TlIK LIOAK UKhri'liKS. 



115!) 



2147 (6821). CiiinsoMELA auripennis Saj', Jouni. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



Ill, 1S24. 452; ibid. II. 218. 

 ( »l)l()ii,ir-()val. Head. tlKirax, scuteiluin and under surfarc dark vio- 

 lareoiis blue; elytra cnpiicry red or brassy jj;reeii. slnaifily sbiuiiiK. 'I'horax 

 twice as wide as lnuir, liiiely and sjiarsely punctate. Elytra with sinnewliat 

 regular rows nl' distant, rather cunrse but nnt imi)ressed punctures. Lengtli 

 8-11 mm. 



Lake County; scarce. April 15-Anoiist 24. Occurs in the sand 

 diino resi'ion, iisnall>' al)()iit the ])rickly-])car cactus. Lincll li'ives its 

 rauiic as Texas to Nebraska. 



2148 (0824). Chryso.mi;i.a srisor.vcA Uogi'rs, Prec I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



VII r, is;jt>. .-u;. 



Oblong-Dval. Initerin puri)lish-bhu-k, feebly bronzed, subopaque and 

 above finely alutaceous. 'riiorax nearly twice as wide as long, disk hnely 

 and sparsely punctate, and with a few coarse punctures along the inner side 

 of the thickened margin. Elytra with irregular rows of rather fine, scarcely 

 impressed punctures. Length 7-9 nmi. 



Vigo and Crawford counties; rare. June 28-November 9. Oc- 

 curs from New York to Texas. 



FlagioiUra viridi.^ ^lelsh., greenisli to fuscous or brassy, shining, 

 length 3 luiii., was de;cril)ed from Pennsylvania. 



XXXIX. (jASTKOiDEA TIopc. 1840. ((jr., "bellyj form," i. e., 



pot-bellied. ) 



Small, oblong-greenish forms having the punctures of elytra 

 dense and confnsed and the sides of thorax not thickened. The 

 females have the abdomen very jnuch swollen before their eggs are 

 laid, making it difficult for them to move about. 



2149 (()S;;0). Gastroidea polygoni I.iun.. Syst. Nat., ed. lo. IT-'iS. :\~\k 

 Oblong-oval. Head, elytra and under surface brilliant 



green or blue ; thorax, legs, base of antennte and tip of ab- 

 domen reddish ; tarsi and apical two-thirds of auteuute black. 

 Thora.x twice as broad as long, sides rounded, surface finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Length 4-5 mm. (Fig. 503.) 



Southern half of State, frequent; probably 

 throughout. April 20-October 6. Occurs on the knot- 

 grass, Fohigonion ariculare L. in yards and along 



pathways. (AfteFHam.s.) 



2150 (0^32). Gastroidea cyanea Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 



1847, 175. 

 Oblong-oval. Uniform lirilliant gi'een or blue; antennjv, legs and uiuler 

 surface purplish-ltlack. Head and thorax finely and sparsely punctate; ely- 

 tra densely and rather i-oughly punctate. Length 4-5 nun. 



