1160 



FAMITA' TJIl. — CrTRYROMELTD.E. 



Southern h.ilf of Stntc; tr(M|uent. Api-il 18-Jnno 15. Occurs 

 on various spocies of clock {h'Kiiiex). 



XL. LiNAMeg. 1823. (Gr., "flax.") 

 Oblong', feebly convex species, having the sides of thorax thick- 

 ened and the elytra usually spotted or striped. Three species are 

 known from the State and anotlirr may (u-cur. 



KKY TO INDIANA SPECIES Of UNA. 



(/. Thorax witli sides .yellow and disk dark metallic green. 



/(. Kl.vtra rcddishyellow with rounded hlack spots, which are sometimes 

 merged into transverse bands. 121")]. interrupta. 



hh. El.vtra dull reddish or greeuish-.vellow, with elongate black spots. 



2151 



SCRIPT A. 



TREMUL.E. 



OBSOI.ETA. 



(1(1. Thorax green or .yellow, the sides not ]in]er. 



c. Elytra dull .yellow without spots; thorax green. 

 ce. Elytra puridish-blaok, narrowly margined with yellow. 



iiir>:i. 



1>151 ( ). LiNA INTERRUPTA Fab., Syst. Eleut., I, 1801, 4:!S. 



()l)long-(,val. Black: tlmrax with a 

 yellow margin enclosing a small black dot ; 

 elytra dull yellow with usually six spots 

 Dii each, more or less continent; base of 

 antenna' and tibi:e reddish. Thorax with 

 the black center very tinely, the tliickened 

 j^m- 'W^ ^Cdv yellow sides coarsely, punctate. El.vtra 



iff ift Ift mTx ^^''^'' numerous rather coarse, scattered 



/ * Wj^mF \ i.unctures. Length 0.5-8.5 mm. (Fig. 504.) 

 ir ^A^k M ^ Throu!iliout the State ; common on 



willow, Cottonwood, etc. April 2- 

 ^^^ I August n. The dull yellow of elytra 

 g^»<»ii|§|| V^^l t ^'"^ ^'^^ "^ ^^'*''- '^^'^'^ spots of elytra 

 ^^^ ^^f \ \'ary much in shape and are some- 

 ^^ ^^ times absent, except the two median 



ones on each. Known as lappdnica 

 Liun. in most collections, but the lat- 

 ter is a Eurojx';!!! species with thorax wholly metallic. 



2152 (G839). Lina scripta Fabr.. Syst. Eleut., I, 1801, A?>S. 



More elongate and parallel 

 tli.ni the preceding. Thorax anil 

 under parts usually similar in 

 (•<ilor to those ol' iiitciritptd. but 

 the rornier sometimes reddish 

 wilh i'our small bl.-ick spots in a 

 curved line at rcnier. Elytra with 

 the suture and seven elong.nte 



Fia. 504. 



(After Forbes.) 



I'i2. 505. 



