Elytra at base narrower than at apical third. trico.xdyl.e. 



H!!. Elytra at base as wide or wider than at apical third. 

 /;. Thorax fully one-half longer than broad. 



'/. Flanks of elytra parallel, only slightly abbreviated. sciiustehi. 



//. Flanks of elytra convergent l)ebind, but slightly more than (in(»- 



half the length of abdomen. 1030. lonokoi.i.is. 



lili. Tiiorax very nearly twice as long as wide. 1640. taimha. 



1(>35 (5189). Hyunocera unieasciata Say, Journ. I'hil. 



Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 1825, 176; ibid. II. I'M. 



lOlongate, rather strongly convex. Bluish-black ; sparse- 

 ly clothed with erect yellowish hairs; antenn.ne and tarsi dull 

 yellow. Thorax one-fourth wider than long, sides tubercu- 

 late. Elytra coarsely, deeply, closely punctate, the narrow 

 post-median crossbar interrupted at suture and densely 

 clothed with prostrate whitish hairs. Length 3.5-4.5 mm. 

 (Fig. 337.) 



Orange and Crawford counties; i-arc ^lay 'iC- 

 Jnne 2. Beaten from foliage of oak and hickory. 



1636 (5103). Hydnocera humeraus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 



1823, 102; ibid. II. 122. 

 Elongate, less strongly convex. Violaceous or bluish-black; elytra dark 

 i)lue, humeri usually red; antennje and legs, especially the front pair, usual- 

 ly in great part reddish. Thorax one-third wider than htng. constricted 

 near base and apex, the sides moderately tuberculate. Elytra parallel, 

 more finely and densely punctate than in Kiiifascidtd. Length 3.5-5.5 nun. 



Lake, Starke, Elkhart and Crawford eonnties; scarce. June 1- 

 Jnne 24. The tips oE elytra are sometimes dull yellow. In var. 

 (li/pcilis Lee. the elytra are unieolorous. 



11. puhescens Lee., dark blue, antenna^ and front legs dull yel- 

 low, length 3.5-4.5 mm., and //. pedalis Lee, l)laek, with a bluish 

 tinge, elytra only slightly sliortt^r than abdomen. 4.5 nun. in length, 

 are both known from Tllinnis. The latttM' has also been taken in 

 Ohio. 



1637 (5100). Hyunocera paelu'ennis Say, .lourn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 



1825, 176 ; ibid. II. 283. 

 Elongate, subdepressed. Black, with a tinge of bronze; antenuifi and 

 legs iJale; elytra dull yellowish, the side m:irgins, apex, suture and a me- 

 dian crossbar lirnwnlvj! oy idack, llic markings often reduced in extent. 



