parts of the cinereous hair : tarsi, tips of the 

 tibia and thighs, glabrous. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



This insect is much smaller than the preced- 

 ing ones, and the spots of the elytra distinguish 

 it in a remarkable manner. Numerous speci- 

 mens were brought by Mr. Nuttall from Mis- 

 souri. 



The lower left figure ; the line represents the 

 natural length 



LYTTA SPHiERICOLLIS. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Dark green, tinged with brassy ; thorax round- 

 ed, convex. 



SYNONYM. 



L. sPHiERicoLLis. NoMs. Jouf. Acad. Nat. 

 Sciences, vol. iii. p. 299. 



PLATE III. 



