'I' 1 1 10 I-KAK 1'.1':KTI,KS. Mill 



spots on oncli I>l:icl<. llic outci- ones soint'liiiics i-ondiiciil to loi'iii ;i iM;n'i;iii;il 

 slripc. rppcr sni'r.-icc puiicMii-cd ,is in inh iiiiiihi. l,cn'_'lli 7 '.K^> nnn. ( I^'i^. 



r.(ir,. ) 



Tln'ouii'lioul the S(;it»' ; IVciMiciit. April 1.") Scptcinix'r 1 S. Lives 

 oil Ili(^ f()li(ii>'(> ol cotloiiwdod. ( ';ir(iliii;i popljir ;iii(l oilier iiiciiiliers 

 ot" the Liciiiis I'dpiil IIS. 



L. huniiilit I"";!!)!'., is ;iii iiil rod need l^jiiropeMii s])ecies, wliicli is 

 known to oeeiir in M;iss;ieliusetts ;ind M icIiiiiJili. 



IM.":; ((:s4(>). Lina ousolkta S.-iy. .Ioui-ii. I'liil. Acad. Xat. S<-i., Ill, 1SL'4, 

 4r.:5; ibid. II. 21S. 

 < >hlonix(iv.il. Head. (>l\1i-a ;ind under surface purplisli lilaci< ; thorax 

 witii reddish uiar,i,nns cnclosiuu a rounded black si)()t, or reddisli with Ihrw 

 w four blacl<ish spots at center; el.vti'a witJi tlie niarjjjius, tips and (iften 

 two sliort, indistinct lines on basal iialf. reddish-yellow. Elytra more 

 coarsely and densely punctured than in st-riphi. Len.uth 7-s mm. 



Lake ('(Uinty; rare. Two s[)eciniens tal^en by Woleott near lless- 

 ville and Pine. "Sliw 2-Jtine .S(*. 



XIjL I'livi.i.oDiX'TA Kirhy. 1S:5(. ((Jr., "leaf I to bite.") 



This oeiius is represented in thc^ State l)y one oblono-, convex 

 speeies having the front eoxal cavities open; front tibiiv sl(>nder, 

 neither toothed nor produced at tip ; tarsi with third joint much 

 wi(h>r and longer than first and second and deejily bilol)e.d; tarsal 

 chiws toothed. 



2154 ( ). I'nvi.i.oDixTA viteli.in.t. Linn., Syst. Ent. Nat., ed. 10, 1758, 



370. 

 Obion.!?, convex. Purple, shining; under surface piceous, bronzed. Au- 

 tenn:e slender, less than one-half the length of body ; third .ioint longer than 

 second and one-half longer than fourth. Tliorax one-third broader than 

 long, front angles prominent, hind ones rectangular, base without a mar- 

 ginal line; surface sparsely and irregularly punctured, the punctures on 

 sides coarser than those on disk. Elytra with rows of moderate sized punc- 

 tures, those on the sides coarser and more or less irregular. Length 4- 

 5 mm. 



Steuhen County; rare. June 17. Taken by sweeping herbage 

 in tamarack swamp. Occurs on the willow, Salix longifolia. A 

 European species introduced hy commerce. Of it Knal) writes me: 

 "CJenerally passes in collectiims as F. vulgatissiina L.. l)ut Weise 

 states that the latter species has the thorax finely margined behind. 

 J liave seen no American specimens witli this character." 



