■nil': hi;\K ukkti-ks. 



11".1 



(1(1. Vi'llow striin's (if clyl i-,i iiiiilcd ;il hnso. 

 r. Thorax a little wicU'i- Hum Inn^'. 

 cc. 'riHirax nearly iwicf as w idc as Imii,'. 



LM.'il (CTSiM. ruASOcruis imiki.i.andkii I.imi.. Sysl. 

 Nat., od. 10. ITHS, :',7(;. 

 Elonjrate. slondor, parallel. IMr-oons or blackish, 

 fi^bly bronzed. Thorax broadly niarj^ined each side, 

 and elytra each \A-ith a diseal and niarjjcinal sti-iiic, 

 nnited at apex, dnll yellow. Thorax (piadrate, sidt-s 

 almost straight, snrfacc cdai-sely and sparsely pnnc- 

 tate. Elytra with regnlar r.iws of rather tine, close 

 set pnnctures. Length r> C. mm. ( I'ig. 40.').) 



Lake County: fnMUKMit, Api-il 2:? -.May L'S. 

 Occurs ill the s;uul diiiic rcuions on or Ix'ticath 

 the prickly-pear cactns (O/nnilia rali ik srinii 

 Engelin). The larva is said to hon* in llic slcuis 

 of marsh ]iiai-iti-(!l(l (('(iIIIki) and other soMiia(|nati( 



1M."!:'>. VlllAlA. 

 LM.".l. OlU.K^lAIA. 



2132 ( ). PRASOcrias o\alis sj). nor. 



Short, oval, feebly cimvex. lUackish. slightly bmn/.inl : tli(ir;i\ iiar 

 rowly margined with dull yelhiw; elytra e.-o-h with a iian'ow mai'giiial and 

 diseal yellow sti-ipe. uniting at apex, the latter oblique near l>ise hut not 

 merging with the former. Thorax one-half wider than lung, sides curved 

 in front of middle, surface sparsely .and r.ither coarsely punctate. Elytra 

 oval, with regular rows of rather line i>unctures. those of the fifth to 

 seventh rows widely separated. Length ."...^) 4 nun. 



Lake, Wells and Yi^'o counties; scarce, ^[ay 20--Tuly 1'). Oc- 

 curs on the leaves of sedges in low. moist places. 



2133 (6783). Prasocuris vnTAiA (Hiv.. Entom.. V. 1S07. '^m. 

 Elongate, narrow. Greenish-black, shining; thorax broadly mai-ginel 



on sides with reddish-yellow; elytra each with a reddisli-yellew margin.-il 

 stripe and a narrow paler one on disk, the two united at base and ajiex; 

 under surface, legs and antenna^ black, the tibi:e sometimes pale. Thor.ax 

 but slightly wider than long, apex deeply emarginate. disk sparsely, un- 

 evenly and finely punctate. Elytra iiarallel. umbone carinate; punctui-es 

 rather tine and deep, those of the Hrst row somewhat confused. Lengtli 

 3.5^.5 mm. 



Lake Coinity : scarce. ^Fay ."> May 21. TJeadily known from the 

 next hy the more slender Form and narrower thorax'. 



2134 ((J7.S4). I'KASociHis obi.h^iaia Lee. I'l'acl. Entom.. 11. IStKi, !). 



Elongate-oval. l>iaci<, tinged with greenisli ; lliorax witli bro.-id nnir- 

 ginal strijje. and elytra eacli willi diseal and marginal strijie. uniting at 



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