I'llh: l,lv\K KKKTr.KS. 1203 



L'Ul'T ( ). IlAI/lUA K.NAiai sp. nnv. 



l':i()ii;x:itr-(ililniii:. stilppn r;i llcl. .Mft.i llic <ili\ n.cdiis, iiindcrntcly sinning ; 

 inidfi- siii-r.-icc ;iim1 liiiid rciiinrn piccuus. lu-nii/.cd ; :inlfmi;i'. I'voiil ;iii(l inid- 

 dlt" Ic^-s. hind lihi.T and t;irsi rrddisli yclliiw. tlic (lUlcr Joints of niilcniKi' 

 riiscdus .Ml tips. 'I'hi.i'.ix line li.ilf wider Ili.Mi ]<<\\ii. sides iiinder.-itely curved; 

 .•inle-li;is:il imiiressidn ii.niuw init deeji, e.Kti'udini; Iroiii side to si<le ; siirf:H-e 

 distinctly nlut.ncedtis. tinely .■nid sp;ii-sely iiuiicliite. lOlytfa more llian twice; 

 ••IS lou.i,' as wide, sides ip;ir,\llel to apical third, thence rounded to lips; siir- 

 t':ice sculi)tnred as mentioned in key. Length :'. :!.."> nun. 



Dcsci'ihed ffoiii ('le\-en speciinelis 1;ikeii in L;ike :\\u\ Stnrke 

 couiilies. M;iy 1!)-Sej)tciiil)er 27. Occurs on low hcrlis in (l;iin|). 

 sandy localities. From fiis(ii(r in 'i this may lie at once separated 

 liy the miK'li lonii'ei-, mofe i)ai'allel and less convex elytfa. which are 

 at the same time less shinini^'. more stroiiiily alutaceous ami nnich 

 more finely punctuate on hasal half. The tliorax is widei-. with 

 (h'ei)er ante hasal imi)ression. Xaiiied in honor of Frederick Knal), 

 of Washino-ton, I). (\. who has liiven me much aid in my study of 

 the Chrysomelidie. 



H. hiirucs.'^i Croteh. length 1.5-1.^ mm., is a southern form 

 which has l)een recorded from Cincinnati. 



LYIII. LtTPERAi.TiCA Crotcli. 1878. (Gr., "wolf + leaping.") . 



This genus contains two small species, one of which has been 

 taken in the State, while the other doubtless occurs. They have 

 the front carinate between the antenna' and with flattened tubercles 

 between the eyes ; antenna' slender, lonsier than half the body, first 

 joint stout, second small, oval, third twice as long, joints 3 to 10 

 equal; thorax convex with a vague transverse bas;il impression; epi- 

 l)leura reaching nearly to sutural angle: front coxal cavities open 

 behind ; first joint of hind tarsi as long as the next three. 



KEY TO SPECIKS OF lAPEUALTICA. 



(/. Elytra very indistinctly imuctate; color above varyins from dull yellow 

 to dull blue: froni cox.-e coutiiiuous. FUSCUIA. 

 (Id. Elytra very evidently i)unctate. bright metallic blue; front coxre sep- 

 arated. " -'228. SENILIS. 



L. fuscula Lee, length 2.5-4 mm., is said to occur " f i-om Penn- 

 sylvania and Virginia to Iowa and Kansas." 



2228 (70(i.~). I.Ti'KHAi.ricA skmi.is Say. Jonrn. I'hil. Acad. Nat. So!., IV. 

 lsi.>4. ST; ibid. H. 22S 

 Eloii!,'ate-()bl(>n.i;. subconvex. Tale dull yellow, the head and thorax 

 sometimes clouded with fuscous; elytra metallic blue, the suture and epi- 



