TlIK l.KAK BKK'riiKS. 1 ISl 



(J. Tlin'c sd'iiK's on oacli flyli-oii, siiliir;il. iiifdiaii and siihiiiar- 



triiial. 



It. I'oiMu (ilil(.ii;:-(ival : front aii.^'lcs of tlmrax iiol dent ironii ; 



IkkI.v lu'ucatli and Ic-s pal<'. IMS!, h imishiata. 



////. I'tinii tival; fnnit an.i,^U's of (liorax dciil ifni-iii ; clylral dark 



stripos broad. i-i:i AiitisTA. 



(/(/. 'I'wo stripes on cadi clyli'on. snlural and median: oval oi' oli- 



lon,i;-(.vai ; t'ourtli Joint of antenna^ distincll\- lonL'er tlian 



third. li !>>''• MIMATA. 



im. Antenna' slendei'. as loni: as or longer llian lialf llie Ixidy: species 

 smaller (nsnall\- less than I..", nnu. ), mncli de|iressed: I'l-ont vertical; 

 elytral mai'uins nsually llattcned. 

 /. lOlyti-a with narrowly llattcned mar-ins; yellow with an o\al discal 

 black space; head ,\'cllow ; nmbone indistinrl. 



IMSC. I IIVAMOIIHS. 



//. lOlytral mar-iiis bi'oadly llaltcncd. the epiplciira> wide and horiz/mlal. 

 j. lOlytra bi-oadly oval, sides nnich cnrved. coarsely piuictatc; dirty 

 yellow- with indistinct black lines. IMS?, iimmm.i.s. 



jj. Elytra with sides feebly curved or nearly parallel, entirely piceous 

 oi' yellow with piceous spots. 

 /,-. Thorax \cry coarsely punctni'cd; elytra with a more or less evi- 

 dent cosia from llie humeri to aiiex. 1.MSS. si:x.m Aci lata. 

 A/,-. Thorax linely and s|iarsely punctured or smooth; elytra without 

 costa on tiie side. 

 /. Head coai-scly and closely |iunctate; elytra with base, suture 

 and often two sptits on each, brown. suturai-is. 

 //. Head sparsely punctate or almost smooth. 

 in. Smaller, not over 4 mm.: elytra usnally in ;j;rinit part iiie- 

 eons ; nmbone proiuineut. LMs;>. (jikkcai a. 

 iinii. i-arirer. 4.5-5 nnn. ; elytra dull yellow ornamented with black 

 spots tendiuj; to form transverse bauds. 



L'U)0. SCALAR IS. 



*2]S() (('.'.(US). (i:iMo.NV( Ills (iiiaa lAKSA Say, .bairn. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 

 1\'. isi;i, s:;: ibid. II. SS^. 

 Oval, sli-htly obloiii;. mcuk'rately convex. Head, under surface and 

 femora yellow or reddish-yellow; thorax yellow- with four piceous spots, the 

 two median ones often more or less continent; elytra brilliant green or eo- 

 balt-blne; tibitp. tarsi and antenniTe piceous; scntelUnn black. Thorax more 

 than twice as wide as long, margins moderately liattened, not translucent. 

 Elytra si)arsely and indistinctly punctulate. Eeiigth 5-7 mm. 



Throii.ulioiit tin' Stnte: iTeijiieiit. February 21-Septeml)er 21). 

 Hibernates lioneath logs. bark, miillciii leaves, etc. Oeeurs in sum- 

 mer on flowers of yarrow, wild hydrano-ea ami otlu'r {)lants. The 

 only l)lue si)eciniens taken were in Lake County. 



