1088 FA.MII;^' i;ir. — cerambycid.t-:. 



/>/>. Thorax witli a few distinct transverse ridges arranged in median 

 r(»\v: antenn:e thiclvened towards apex; Iiead and thorax reddish- 

 brown. li)21. ERYTHBOCEPHALl'S. 



««. Middle and liind femora not spinose; antenme filiform; thorax with a 



nnmbei' of distinctly elevated bnt more or less confnsed transverse 



ridges. 



iJ. Fily(ra rounded at liji; each wilh an oval nv ronnded pnbescent Hgnre 



at base and two (ibli(|nc l>ands beliind the middle. 1922. oapr.isa. 



(Id. Elytra trnncate at tip; bands of elytra angnlate or curved. 



c. Thorax wider than long. muricatulfs. 



cc. TlKH'ax longer than wide. longipes. 



1919 ((_il95). Neoclytus scutellaris Oliv.. Encycl. Meth., V, 1790, 2(;(;. 

 Elongate, snbcylindrical. Blackish, densely clothed with fine grayish- 

 purple pubescence and marked with narrow yellow bands as follows: two 

 vertical ones on front of head ; three transverse ones on thorax, one on 

 front and bind margin, the third on center extending only to middle of 

 sides; elytra with the base reddish-brown, the scutellum and three narrow 

 bands yellow, one curving backward from scutellum, then forward to mar- 

 gin ; one curving forward from middle of suture, then backward to nnirgin, 

 the third obliciue on apical fourth. ' p]]ytra tapering from l)ase to apex, their 

 tii»s ol)]i(iu('ly truncate witli a distinct s]tine at outer angle. I>ength 8- 

 1.") nun. 



^Icirioii County; rate. June 20. Ranges from Xc\v York to 

 Kansas and southward. 



1920 (G19G). Neoclytus lusous Fab., Ent. Syst.. Suppl., 1798. 152. 



Resembles the preceding closely. Thorax less luirrowed in front and 

 with the median yellow band lacking, the sides often marked with a reddish 

 spot, which, however, is not one of pubescence, but is a color of the chitin 

 itself. Antenn;e with joints and 7 fuscous. Length 8-17 mm. 



Marion County; rare. September 20. Taken from an elm log- 

 in which probably the larvas breed. The range is the same as that of 

 scut ell avis. 



1921 (6201). Neoclytus erythrocephalus Fab., Ent. Syst, I. 1798. .335. 

 Elongate, slender, cylindrical. Reddish-brown ; elytra blackish behind 



the first band and with four nearly straight, narrow crossbars of bright 

 yellow pubescence, the one at base less distinct. Thorax cylindrical, coarsely 

 granulate-punctate, the central ridge with four to six short transverse 

 ridges. Elytra oltliquely truncate with a spine or blunt tooth at outer angle. 

 I>ength 8-18 mm. 



Throughout the vState; frequent. May 10-August 18. Beaten 

 from 1'oliage, especially that of hickory. The larva^ bore in the 

 wood of elm, soft ma])le, black locust and hickory. The spines of 

 liind femora are often verv small. 



