TTTE r.ONn-HOK'NKI) \V( »« )n-ROHIXr; HKK'I'I.KS. 1059 



cr. Head not iirolonj,'etl ; bhu-k, without iiiaikings. VM'l. ihiukua. 



hh. Tliurax deeply coiistrk-ted at base, (lie sides strongly rounded; elytra 



not protuberant. 



(/. Thorax not densely punctured or clothed with yellow liubesceuce. 



c. Black; legs more or less yellow; thorax sometimes (var. rufi- 



coUis Say) red, nearly smooth except at base. spii.isricolus. 



ee. Black or piceous; elytra brown, each with side margin and a 



long, narrow stripe on disk dull yellow; thorax sparsely and 



finely punctured, more coarsely at base. 11K).3. vihex. 



(/(/. Thorax densely punctured and clothed with yellowish imbescence; 



dull yellow, the elytra with black stripes. aukata. 



an. Thorax quadrate, hardly narrowed in front and not constricted behind ; 



elytra feebly narrowed from the base; black, the elytra sometimes 



dull j-ellow or with the tip alone dark. mutahilis. 



1961 (0353). Leptura vrrrATA Oliv., Eucyc. Meth., VII, 523. 



Elongate, slender. Black ; elytra usually with a yellow stripe, broader 

 at base, extending to beyond middle; rarely wholly black or dull yellow. 

 Head densely punctured and with a distinct neck. Thorax elongate, sub- 

 cylindrical ; surface, as well as that of elytra, sparsely and rather coarsely 

 punctured. Elytra wider on basal third, the sides thence ivarallel to tips, 

 which are subtruncate. Length 10-13 mm. 



Throuo-hout the State; frequent. May 25-Jtino 28. Occurs on 

 foliage of Virginia Creeper and other shru])S. 



1002 (0.354). Leptura pubeka Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 1820, 

 279; ibid. II, 330. 



Elongate, slender. Black, feebly shining. Head densely punctured, neck 

 short. Thorax bell-shaped, base bisinuate, surface densely and rather 

 coarsely punctured with a smooth median line and with numerous erect 

 i)lack hairs. Elytra sparsely and coarsely punctured, the tips truncate and 

 feebly emarginate. Length 0-10 mm. 



Kosciusko and Starke coiuities; scarcer Jnne G-July 1. Oc- 

 ctu-s on the tiowors of UK^adow-sweet {Spinva). The base of thorax 

 is more doei)ly ))isinuate and not at all constricted in puhera, 

 whereas in vHtaia the constriction is c\ ident tliough feeble. 



L. splicer icoUiti Say, hnio'tli 7-S mm., is known from Ohio, Ken- 

 tucky and ]\richigan : L. aifrata ILdrn, JeuLilh !» luni., and L. niula- 

 hilis Newm., leniith S-lH mm., have both been recoi-ded from Cin- 

 cinnati : the liitter also from Alicliiiian. 



1903 (0350). Lepti'ra vu!kx .\ewm.. Entomologist. 1841. 72. 



Elongate, slender, parallel. Head and under surface black; thorax 

 reddish; elytra as mentioned in key; fronl of head and legs, except tips of 

 femora, dull yellow. Antenna' with tips of joints reddish-yellow. Thorax 

 convex, deeply constricled hcfdi-e and l)ehin(I. lOlytra rallier coarsely, not 

 densely innictured. the tips nunided. Length 7 10 nun. 



Posey County; scarce. Jnne il. Occnrs tluoughout the east- 

 ern United States. 



