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2424 (TTSO). M()ui)i:i,rA scitklt.akis Fab., Syst. Eloiil., II. ISOI. 12.'1. 



Dull IiImcU. clotlii'd Willi hrowiiisli pulK'scciicc : sciitcllimi somctiiiu'S 

 ash-gray; sides of luoso- and inclaslcriia and rnml mai'.uiiis nl' vciilral st'};- 

 inonts iiioi'i' or less asli or sil\or\ Lcray. l-('ii;i(li .". <! luiii. 



Tliron^'liout tlio State; coniinon. .Iniie L* Sepleiiiher 2:5. Oc- 

 curs ill iiiiinhers on the Howei-s of Solidufjo and other Coiiipositoe. 

 M. irroyala Lcm'. is a variely with single, asli-gray liairs scattered 

 over the elytra, and with llie under surface dull ])la('k. 



242;") (77S2). Mokdkm.a (u toitnciata F.aii.. Syst. Eleiit.. II, l.SOl. 12:'.. 



Head grayish pubes- 

 cent; tliorax witli a net- 

 work of lines of grayish- 

 yell o w li a i r s ; elytra as 

 mentioned in key, the basal 

 cui'ved spots each partially 

 enclosing a round 1)1 a ek - 

 one, the subhumeral spot 

 narrow and oblique; under «r 

 surface spotted with ash- 



1 r ™j-i Fie 575. a, Larva; h, pupa; c, beetle, outline side view of female; d, 



g r a y pubescence. Length ^^J^y^^^ „f ^,,„,. ; „„„'„„. /, t,,,,^.^, ^law of same. (After Riley.) 



()-7 mm. (Fig. 575.) 



Southern half of State; frequent. June 2-August 7. Occurs 

 especially on flowers of Jersey tea. The young are said to feed on 

 the wood of very rotten oak stumps. 



2426 (77S3). Mordella margiisata Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 



1845, 312. 



Thorax with the margins, a narrow stripe each side of middle and a 

 short one extending forward from base near hind angles, silvery or ash- 

 gray. Elytra with the spots varying much in size and disposition. Under 

 surface varied with silver-gray and black. Length 3-4.5 mm. 



Throughout the State ; common. June 1-August 2. Occurs es- 

 pecially on flowers of dogwood, Jersey tea, and wild hydrangea. 

 The markings on the thorax are distinct only when held in a certain 

 light. 



2427 (7784). Mordellv UNrLATA Helm., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. XVII, 



1SG5, 9G. 



Head and thorax sparsely clothed with yellowish-gray pubescence; the 

 latter with an indistinct stripe extending forward from base on each side, 

 more densely i)ubescent ; under surfiice with sides and front margins of ven- 

 tral segments with sparse ash-gray hairs. IxMigth 4 mm. 



Orange County ; rare. June 1. The single specimen agrees per- 

 fectly with the descriptions of liellmuth's type collected in Illinois, 

 the elytra having the "narrow liasal margin, humeral luiiulo and 

 suture cinereous pubescent." In LeContc's ohliqna, d&scribed from 



