1058 FAMILY IJI. — CERAMP.VCIIXE. 



vided, joints 1 to "> in l)nth sexes black, remainder annulate at base with 

 yellow. TlKirax short, convex, bell-shaped, constrictwl behind; surface 

 coarsely and densely punctured. Elytra tapering from the base, coarsely 

 and somewhat sparsely [lunctured, more fini'ly toward tips, which are sep- 

 arated. Length 10-16 mm. 



Throuuhoiit the Stfito; scarce. June 11-July 4. Occurs in the 

 sand ilnn(> rcii'ion oL' Tjake and Porter counties on the blossoms of 

 the prickly pear cactus, Opioitia rafiin s(i)(ii Eugelm; elsewhere on 

 foliage of oak and wild grape. 



L. vagans Oliv., length 9-12 mm., occurs throughout the eastern 

 United States. 



1959 (G:t44). LEriLKA imioxima Say. .Tourn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., III. 1S24. 

 420; ibid. II, 198. 

 Elongate, robust. ('ol(tr given in key; surface sparsely pubescent witli 

 short, yellowish hairs, those on thora.x longer and erect. Thorax rounded 

 or subglobose, constricted before and behind; disk with a broad and shallow 

 median channel, rather coarsely and densely punctured. Elytra rather 

 densely, not coarsely punctured, their tips truncate and subemarginate. 

 Length 14-15 mm. 



Marion and Posey counties; scarce. June fi-July 1. Occurs on 

 foliage of maple and on flowers. 



19G0 (G351). Leptura octonotata Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. Ill, 

 1824, 41 9; ibid. II, 197. 

 Elongate, rather robust. Color given in key; hind tarsi and base of 

 hind femora pale. Body pubescent with long, whitish, suberect hairs. Tho- 

 rax subcylindrical, feebly rounded on the sides, rather finely and densely 

 punctured. Length 10 12 mm. 



Putnam T'ounty ; rare. June 5. Two specimens in Dury col- 

 lection taken hy Levette in northern Indiana. Tlie s])ots of elytra 

 are equidistant, the front one on Itase. 



Grocip c. 



To this group belong medium-sized or small species in which 

 the elytra arc nearly parallel and the thorax as described in key. 

 Six species are ascrili(>d to tlie group, three of which Imve been 

 taken, while tin others proba1)]y occur williin the State. 



KEY TO SPECIES OF fiROUP C. 



a. Thorax nuich, often suddenly, narrowed in front; elytra parallel from 



near base to tip. 



h. Tlior.MX feebly or not constricted but widi an impressed line at base; 



elytra jirotulieraut at base. 



c. Head pi-olonged behind the eyes; black, shining; elytra each with 



a yellow stripe, rarely wholly black. 19G1. vittata. 



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