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FA.M II.N MI. — CKIJAMI'.NCin.K. 



Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 



Fig. 447. X 3*. 

 (After Wickliam.) 



Length G-9 mm. 



1038 (0259). Ac'M.EOPs iuvitiata Say. Journ. Phil. 

 1S24. 410; ibid. II. 1!)5. 



Kl(>U!j;ate-obloii.!j;. rather rnbust. Usually (lull brown- 

 ish-yellow; thora.x with two black spots and elytra eaeh 

 with a narrow dorsal and a broader black lateral strii)e; 

 varies from entirely black to almost wholly dull yellow. 

 Antennae about as long as body. Thorax much broader 

 at base than apex, with a transverse impressed line in 

 front of middle and another near base; sides angulate, 

 the angle fc.rming an ol)li<jne tubercle; sui'face finely and 

 sparsely punctate. Elytra much broader than thorax, 

 closely and rather coarsely punctate, the tips rounded. 

 (Fig. 447.) 



Wells, Lawrence and Ci'awford counties; scarce. May 11-Jiuie 

 2(3. Occurs on the i^o^vers of Anemone pennsylvanica L. Accord- 

 ing' to Leng the form nig ripen nis Lee has 1)1 ack elytra with thorax 

 more or less yellow ; the form varians Lee. is entirely black, while 

 fuscipefi Lee. is entirely dull yellow except the dusky head. 

 1939 (6271). AcM.-EOPS directa Newm.. Entomologist, 1S42, 71. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Head, thorax, legs and under surface yel- 

 low ; elytra as described in key ; antennal joints yellow at base, dusky at 

 tips. Thorax subcylindrical, convex, broader at base, narrowed in front, 

 sides rounded, not tuberculate. Elytra coarsely and deeply punctured. 

 Length G-S mm. 



jMarion, Lawrence, Crawford and Posey counties; scarce. June 

 4-June 27. Beaten fro)n shingle oak, Qnercm^ iinbricaria Michx. 



A. (liscoiclea Hald., length 6.5-8 mm.; A. protem Kirby, length 

 6-9 mm., and A. pratcnsis Laich, length 6-8.5 mm., are all recorded 

 from Michigan and may occur in northern Indiana. 



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XLIV. Gattrotos Lee. 1850. (Gr., "superb.") 



This genus is i-eadily known l)y the shin- 

 ing green elytra. Three species are recog- 

 nized, one of which has been taken in the_^ 

 State. 



1940 (0270). Gaxtkotes CYANiPENNis Say, Journ 



rhil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 1824. -^ 



423; ibid. II. 200. 

 Elongate-oblong, rather robust. Head, tho- 

 rax and under surface black; elytra bluish- 

 green, shining; antenme and legs pale brownish- 

 yellow. Antenmie a little shorter than body. Tho- 

 rax bell-shaped, narrowed and constricted on 

 apical half; surface smooth, shining. Elytra 

 twice or more broader than thorax, rather 

 sparsely and finely punctured, humeri prominent. ,,. ,.,, ,.., ,, .,, . ,, , , „ 



I-ig. 44S. (After Smith in I'llth Rep. 



tips subtruncate. Length 9-10 mm. (Fig. 448.) U. S. Ent. Comm.) 



