92 Journal New York Ent. Soc. IVol. ii. 



Habitat, N. E. America. In the neighborhood of N. Y. City 

 this species occurs in pastures and grass-grown roads in March 

 and lune and again in September and October; probably double 

 brooded, ami /^/t' Hamilton certainly hibernates. 



var. limbalis King. (Fig.12)— Green beneath, margins of elytra 

 brilliant green, markings: humeral lunule, middle band and apical 

 lunule complete. 



Habitat, N. V., Ohio, Ky., also Kans and Col. 



var. spreta Lcc. — Black with same markings. 

 Habitat, Maine. 



var. splendida Hentz. — Head and thora.x green or blue, elytra 

 cu]M-eous with short middle band, apical dot and sometimes humeral 

 and anteapical dots also. 



Habitat, N. V., N. 111., and more commonly in Tex , Ks., Neb., 

 Mo. and N. C. 



This species is exceedingly variable in the extent of the 

 markings but is easily recognized by the cupreous color. 



C. formosa Say. var. generosa Dcj. (Fig. 13) — Humeral angles 

 distinct, underside unicolorous green ; above brown aeneous opaque 

 with normal markings broad, the middle band and the apical lunule 

 connected at the margin ; head and thorax granulate rugose ; 

 elytra punctured. Length, 16.5 — i.S mm. = .66— .72 inch. 



Habitat, Mass., N. V., N* J., Ta. westward to Colorado and 

 Montana. 



in the neighborhood of N. Y. City this variety is abuntlant at 

 Watchogue, S. I., in sandy fields and adjoining roads from April to 

 October. It is double brooded but is found all summer long. 



C. ancocisconensis Harr. (Fig. 14) — Humeral angles distinct ; 

 underside unicolorous green ; above brown bronze with normal 

 markings complete but the humeral lunule is scarcely curved, the 

 middle band is obtusely bent and dilated at margin and the apical 

 lunule is anteriorly inflected; head and thorax granulate; elytra 

 punctured. Length, 15 mm. = .60 inch. 



I{a/>itat, N. H., Mass., N. Y., N. J., 111. 



C. vulgaris .S'(n'. (Fig. 15) — Hunieral angles distinct, underside 

 unicolorous green ; above brown bronze with hunuMal lunule oblique 

 and extraordinarily prolonged, middle l)and narrow, extended a 



