1214 FAMILY LIII. — CIIRVSOMELID.K. 



tures. Elytni very little widci- than thorax, nmboiie not prominent, disk 

 with scntellar and nine discal stri;u of coarse, rather closely set punctures; 

 intervals flat, each with a single row of tine punctures. Tjen^h 2.5 mm. 



Jackson, Spencer and l)nl)()is connties; rare. i\Iay 13-May 24. 

 Occurs on willow. 



2245 (G9S0). Cuephjouera iielxines Linn., Syst. Nat., X, 17G5, 373. 



Oblong-OA'al, moderately convex. Metallic bronzed, blue or green; an- 

 tennjTe and legs reddish-yellow, hind femora often darker; under surface 

 piceous. Tiiorax more than half wider than long, not luirrowed in front, 

 sides very feebly curved; ante-basal iin|)ressi(in deei) and at each end sud- 

 denly bent towards base, surface coarsely and unequally punctate. Elytra 

 distinctly wider at base than th(U"ax. umlvone rather prominent, punctures 

 rather coarse, becoming tiner towards ajiex; intervals very minutely punc- 

 tate. Length 2.5-3.3 mm. 



Thront;hout the State; common. April IB-July 14. Occurs 

 especially on the foliage of elm, thorn, willow and poplar, and some- 

 times attacks that of api)le and pear. A handsome little species ex- 

 ceedingly variahle in hue. 



224G (G9S2). CREPrnoDEKA modeeri T-inn.. Faun. Suec, 17G1, 1G7. 



Oblong-oval, rather robust, narrowed in front. I'iceous with a shining 

 bronzed lustre; apical third of elytra indistinctly dull yellow; antennae 

 brownish or piceous, the fovir basal joints pale; legs brown, the front and 

 middle pairs paler. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides nearly parallel 

 behind the middle: disk convex, the ante-basal impression more shallow 

 than in Ii(l.rin<s. the impressions at each of its ends deeper, surface coarsely 

 and rather si)arsely punctate. Elytra distinctly wider at base than thorax, 

 nmbone prominent, punctures coarse and close-set on base, finer and more 

 distant towards apex. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Lake and Kosciusko counties ; scarce. May 3f)-June 29. Occurs 

 on the arrow alum and other semiaquatic plants about the margins 

 of lakes. A memlter of the Transition life zone. Our form is var. 

 iiKDicuJa Lee, 



2247 (G9S1). Crepidodera atriventris :\Ielsh.. Proe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1847, 165. 

 Short, broadly ovate, convex. I>ull reddish-yellow; antenmie and legs 

 paler. Thorax twice as wide as long, sides feebly curved, obliquely trun- 

 cate near front angles and with a slight angulation one-third from ai)ex ; 

 disk convex, not pnuclui'ed. Elytra wider at base than thorax, umbone 

 distinct; punctures coarse, rather closely placed on base. Hner toward apex. 

 Length 1.5-1.8 mm. 



