'riip; i.KAi'^ bkkt; KS. 



1225 



i!20G (70G2). Mickokiiopala xekknk Newm., Eiitoni. Mni,'.. V, 1838, 390. 



Oblong-oval, subilopressed. lilaek, sonietiiues IVcIiI.n bronzed; thorax 

 with a narrow reddish stripe on sides whicli continues along the second 

 costa of elytra to near apex ; tip of first costa also reddisli. Front of head 

 coarsely punctured or with lengthwise grooves. Thorax one-half wider at 

 base than long, much narrowed at apex ; surface coarsely, densely and 

 deeply punctured. Elytra with eight rows of coarse, deeply impressed 

 punctures: intervals slightly alternating, tlie second or red one much tlie 

 widest. Length 4-5.5 mm. 



Steiihen County; rare. June 15-Jnne 1(5. Taken by sweeping- 

 herbaji'e in a tamarack marsh. The larva? of both this and vittala 

 nre said to mine the leaves of goldenrod ( Sfolifhtfio) . 



2267 (TOtiT). :Microrhopala excavata Oliv., P^nt., VI, 1S08, 775. 



Oblong-oval. Uniform bluish-black, moderately shining. Front sulcate. 

 Thorax slightly broader than long, widest at base, coarsely and irregularly 

 punctured. Elytra with ciglit rows of coarse, deep punctures, those of the 

 two inner rows smaller and less deep; intervals often slightly elevated; 

 margins of elytra ^^^th minute, distant teeth. Length 5 mm. 



Lake County: rare. July -SO. 



M. c]f avert Say, bluish-black, elytral intervals equal, length 6 

 nun., is known from New York and INlissouri ; M. porcata Mels., 

 lilack withinit lustre, length 3 mm., is said to occur rarely from 

 Pennsylvania to Illinois; M. '.jielsheivicn Crotch, length 8 mm., 

 "occurs in the Atlantic region and California." 



isoi. (; 



LXXTV. OcTOTOMA Suffr. ]868. (Gr., ''eight -^ joint.") 



Small wedge-shaped species having the antenna^ as long as head 

 and thorax, 8-jointed, the last two joints forming an elongate oval 

 club ; elytra with short oblique folds or reticulated carina, the inter- 

 vals punctured; tarsal claws divergent. 



2268 (7090). Ociotoma i'luatula Fal>r.. Syst. Eleut., II 



Oblong, wider behind. Piceous black, feebly 

 bronzed, opaque; front of thorax, scutellum and base 

 of femora dull reddish-yellow ; antennae reddish-brown, 

 club darker. Thorax one-half wider than long, front 

 angles prominent, sides nearly straight, sinuate in 

 front of middle; disk coarsely punctured and with a 

 T-shaped elevation on the middle. Elytra oblong, each 

 wider and obliquely truncate at apex; disk flattened 

 and with numerous short, oblique, acutely elevated and 

 reticulate carinas the intervals or depressions sparsely 

 and coarsely punctate; margins and apex serrulate. 

 Length 4.5-5 mm. (Fig. 545.) 



Southern half of State; scarce. >May 11-Oc- 

 tober 18. Occurs on bush-clover (Lespedeza) 

 and the trumpet creeper {Tccovia radicans Juss.) 



I'ig. ')«. ■■ li}. (.\fter 

 Chittenden in Bull. 38, X. Ser., 

 U. S. Div. Ent.) 



