1144 



FAMILY LIII. — C1IRYS-;0MELID.K. 



cc. Thorax rugose over entire ^^urt■;^(•e ; smaller, 2-2.5 lum. 



2118. rrRTiPENNis. 

 Ill), ("lyjieus eiuaruinate. 



(1. Cii\)\)vvy: head and thorax re.milarly i)nnctiirc(l. not rnjiose. 



2111). MARC'ASSITUS. 



(Id. (Jrccn or cojiin'ry : thorax iri't'i^ularly imiicliirod and with indis- 

 tinct smooth spots. NKHULOsrs. 

 (/(/. Thorax feehly margined at liase: cI.xikmis oniariiinate. vari.vns. 



2117 (CTfiT). (JuAiMioi's iTia-.scKXs .Melsh.. I'rcc. I'hil. Acad. Xal. Sci.. lil. 

 1M7. ic.n. 



( tlihai.i;'. subcylindrical. ( 'itiipcry-bronzcd. sparsely 

 cloilicd Willi asli-,i;i-ay jinlx'scence. Thorax slightly wider 

 Ihan lon.ii. n<it margined at sides, hiiely and si)arsely 

 I miclnred, densely- .•uid lincly wriid<icd on sides and often 

 ( n lias.il liair. Klytra onc-lialf wi<ler than thorax, disk 

 "v^ Willi rows of line i)unctnr('s. hecomint; olisolete behind, 

 and a sntnral sli'ia on aiiical half. Len:j;th .■'..5-4 mm. 

 ( Fi.i;. 4;):',. ) 



Throiioliout tin- State; t'i"ei|U('Jit. March 27-Aii- 

 L'ust S. l'r<)I);il)l_v hilicniates. Taken in JMav ])v 



Vi" 493 •■ f)', 



"(Original ) ' s Wet pi iiij' aiid ill sinniner on eveniim' primrose. 



21 IS (CTflS). (iKAPHops ciKTirKNNis Melsli., Proc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1S47. IClt. 

 Shorter and stonier tli;in inihc.sccnsi. Copperydu'own. sparsely clothed 

 witli very short ,uray bail's. 4hoi-ax as wide at middle as elytra; entire 

 snrface rnjj^nlose and minntely imnctate. Elytra finely ])nnctate, with snb- 

 obsolete rows of larger pnnctures, Ijen.i;th 2-2,5 nun. 



One in the Wehst(>r colhction lalx-lled "Ind." Ranges from 

 New York to T(^xas and Fh)rida. 



2ir.> ((;7(;!l|. (Ihapuops MAKCAssrns Ci-otcb, I'rcc. riiil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 1S7:!, .".5. 

 liesembles inih<'.svcii.*< (4()sely in color and i^eneral a])])earance. The 

 form is shorter and proportitnially broader, the (4ypens deeply emarj^inate ; 

 thorax not rni^ose ; jiunctures of elytra larger, more distant one from an- 

 other, and obsolete on apical half. Length .".-.'!.5 mm. 



]Mar,shall, 'I'ippecanoe and i<Mo\-d counties; scarce. June 12- 

 Jnly 5. 



(I. IK hiilo.sH.^ Lee., lenutli 4 mm., is known from Ohio, AVisconsin 

 and Kansas; (1. i'(iri(iii'< \jcr.. co]/pery-o'rein or blackish, length 4-4.5 

 mm., was descrihed from Illinois. 



XXIX, Metaciikoaia Lee. 1S,"')S. ( (ir., "after MMtloi". ") 



Thorax without a lolte behind the eyes, the latter surrounded 

 in front and aliovc l)y a deep oroove; middle and hind tibia' 

 omarginate on outer ed;j;e near the tip; antenn-.e with second and 



