1120 FAMITA' LIII. CIIHYSOMELID.*;. 



liCKJIn (r.cioc). Hassakei's jrAMMii-KK mteipennis Melsh., I'l-oe. riiil. Ac;u1. 

 Xnt. Sci.. III. 1S47. 172. 

 A vjirii'ty of uKiiiiiiiifcr in wliich the cl.vtin jire wlioUy dull yellow, with 

 the exception of ;i niinnt<" dot on hunuTus nnd a very narrow sntnral line 

 wliich arc black. l-('ni,'tli :\.r> nnn. 



Known t'l-om the State i)y ;i sin<4i(> speciiiieii in the Woleott col- 

 lection, t;ik(^n nenr Ikssville, l.ak'e County. .Inly 4. 



20G2 (0(;i2). P.As.SARErs i.rn hatis I-'ali.. Syst. Elent.. II. isoi. ."o. 



Sliort. robust, subcylindrical. Head black: tliora.x reddish-yellow, with 

 throe black s])Ots. the nnddle one larger; elytra each with a yellow stripe 

 aloni,' the broad third inlerval. which unites at ape.x with annther similar 

 subniar.uinal stii|ie. and a short stripe at b.ise en hftli interval. Thorax 

 sniDoth. its flanks obtusely toothed under the antenna*. Elytra with regu- 

 lar rows of deep jmnctures. the titth and sixth contused near middle. Length 

 ."..."> 4 nnn. 



I fie Coiiuty; r;)i'e. M;iy I'M. 



20(;2a ((;(;i2a). Hassareis i,ni:i{.\Trs HEcrini's Say. .lourn. I'liil. .\cad. 

 Nat. Sci.. m. 1S2::. 4:;<»; ibid. II. 210. 

 A c()lor variety of liliinilii.s having the lu'ad black; thorax with a large 

 black spot on disk whit h reaches base but not apex; el.vtra black with only 

 a snmil reddish sjjot near ajcx or with the outer margins also narr,)wl/ 

 reddish-yellow. Length ;!-.■)") nun. 



Throu^hont the Statt^-; frerinent. May 12-Anonst 2. Taken In- 

 sweeping' roadside herhajjc and beating liickoi-y. Forms occur hav- 

 ing the body wholly black (\\cept the small reddish spot at apex of 

 clyti'a. These may be known as var. )ihi(i' (2;)()2b). 



20i'i;! (e.c.l^b). Hassareis LATivrrxis (xerm.. Tns. Spec. Nov.. 1S24. ri."iS. 



Form of lihinitiis. Head and thorax wholly reddish-yellow; elytra 

 with stripes as in litiintliis; under surface, legs and antenna' black. Length 

 .'!-4 nnn. 



Throimhoiit the State, t'reiiuent. May 2S-.)un(> 2(). Occuis on 

 Mowers of yellow puccoon, -Jersey tea an<l foliage of liickory. Said 

 by Knab to be a distinct species, but the diiferenees, except in coloi- 

 of head and thorax, between it and Uliiratus are very slight. 



XIV. Chyptocepiialus Geoff. 17()4. (Gr., "concealed + head.") 



A large genus of compact, su])cylindric;il foi-nis liaving the tho- 

 ra.x not margined at base, the front edge of its thinks or detlexed 

 l)ortion straight; head in repose wholly hidden within the thorax; 

 male without the modifications of i)rosternnm and first ventral as 

 mentioned under Bassai < ii^ : tarsal claws sim]ile. '^I''he following 

 species and varieties have been or should be found in the State. 



