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The amount of punctation on the margins of the thorax 

 varies from a very few distant punctures to an appreciable 

 number, always, however, distant from the lateral margin. 



The males may be readily distinguished from the females 

 by the large fossa at the anterior angles of the thorax. 



This species occurs under the bark of dead Liriodendron 

 and is reported by Marseul to occur under the bark of Robinia 

 pseudo-acacia. 



It is rather unfortunate that the name cequalis must be 

 substituted for the well-known name fossularis, but our present 

 laws of nomenclature take cognizance of page priority and the 

 name cequalis stands first on the page. Marseul, who first 

 detected the fact that cequalis and fossularis were opposite 

 sexes of the same species used the male name as was the custom 

 at that time, but in this case also the International code is 

 definite and the earlier name must be used. 



Hololepta lucida. Leconte, J. Mon. p. 7, pi. 1, fig. 2. 1845. 

 Marseul, Mon. p. 177, pi. 4, fig. IS. 1S53. 

 Elongate oblong, almost parallel. Front flat, without stria; pre- 

 ocular tooth not prominent. Mandibles as long as head (cf ) or slightly 

 shorter (9 ), stout. Pronotum very slightly bisinuate at base, with a 

 median longitudinal stria extending half way from base to apex; mar- 

 ginal stria strong, entire, slightly sinuate behind the middle; distinctly 

 punctate laterally in a broad band, in which the punctures often coalesce 

 to form vermiform punctures. Elytra the width of the pronotum at 

 base, slightly arcuate; tristriate usually, the first stria entire, the 

 second short, with or without a short apical appendix, the third puncti- 

 form or absent; subhumeral abbreviated at base and apex. Inflexed 

 border of elytra impunctate. Propygidium smooth on disk, laterally 

 bordered with extremely coarse, sometimes vermiform punctures, 

 bifoveolate at apex. Pygidium coarsely, densely punctate. Mentum 

 transversely concave ( cf ) , slightly concave with center elevated ( 9 ) , 

 very finely, sparsely punctulate. Prosternum broadly evenly rounded 

 at apex. Length 4.5-6 mm. 



New York to Southern Illinois, south to Virginia. 



The form with the short apical appendix to the second stria 

 is the form described by Leconte. The males may be recognized 

 by the fossa in the anterior angles of the thorax. 



Reported by Blatchley (1910) under cotton wood bark. 



