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FAi^riLY L. — sf'Ai;Ai'..v:ii).i;. 



1812 ( ). Laciinosteiina gracilis Biirm., Ilandb. Entoni.. IV, 1855. 301. 



Elongate, subc-yliiulrical. I'alo reddisli-yellow. thorax sonicwiiat darkor ; 

 head I'useous or pieeous. Clyiteus short, broadly, not deeply oniarginate. 

 rather closely, not coarsely punctate. Antennal joints eithei- '.) or 10 In 

 number. Thorax short, sides strongly curved in front of middle, nearly 

 straight behind, surface sparsely and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra 

 more coarsely and closely punctate than thorax, the costaj almost obsolete. 

 Metastemum sparsely punctured, the hairs short and sparse. Male with 

 antennal club as long as stem; abdomen slightly flattened, fifth segment 

 sloping downward, last segment feebly concave. Length 10.5-1.3 mm. ( Plate 

 I, fig. 380.) 



One specimen taken by Wolcott near Hessville, Lake Connty. 

 July 25. Occurs from Canada to North Carolina nnd Texas. 



1813 ( ). Lachnosterna giubosa Burm., Ilandb. Ent.. lY. 1855, 324. 



Oblong, convex, slightly broader 

 behind. Pale chestnut or darlc red- 

 dish-brown, smooth, moderately 

 shining. Clyiieus very feebly emar- 

 ginate, more deeply in female, both 

 it and the front rather sparsely and 

 coarsely punctured. Thorax rather 

 short and convex, margin slightly 

 crenate, ciliate with long hairs; 

 disk coarsely and rather sparsely 

 punctate, usually with a smooth me- 

 dian space. Elytral punctures as 

 coarse as those of thorax; the sub- 

 marginal costa faintly visible on ap- 

 ical half, 



punctured, the hair long and close". 

 Male with antennal club a little 

 shorter than stem; abdomen broadly impressed, fifth segment feebly con- 

 vex and granulate at middle, last segment deeply concave; inner spur of 

 hind tibia?' somewhat S-shaped. Length 12-16 mm. (Fig. 374 and PI. I. 

 fig. 376.) 



Common in the southern half of State; much less so in the 

 northern portion. April 3- August 22. Specimens on April 3 and 

 April 12 were taken beneath cover and had just emerged as imagoes. 

 Others were taken at light on April ISth and 19th. Readily known 

 by the pale color, long cilia^ of thorax and peculiar inner hind tibial 

 s])ur of mnle. L. fvfilis Lee. of the TTenshaw Catalogue, is the male 

 of (/ihhosd and L. srfriconiis Ijcc. tlu^ fiMuale. 



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Metasternum densely Fig. 374. X 2. a, ventral characters of male; b, apex n 



liiml tibia of male, showing the form of spurs. 

 (After Forbes.) 



