1 TOO 



FAMILY LIU. ('IimSOMELll).y.. 



rax tw'o-tliii'ds wider llian luug, sliglitly narrowed in I'ruiit. sides sinuate; 

 dislv with a vague ol)li(|ue ini))ressiou each side, sparsely and coarsely punc- 

 tate. Elytra sparsely and tinely punctate. Length 7.5 10 nun. 



Lake and I\rarsliall counties; scai'cc. -Inly 4-luly :!(). The larva' 

 are said to feed on yoldein-od [Sohdaao] . 



iMf)!) (CSiti'ai. Trirh.vuua virgata Lee, I'rt.c. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. ISOri. 

 220. 

 Olildug-oval. C()I(ir nearly as in caitddcitsis but the yellow strii)es nar- 

 rower, su tliat the elytra are more black than yellow, and the spots on 

 thorax are usually larger. Antenna- piceous, the basal Joints dull yellow 

 beneath, the tifth much longer than third, the second and third together 

 but little longer than fc.nrth. Thorax with sides less sinuate than in the 

 preceding, the surface sparsely ;uid irregularly punctate. Length 7-9 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. June 25-September 7. Said 

 by Horn to "occur on the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to 

 Florida." 



XLV. (I.VLERUCELLA Crotcli. 1878. (dr., "diminutive of (uih- 



ruca.'") 



Small o\'.-il ])i(t\vnisli or reddish species, having- the head usually 

 with a distinct median im[)ressed line; antenna' as long or longer 

 than half the body, the third joint longer than fourth; thorax with 

 a median and two lateral impressions ; elytra irregularly punctate, 

 the epipleuriB extending three-fourths to apex; front eoxal cavities 

 open behind ; tibiie carinate on the outer side and without terminal 

 spurs; first joint of hind tarsi not longer than the next two; tarsal 

 claws bifid in both sexes. They occur for the most part on herbs 

 growing in low, moist places, on the flowers of waterdilies, or on 

 the foliag-' of trees and shrubs bordering marshes. Ten of the 

 eleven species recognized by Horn probably occur in the State, while 

 hiicnla, an introduced species, has also beim taken. They were for- 

 merlv classified under the cenera Adini'.iii'i and (iah riica. 



Fig. 507 



/, Klytnil in.iikings of Cliderucella ameTicaim; -!, of 6'. aex, Itiatn; S, of C; iiitegni: 4, of G notiilata: 

 .5, of G. notatu (\iter Horn.) 



