I'lll' I.KAI-^ HKl'/l'IiKS. 1 I'M 



22<K> ((i!)r)Sc). l>is().\v( iiA m: i.i.uoi.i IS S;iy. r.tisl. .louni. N;il. Hist.. I, is;'.."). 

 I'.IM; il>i(l. II. r.CS. 

 Kesenil>l('s cldscly llic prcct'diiiii. Difl'ci's liy li.Mviiii,' llu' lii';i(l liluc lilacli 

 and coarsely piiii.i nrctl hrl\\c»'n liu' eyes, tlu' fi'.iiit yellow; feiiKU-n entirely 

 yellow; alxlMiiieii pireniis ;il iiii<l(lle. with Hie .-ipicnl seuiueiil and wide side 

 niariiins yi'Uowisii. 'I'lie elytra are soniel iiiies ne.irly lilack. nutre ulten wilii 

 a distinct hlnisli tinuc LeiiL^lii 1..". ."". iiini. 



Vi>i't), .M;ifinii. rei-iv ;iii(l Toscn ('(Mnilies. scnrce; pr()l)at)ly 

 llirou^'lioiil tlie sdiillicni liair o!' Slate. I^'eliniary S-Noveinber 17. 

 Jlibei'iiatc^s hciu'atli loi^s in low, nioist |>la('es. 



*212(H (Cit.lSa"). l)isoNY(ii.\ coi IMA Fahr., Syst. lOlent.. T. ISOl. H\?,. 



OMenLT (ual. sulidepressed. Nertt'X and oeciimt hl.-iek with faint green- 

 ish tiime. Crenl yellnw : tlKirax yellow aheve and hene.alh. withoni- spots; 

 elytra hhie-iri-eeii. shiiiiiii;- : nielaslerninii hiaci< ; ahdeineii piccdns, the last 

 segnient and the sides hroadly yellewish ; feinnra pale yellow, tibiiR at tips 

 and tarsi iiiceeus. 'I'iier.ix and elytra very linely alutaeeous, the former 

 nunutely ;ind sp.irseiy pnnd.ite; the latter with line, distinct, sparsely 

 lilaced pnnclnres. Length 1 t.."> nnn. 



Fulton, \'ie() and INisey cotinties; scarce. February (i-Jiily ^U. 

 Hibernates with the |)i'ece(linti-, which i1 closc'ly resembles. Distin- 

 •iiiished by its snialh-r si/.(\ more ehtnuale form and more distinctly 

 punctured elytra. 



LIII. LoNGiTARSi's l.atr. 1820. (NL., '*loni,M tarsns.") 



This and the three succeeding genera belong to a group, Aph- 

 thonce of the IlaUicihi, having the form oval; antenna" 11 -jointed; 

 front coxal cavities open liohind; thorax without trace of basal im- 

 pressions; hind tiliia' grooved, at least near the apex, and ter- 

 minated by a rather long spur; hind tarsi with last joint not in- 

 iiated, the claws simple. The members of the genus Longitarsus are 

 very small o\n\ or oblong convex species, usually uniform dull yel- 

 low, brownish or piceous in hue, with the elytral punctiu-es nnich 

 confused; tarsi slender, the first joint of the hind i)air nearly or 

 fully half the length of tibia' and as long as all the following j(unts 

 united. The following species have been taken in tlie State: 



KEY TO IXniAXA SPIXIKS OF I.OMUTAKSIS. 



It. Antenna' with jeinls U. :: ;ind 4 snccessively longer; inner wings always 

 present. 

 h. Reddish-yellow, shining; thorax vei-y plainly hroader lli.an long ; pnnc- 

 luation distinct. --"-• sTuuri.-is. 



