1074 PAMJIA' LII. — CEKAMBYCID/E. 



19S3 (()424). I^iopus vakiegatus Ilnld., Tr. Aiucr. I'liil. Soc, X, 1847, 47. 



EIoiijLcate, i-atlior rohust. I'uridisli-lirowii. imittlfd witli black. -clothed 

 with very lino and short ])ul>osceiico. Elytra wilh iimuerous small, irrei^u- 

 lar black spots, and a dark blotch behind the middle, which is bordered 

 behind by gray; antenna' and tibue annulate with gray. Thorax sparsely 

 and deeply punctured. Elytra each with two cost;e, which unite near apex; 

 coarsely and rather densely punctured, more sparsely and finely on apical 

 third. Length S-12 mm. 



^Farsliall, Starke and Posey counties; scarce. Jnne 15-Jiily 2. 

 Breeds under l)ark of the hox-elder (Ncgiindo accroidcs Mcen.), and 

 the honey locust. 



1984 (0420). Eioprs cBASsuLrs Lee. N. Sp. N. A. Coleop.. 11, 187:'.. 235. 

 Elongate, convex, robust. Piceous brown, clothed with short, gray 



pubescence; elytra with the suture, three slightly elevated lines and mar- 

 gin each bearing a row of sparsely placed black tufts of hairs; humeral 

 angles black, polished; a large bare blackish space each side in front Of 

 middle and a curved, bare, black band behind middle. AntennjTe one-half 

 longer than body, annulate, first, third and fourth joints subequal. Thorax 

 nearly twice as wide as long, feebly punctulate. Elytra rather coarsely 

 punctured, tips obliquely truncate. Length G-7 mm. 



Floyd County; rare. June 28. Breeds in the twdg's of haek- 

 berry. 



1985 (6428). Liopus fascicularis Ilarr., Trans. Hartf. Soc. Nat. Hist.. I, 



1836, 88. 

 Elongate, rather slender. Pale brown; disk of thorax with an oval 

 spot near base and two obliquely placed ones near apex, dark brown. Ely- 

 tra with a black spot near scutellum, a nnich larger one on sides behin<l 

 the humerus and with a number of small black ones scattered irregularly; 

 also with an angnlated black band, bordered widely in front by gray pubes- 

 cence, just behind the middle; back of this a second rather indistinct black 

 band usually visible, the pubescence between this and apex brown. Thorax 

 very finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra each with three slightly elevated 

 lines, the inner and outer uniting liefore the ajiex; surface rather coarsely 

 and closely punctured. Length 5-6.." nun. 



Southern half of State, fre(|nent; not noted noi'tli of Wells and 

 Venuillion counties. Mi\y 10-July S. Breeds in i)rickly ash. 



1986 (6429). Liopus ALPHA Say. .Tonrn. Tiiil. Acad. Nat. Sci. V. 18L'6, 270; 



ibid. IT. 329. 



Elongaie, slender, rsually dull reddisli-brown. rather sparsely clothed 

 with .grayish pubescence; elytra usii.-tlly witii fnur rows of small black dots 

 and with an acute, angular black band lieliind the middle. Thorax with 

 three small blackish sjiots; finely and densely imnctured. Elytra rather 



