1348 FAMILY Mil. CHRYSOMELID.E. 



shorter tlian citlior tlio fifth or seventh. All four of the f(M-nis 

 1 e;'o;inix(Ml In- TTorn eeenr in Indian;). They \vei(^ fornu-rly in- 

 ehuled nndei" tlic ncmis Colaspi^. 



KKY TO SPECIES OF .\(I1)().\()TA. 



<i. Cl.vix'iis lunch cnntnictcd lictwccii llic l»;iscs of tlic nutcmiic: surfiice 

 nlxivc liiicly iiiiii((;ilc. hciicntli iint or hut little punctate. 



2127. CEYPEAEIS. 



(Id. Clyiieus hroad hetwccii I he auteuuic. 



h. Form shiut. oval: puiictuatiun of thonix siniiilc ; elytra without a 

 cost a hehind the uuihoiie. 

 c. r|)iier snrlaio >liiuiii.ii; inetasteruuui not iiumtate on sides. 



212S. TIUSTIS. 



cc. rp]ier surface dull; luetasternuui coarsely punctate on sides. 



2121). COXVEXA. 



hi). Form ohloui,'. suhparallel: juuicluatiou of thorax suhstrii^ose : elytra 

 with distinct ccsta hehind the umhiiue. this snnietimes ahsent in I'e- 

 niale. 2i:!0. iT.xc tholiis. 



2127 ( 10.:!71 ). XoiioxoTA ceyi'eai.ts Horn. Ti'ans. Amer. Fntom. Soc. XIX. 

 isn2, 231. 

 liesemhles tiisfi.s closely in f(.rm. size and .general aiipearance. ("ohu' 

 usually hron/.ed. shininii". Keadily separated hy the form of the clypeus. 

 which is distinctly narrowed helween the insei'tion of antenna'. I'umtnres 

 of np]iei' surface less distinct and mure sparse. Leniith :t..". 1 nun. 



Sdntliciii lialf of Slate- freijucnt. .Iiitic 17-Ati<nist !). Occurs 

 witli trisli.-<. 



212S ((;77S). XonoxoTA 'iinsiis (Mi\-.. i:nt.. \\. ISOC. ss'.l. 



Oval. c(in\-ex. Cohu- variahle, dull hronze. hluish or hlnish-^reen ; an- 

 tenna' pale at hase, the live (Uitei' .ioints and let^s piceous. Tlnirax more 

 than twice as wi(]e as h.n.i;-. front angles pmnnnent, sides reiiularly curved, 

 finely and I'ather sparsely punctate. I'dytra oval. coUYex, the umhone dis- 

 tinct : sui-face more coarsely jjunctate than thorax, the punctures in irregu- 

 lar rows, two or three of which occur between each interval. Males with 

 lirst .joints of front and middle tarsi distinctly dilated. F>en,i,'th .".-4 nun. 



Throucliout tlie State; coiuiuon. M:\y 24-AuLiiist S. Occurs en 

 \'ari(ius In i-bs and slirul)s in dry upland localiti(s. The le:.;s are 

 s(tiiu time-; dull xcllow. 



2120 ((■.77Sa». XoiioxoiA cox\k\a Say, .lonrn. I'hil. .\cad. Xat. Sci.. lli, 

 iS21. -l-i:;; ihid. 11. 212. 

 Oval. c(in\-e.\. Color hroii/ed. rarely blue, (.r sli,i;htly ii'reenish. Thorax 

 as in liislis. ihe pun'-iui'e> mi^rc sparse, tlie median line usii.-illy siii lother. 

 Elytra much more coarsely punctate than thorax, the imnclnres everywhere 

 (•(aifused except neai' ajiex. Len.i;'th 4-4..') nun. 



