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17;>1' (."ir..j1). IIOI'LIA THIVIAllS Ifniold. Cnl. llcttc. V. is(;<.». 



Kldutcnti'-dlilong. Dull black; upiicr surr.icc cintlicd 

 with laiiccnl.ilc. hair-like scales, lluise on elytra usually 

 so ])lace(l as to foriii two iudisliiict hands, one at mid- 

 dle, the (ither at aiiex ; iiygidiuni and ahdonien rather 

 sparsely covered with tlat. silvery scales ; front portion 

 (if under surface, legs and thorax with erect gray hairs. 

 ^ Klytra at base a little wider than base of thorax, the 

 humeri prominent. Length (J-7 nmi. (Fig. 309.) 



Starke, Fitlton and Putnam countie.s; frequent 

 beneath l)oards, etc., in sandy localities a])out the 

 borders of lakes. A})ri] 8-^Iay 9. 



1793 (5653). Hoplia limbata Lee, Jonrn. r*hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. New Ser.. 



Ill, 1S56, 2SG. 

 Elongate. Black; above with scales iis mentioned In key; pygidium and 

 under surface densely clothed with rounded, silvery scales. Claws of hind 

 tarsi cleft near the tip. Length 7.5-S.5 mm. 



LeConte described this from "tw-o s])ecimens found at Evans- 

 ville, Indiana." Of it he says: "The dilatation of the white su- 

 ture at the middle forms an olilique fascia reachinii' two-thirds wa>' 

 to the suture; the posterior dilatation is a spot connected both with 

 the suture and tip. The thorax is hardly narrower at tip than at 

 base. The le^s are black, with the tlup;hs sparsely sprinkled with 

 silvery scales." Not represented in the collection at hand. 



1794 (5654). Hoplia modesta Hald.. IM-oc IMul. Acad. Nat. Sci.. I. 304. 

 Oblong. Black or dull reddish-brown; head and thorax fuscnus. T'p- 



lier surface with scales as noted in key; pygidium and under surface rathei' 

 thickly covered with larger oval, iridescent silvery scales. Clypeus nar- 

 rower than in the other species, truncate, its front margin feelily reflexed. 

 Thorax flattened with oblique but slightly rounded sides. Elytra obsoletely 

 costate. Hind tarsal claws finely cleft near the apex. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Lake, Putnam. Owen and Knox counties: scarce. ]\Iay 25- 

 June 26. 



1794a ( ). IIOPLIA MODESTA BARI5ATA Var. UOV. 



More robust than modesta. (Jolor as given in key; pygidium and un- 

 der surface reddish-brown, shining, very densely clothed with oval silvery 

 scales. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides nearly straight, subsinuate 

 near hind angles. Elyti-a without trace of costiie. Hind tibife and tarsi of 

 males very much larger than in )ii<>ilcst(i. Length 8-8.5 mm. 



Vig'O and Owen counties; rare, ^[ay 31-June 15. Taken from 

 the flowers of the climbing- bitter-sweet, dclastrii.'^ >^rai}(](iis L. The 

 shorter, wi(h>r and more densely placed scales of tlie elytra readily 

 sei)arate this froin iiiodrsta. The scntelium is also long-er and more 

 narrow than there. 



