THK I.EAF H1;KTI;KS. 1195 



Tliroimhont llic Stjitc; coininnn. M;ii'cli "JO .luly 2. 'Piikcn by 

 sit'tini:' in cjirly sprinii' ;iii(l Intel" l»y s\\('('|)iii<i' roadside liei'ha^'c. 



L'l'O!) (10. nil). (Ji.viMi.NA i;i((M.oi! Ileni. 'I'l-.ins. Aiiier. I'^iil. Sec. X\'I, lss;>, 



()l>loii,:^-(i\;il. sipiucwii.it ii.-iiTdw cd in Irniil. cdiivex. Head, (lierax and 

 h']Ljs pale riMldisli-lirnwii : elytfa rather dark uielallie blue; uiidei' siirr.aee 

 picocHis; aiiteiiDu' willi basal .joint brown, next three reddish-yellow, outer 

 .loints i)ieeous. Tli()rax one-thli"d widei" than lon.s;, narrower at apex, the 

 punctures line and very indistinct. lOlyti'a not wider at base than thorax, 

 with re,uular rows ef coarse, deep, rather close-set punctures, except at 

 apex. Length 2.5-3.5 mm. 



Lake and TMartin counties; rfe(|iieiit in tlie roi-iii(»r. scarce in 

 latter. April ;?()-Jnly W. 



2210 (7018). Gi-Yi'TiXA cv.vMrKNMs Crotcii. I'roc. I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



ist;j, 05. 

 ()])]on,ir-ovnl. convex. Kesembles the preceding in coloi-. the antenmie 

 but little dai-ker tdwards tip. Thorax as in hicolor, the front angles more 

 obliquely truncate, sides angulate in front of ndddle; disk with a few tine, 

 scattered punctures. Elytra slightly wider at base than thorax, umbone 

 feeble; strire rather coarsely and closely imnctured; intervals slightly con- 

 vex, punctate as in Mcolor. Length 2 mm. 



Posey County; rare. April 18-Jiine 3. Known iieretofore from 

 Florida and Texas. Beaten from foliage of the Virginia creeper 

 {ParUicnocissus quinqucfolia L.) 



LV. Aphthona Chev. 1834. (Gr., "superabundant. ") 



This genus is represented in Indiana by a very small, oblong- 

 oval, reddish-hrown species, having the antenna^ rather stout, longer 

 than half the body, third joint more slender and a little longer than 

 second, 4 to 7 gradually longer, 8 to 10 slightly shorter, 11th sud- 

 denly constricted and acute at tip ; apex of hind tibia^ modified as 

 mentioned in generic key. 



2211 (G992). Aphthoxa insouta Melsh.. Proc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 



1847, 168. 



Oval, the elytra nearly quadrate, convex. Brownish-red. strongly shin- 

 lug ; sixth to ninth joints of antenna? fuscous, the others dull yellow. Tho- 

 rax one-fourth wider than long, not narrowed in front, front angles obliquely 

 truncate, sides nearly straight, with distinct angulation in front of middle; 

 disk smooth and iiolished. El.vtra distinctly wider at base than thorax, 

 humeri and umbones preniinent, surface witli faint rows of very minute 

 pimctures. Length 2 mm. 



Dubois and Posey counties; rare. April 12-]\ray 13. Beaten 

 from Indian currant. Sipnplioricarpus vulgaris, Michx. 



