TIIK Tl'MUMNMi ILOWIOK l'.l',K'riJ':S. 1319 



lillO (TSI>I'>I. .Mc)|;|i| I.LISI I NA \\rili\ l.n-., I'l-uf. I'llil. Ar.ul. ,\;ll. Sri., XIW 

 \si\-2. l!l. 



SIciKlcr. rcclil\ \vc(l.i,M'-sli;i|u'(l. I'lilc i-l;iy \clliiw. sparsely rli.tlicd with 

 IdUu" yciluw iiiilicscciicc : clylra SdiiK'l imcs a lillic (iai'lvt'i' mi apical lliird. 

 Lt'ii,i,'tli - '.'>.T> nun. 



Orjiii^c ('(»iiiil\': riirc. .M;i\ I'S. Waiiiics cnst w ai-<l to New ^'(l|■|<. 



2441 (ISO."!). .MoiaiKlXISTENA r.iiM.AciiA lA Helm.. I'l'tic I'liil. Acad. Xal. Sti.. 

 XVI. IStU. 1(1.-.. 



Uatlicr I'.ilmst. wcdiicshapcd. I'.lack. t-lytra willi a rtMldisli-yclldW nval 

 liuiueral sjiol : palpi, tibia', tarsi, basal .jdints nf jinlcnn.-r and part dl' ahdn 

 nifii. ivddisli-lirown. Lcni^MJi :'. 4 nun. 



Throuulioiit the State; frc(inent. M;iy ;!-()et»il)('i- '2'A. Occurs in 

 .spriiiii'. t'S[)eci;illy on llowcM's of (' raht <iiis : in ;intiiinii I'Mrcly on 

 fniig'us. 



.1/. (Ilnildidla Helm., length 2-:^ iiiiii.. \v;is described from Illi- 

 nois; .1/. iiihritiirld Helm., leno'tli 2..") nmi.. is known fi-oiii Illinois 

 and New Yoi'k : .V. (l<c(>)-<II(t Lee., :; iiini.. .1/. hipiisl iihda Helm., 'l-'^ 

 mm.. .1/. picipnniis Smith, 4 mm.. .1/. ftil ri<'<illis Melsh.. 2-:i timi., 

 and .1/. >)iilil(iris Lee.. 2-'] mm. in len<^th, have all been recorde;! 

 from Cincinnati; hipushildhi and fiilricollis also from Illinois. .1/. 

 scapuhnis Say. 4 mm. in length, is said to oceui' in the '"Middle ainl 

 Western States.'' 



L'442 (7813). Mordellistena orxata Melsh.. Proc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sei., 

 II, lS4r>. .315. 



Narro\v, sli,2;htly wedse-shniied. ll(>ad and front lialf of tlinrnx red- 

 flisli-yellow : elytra each with a lar.ue triaiiiiiilar spot on basal half, siitnre 

 and narrow niaruin or line behind niidtlle. yellow. Leni,nh .".^ nun. 



Throu<ihoiit the State; scarce, ^lay 21-Jnly 18. 



244."! (TSIC). MoRDELOSTENA co.MATA Lec.. Proc. Phil. .Vcad. Nat. Sei.. 

 1858, 75. 



Linear, sliirhtly wetl^e-shnped. Color .uiven in key; front ami middle 

 le-s partly dull yellow. Lenj^th 2.8-:!. 2 nnn. 



Scmthern two-thirds of State; scarce. ?.Iay 27-Jnne 21. The 

 Indiana specimens are of the \:iriet\- c<rri((ilis Lec., and reseHd)l(> 

 ))uv(ihi(iHx Say very closely, ditferin<i' only in having one less ridge 

 on hind tibi.v and first joint of tarsi. If these ridges and color of 

 thorax are variable, as some authorities claim. s(W(M'al of the forms 

 with black body and reddish head will have to be combined under 

 Say's name. 



•_>444 (7S17). .M()ki>ei.i.]sii;na asi'kissa Melsh.. Proc. Phil. .\<'ad. Xat. Sei.. 11. 

 1^5. 314. 



Narrow. slcMider. Black ; pnbeseenec rather dense and evenly distribnted. 

 hrownisli-.irray in hue. Iliml tibia- with a trace of a third rid^e. lA'n.uth 

 2-3 mm. 



