TIIK TIMI!l,I\(i |.'I,0\VKI> liKKTLES. I-Vl-) 



lih. ("oldi- l)Inck ; siitiiro of (>lytrn very iiaiTuwly ,i,'r:iy. 



I'If.j. SI n uii.i.A. 



lilt, lliiul tilii:i" Willi Ihc or six \ n-.v siiimII tiltliiiiic i'i(l.i;<'s ; lil,i<i<. v\\\v:\ wiili 



.1 Idii.ir l>:is:il s|hi(. ;in uiKliilntcd Imiul ix-liiutl llic middle, suture and 



t ips (if yelldw siiUeii imheseeiiee. inscoi.oi!. 



.1/. scdhiris llcliii., Ictieth 4 iiiiti.. \\;is descrilied Troiii Illinois. 



2A7u (7Sr>n. MoKDKi.i.isTK.NA iTiiKscKNs FmI)!".. SvsI . I'.ieiU.. II. 1 s( 1 1 . iL>;;. 



K:»ther robust. I'.lack, puheseenee Itrnwnisli ; limrn.v wiiolly lilacl; (U- 

 i-eddisji-yelli.w witli a black diseal sjiot; elytra witli a liuineral liiiiul(> and 

 two liauds (if yellow pnbeseonce as iiuMitieiied in key. Leuirtli l'..". :; nun. 

 (Fi.ir. .")S0. r.) 



Southern third of St.itc; IVcmhiciiI. -Iiiin' 4 4nl\- 1:!. Sw<'|)t 

 from horha.^c. 



l'ir»S (TSHL*). AroRDEr.r.isTENA miiA.MAi.v .Melsli.. Troe. I'liil. .Vead. Xat. Sci.. 



II. 1X44, 81. 'i. 



Differs fmni piilKsi-ciis by Die somewlial innre slender foi'in and by liav- 



iii^r tbe elyti-a dai'kei-. witli tbe yellowisb iiul)escenl liands i-oniieeted on sides 



b.\- a Itrciad line of sinnjar pubescence. Leiii^tb '2 J> '■'>.'> nun. ( I'Ml;-. .".so. d,) 



Southern half of State; frequent. I\Iay 24~Ju]y 2i). One of our 

 most handsome species. The spots wliieh are enclosed l»y tlie l)ands 

 of yellowish pubescence vai-y much in sv/.c and shape. The tliorax 

 varies in hue as in iiubescens, and a large series will doubtless show 

 that the two are the same, and are connected by th(> hrhraica of 

 LeConte which Smith has placed as a synonym of piilx sci us. 



2450 (TSS.*)). ;MomiEi.LiSTENA ijtirata ^b'lsli.. I'mc. I'bil. Acad. Xat. Sci.. 

 11, 1845, 314. 



Slender, somewhat wed.i^e-shajied. Thorax with three badl.v delined dis- 

 eal clouds. Elytra with a narrow niar,s,'inal line .and two obli(|ne bands of 

 yellow pubescence. Length 2-3 luin. 



Knox and Posey counties; rare. .Inne 4-4 uly H. 



24r;0 (7S.">4). MoRnET.LiSTEXA Fi'scATA .Melsli., I'roc. I'hil. .\cad. X;it. Sci.. 

 TI. 1S45. 313. 

 Rather robust, wedije-shaiied. Ver.v dark reddisli-brown or fuscous; 

 front and middle le.gs and basal half of antenuiP dull reddish-brown. Iyen.i:th 

 4-.^ nun. 



Ci-awfoi'd Connty; rare. June 28. 



24(n ( I. .MoitiiKi.i.isi i:.\A uoosTERi s]!. nov. 



Mort slender and i)aler reddish-brown than fiistuln. the pubescence 

 sparser and n little longer; antenn;T>. front and noddle leirs wholly dull i-ed- 

 dish-.vellow. First .1nint of hind tarsi with live distin<t ridges. Length :'... "i- 

 4.."» nun. 



