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Vio-M Coiititx ; rare, •luiic 11. 'I';ik(ii Iroiii llowcis of .Ici-scv 



t(-i. l)ui-\ has taken (>'. /(/ik^Iii^ Oliv. ii.':)i' ( "iiiciiinati. It lias 



till' clylra ycllcw. willi hlack" spdts and the lliorax sparst^ly i)\iiic- 

 tui'cd. 



XVI. r\('iiMUv\\(iivs Clicv. 1S;!4. ((ir., "thick short.") 



'I\) this licims lich)ii^' a k-ifiic iiiuiihci- ol' siuail, cuiiipact. s\ihcyliii- 

 (liical s|)(>.-irs ha\iii'_; Hk- hasal luariiiiial line o\' thorax distinct; 

 !)'•( stciMimii fcr'^lx chaiiiici> d : iiMui' rows of .'iNtral punctures usu- 

 ally completely coiirused. the oiilei' one. tortuous or irreu'ular, sepa- 

 rated by more or h ss intcrrnpled rid'_;i'-;; rroii! thiiihs distinetly 

 stouter than hind ones. .\ niimh( ;• of the spe;M(S \ai'\- ii'i'eatly in 

 color and me''L;-e from rwv !'or;ii eiaduallv' iido an; ther, so tliat theA' 

 are very diflicull to classify. Of the .")0 "r more species known 

 from the rnilt I Stat. . the followiiiLi' haxc Iiceii taken in Indiana: 



KKY TO IMli.\.\.\ SPIXTKS OK I' A( in ia:A( U VS. 



II. rpjier surface miirnnu black, densely iMiiictured. 



/*. riijier siii'Tace |iul>esccnt : |iimcturcs (if elytra c\ crywlici-c iini<-]i cnii- 

 Inscd : size laruier. 4 !..'> luin. -i>T."i. Mouosrs. 



hh. riijier sui't'ace .^lalirous. 



r. l'iiiic(\ircs nf elytra lunstly in distind rnws; siiiallcr. L'.-'i-r!..! nun. 



L'OTr,. rARBONARIl'S. 



re. runctures c(.idiise(l nvcr the .urcaler jiarl (if sm lace ; length :V2- 

 4 inni. I'ose,;!. var. .NuatiNUS. 



(/(/. rjiper surface n(i( uuifcnii hhick. 



(/. ("(.l(irs (if ujiper surface' detinJtely arran^'ed. 



e. Thorax and elytra black, eacii with naiTdw i\nry white nnr.iiinal 

 lilies. :j(iT7. i;i.k(;anh. 



rr. Disk of thorax or (>lytra with sjiuts or striiies. 



/. I]lytr:i with stripes: cdlors yellnw and black or bniwn. 

 (I. Elytra with rows of punctures in .great part well detiiied. 



h. Thorax yellow with an M-shaiied brown sp.f (i-arely black 

 with narrow, pah' margins) : elytra with suture and two 

 broael stripes on each, black. "-•uTs. i.iTifiiosts. 



Iili. Tluirax black with margins and nan-ow median line from 

 froiU eilge to noddle, yellow. L'OI'.I. oiiioM s. 



////. Klytral iiumtures contused, the two ouler rows distinct: ely- 

 tra yellow with suture, broad oblhitie stripe, narrow outer 

 margin and three spots on sides, black. 2(>sO. luvrriATis. 

 ff. Thor.ax or elytra with spots. 



/. Coloi-s black and red: rows of elylral punctinvs very irregular 

 ,at sides and behind noddle: thorax black, usually with mar- 

 gins and two b.isal siiots red. ^usi. trinotatx'S. 

 //. Colors black and yellow. 



