1]14 FAIMTIA' LITT. — CTTRYSOMEIJD.E. 



IX. Baria ChoY. ISU. (XL., "n hahonn.") 



Two species and two nominal varieties of tliis i>enns oceur in the 

 Ignited States. One of the two oeenrs in Indiana. 



2053 (G59G). Babia quaukiguttata Oliv., Eucyc. Method. Ins., VI, 1790,37. 

 Oblon.i;. convex. Black, sliinins; elytra each with a large humeral and 

 smaller apical reddish-yellow spot. Thorax a little narrower than elytra, 

 finely and rather sparsely piuictate. Elytra with irregular rows of larger 

 punctures ; intervals with numerous scattered piuictures. Length 3.5-4 mm. 



Throughout ttie State; coimiion. ^lay ]i)-Ani>ust 15. Occurs 

 on milkweed and other plants alon^' roadsides. The short, stout, 

 subserrate antenna.^ will readily distinguisli it from other black and 

 red species of followins: genera. The elytra are not striate nor 

 coarsely ])unctate, as stated by Crotch and others. 



X. Saxinis Lac. 1849. 



TIer(\ aoaiii, most of the seven sjx'cies ai'(^ from the western and 

 sonlhwestei'ii states, only otic Itcino' found east of tlu^ Mississippi. 



1>054 (0508). Saxinis omookra Lac, Mon., II, 1842, 482. 



Oblong or suhcylindrical. Bluish or greenish-black, shining; finely pu- 

 I»escent beneath ; elytra each with a large reddish-yellow spot on humerus. 

 Tliorax convex, as wide as elytra, sparsely and rather finely punctured. 

 Elytra with rows of coarse, close-set punctures, the rows on disk some- 

 what irregular. Length 3-3.7 nun. 



Southern half of State, fre(|iicnt; not tala'U north of Vermillion 

 County. May 17-.July 21. Taken by beatiny oi- sweeping foliag'e 

 aloni!,' I'oadsides. etc. 



Tribe V. CTIL.VIMYDINI. 



Shoi-t, I'obust, cylindrical or sulxpiadrate beetles of a dull metal- 

 lic or blackisli hue, having the eyes large, emarginate; thorax and 

 elytra, covered with wart-like tubercles; antenna^ widely separated, 

 short, serrate and received in grooves on the side of prosternum ; 

 scut(41um tnnicate beliind and witli a median tootli in front which 

 fits into a notch in base of thorax; elytra! sutiu'e with minute teeth 

 each side which dove-tail between one another. The legs are closely 

 conti'actile aTid when disturbed the beetles draw them and the an- 

 lenna' in and feign death. They then resemble the excrement of 

 certain caterpillars so closely as to render their detection difficult, 

 unless the collector is in especial search for thou, and it is said that 

 birds will not pick thf'm u|) for tln^ same reason. The larvae of this 

 and ])art of tln^ next Tribe live u|)on the surface ol' leaves, and have 



