Till': LA.MELLICOKN BEETT;ES. 



1005 



which is wider at base and with an imi)ression on the middle of each side. 

 Klytra witli dislc feebly but evidently concave; intervals each with two 

 rows of shallow i»unctures. lender surface and fcMuora ratli(>r densely 

 clothed with yelhiwish scales. r,enf;t]i 5-0 nun. 



Soutlici'ii li.-ilf (»r State; fre(|ueiit. l^'chniary 21-l)(iceml)(n; 10. 

 Roth litis and tli(> uoxi liil)ei-nati> in eolojiics beneath lunllein leaves 

 and hall" hni-ied lous and chnnks and in oid trees in dry, ui)land 

 woods. They occur in spi'in*;" and sniiimcr on Mowers, especially 

 those of the I'cil liaw ((U-atcrpus) and do^'wocul (Cornus). One 

 specinuMi at hainl has the pygidimn terminal in<i- in a .sharp tapor- 

 ing spine :> nun. in Kingth, and grooved its full length above and 

 beneath. 



*1ST2 (r)'.)44). V.VLGrs squamiger r>eanv., Tns. Af. 

 et Anier., ISO"), T)!*. 

 lJesenibl(>s the precHlliii; but lari^er and usual- 

 ly dark jiiceous-brown in celor. Thora.x more coarsi'- 

 ly punctate, with fewer and larger teeth along the 

 sides, the median groove less distinct on basal half 

 and often with a short oblique ridge each side. 

 'I'fHMh of front tibi.-e brdader, triangular and more 

 rdunded or blunt at :ipex. Surface of elytra and 

 pygidium densely granulate; under surface less 

 densely scal.v. Length (>.ri-7.5 mm. (Fig. 422.) 



Sonthern half of State; frequent. April 

 13-December 10. Occurs in the same places Fig. 422. x «. (urigiruii.) 

 and often with canaliculatus. 



Series V. PHYTOPHAGA. 



The mend)ers of this series have the tarsi apparently 4-,iointed, 

 rarely (Spondijlidie), the fifth joint distinct, the three basal joints 

 almost always densely set with cushiondike pubescence beneath; 

 third joint grooved on its upper surface or divided into two lobes, 

 so as to allow the insertion of the fourth joint near its base instead 

 of in front; head not forming a prolonged ])eak; labrum always 

 visible. About 35,000 species of Phytophaga are known, almost all 

 of which, in the larval stage, are vegetable feeders, either devouring 

 the foliage or boring into the wood, stems, seeds oi- roots of plants. 

 Four families are recognized by most authorities, all of which are 

 represented in the State. 



KEY TO FAMILIES OF IMIVTOPIIAGA. 



a. Tarsi distinctly .^-jointed, not dilated nor pultescent beneath: sensitive 

 surface or ])ores of ;nilcniia' in doej) imjiressions ; form elongate. 



Family LI. SPONDYun.T:, p. looc. 



