THE I.EAP BEETI.KS. l^l^ 



by a longitudinal one; first ventral soiiiiiont as lonijj as tlio next 

 three; hind tibia^ obliciuely ti'inn-ate and with a small spur. Six of 

 the seven speeies recognized ])y Horn have ]>een t;iken in the State. 



KKY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CREl'lUOUEKA. 



a. Form oblong-oval or elongate. 



h. Head and thorax yellow, elytra blue; thorax and i)rosternum smooth. 



2243. RUFiPES. 

 hb. Head and thorax of same color as elytra ; thorax distiiutly and 

 rather coarsely punctured, 

 c. Elytra uniform in coloration; ])rosteriunu smooth or very spar- 

 ingly punctate. 

 (/. Form narrow, elongate; reddish-yellow with greenish surface 

 lustre. 2244. eongula. 



dd. Form more oval ; surface metallic blue, bronzed or green ; thorax 

 with fine and coarse punctures mixed. 2245. helxines. 



CO. Elytra more or less dull yellow on apical third; presternum dense- 

 ly punctate. 2246. modeeki. 

 aa. Form broadly oval or ovate. 



c. Reddish-yellow, without metallic lustre; thorax not distinctly punc- 

 tured ; abdomen plceous. 2247. atriventris. 

 ee. Piceous black, shining; thorax coarsely and rather closely punctate; 

 elytra each with a small elevation at middle of base. 



2248. nitens. 



2243 (0979). Crepidodera rufipes Linn.. Syst. Nat., X, 1765, 373. 

 Oblong-oval, nearly parallel. Head, tliorax and 



legs dull reddish-yellow; elytra dark blue, shining; 

 metasternum and abdomen piceous. Thorax nearly 

 twice as wide as long, sides straight and parallel 

 behind the middle, rounded to apex in front; disk 

 convex, smooth. Elytra a little wider at base than 

 thorax, umbone rather prominent and smooth ; each 

 with a long scutellar row and nine discal rows of 

 coarse, closely placed punctures ; intervals narrower 

 than the strijie, slightly convex. Length 2.5-3 mm. 

 (Fig. 536.) ' Fig. 536. X 10." 



Southern half of State; frequent. April (After Howard m insect Life, v.) 



24-June 6. Taken by sweeping roadside herbage. Introduced 

 from Europe. Occurs on black locust, Eohiuia, and sometimes in- 

 jurious to peach and apple foliage. 



2244 (10.428). Cbepidodeba longula Horn, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XVI, 



1889, 240. 

 Elongate-oval, nearly parallel. Pale reddish-yellow, surface with a dis- 

 tinct greenish lustre ; suture narrowly piceous, more broadly so near base. 

 Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, very little narrowed in front, sides 

 feebly curved ; disk convex, with rather coarse, irregular and unequal punc- 



