77^ CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Black, shining, less highly polished than the preceding species, 

 the punctures being much coarser and distributed over almost the 

 entire surface. Form narrowed posteriorly. Length 4-5 mm. 



Reported as occurring on Ceanothus; often found in general 

 sweeping, 



Litchfield, 7 Sept., 1901 (L. B. W.) ; Milldale, 21 May, 1906 (B H W ) • 

 Westville, 9 Aug., 1906 (B. H. W.) ; Salem, 10 July, 1914 (H.W. Foote) • 

 Meriden, 21 May, 1915 (H. L. J.). ' 



Corimelaena White. 



Species which are often marked with yellowish white, having the 

 femora not spinose, hind tibiae with four series of spines^ and 

 without longitudinal carina ; margins of body without setae. 



Key to Species. 



Pale border of hemielytra not broadened at base ; length more than 



3-5 mm lateralis 



Pale border broadened at base; length less than 3.5mm pulicaria 



C. lateralis (Fabricius). 



Syst. Rhyng., 142, 1803. 



Black, shining, antennae paler ; costal margin of hemielytra and 

 edge of fifth ventral segment narrowly yellowish white. Surface 

 coarsely punctate. Form broadly oval. Length 4 mm. 



This species is occasionally taken in general sweeping. It is 

 easily distinguished by the pale, narrow costal streak. 



Chapinville, 26 May, 1904 (W. E. B.) ; Winnipauk, 16 June, 1909 

 (C. W. J.) ; Milford, 14 June, 1918 (E. D. Brown) ; Hamden, 17 July, 

 1920 (M. P. Z.). 



C. pulicaria (Germar). 



Zeit. f. Ent., i, 39, 1839. 



Black, shining, antennae brown; exposed portion of hemielytra 

 broadly pale, except for some black punctures ; edges of fourth 

 and fifth and posterior margin of terminal dorsal abdominal seg- 

 ments reddish yellow. Surface punctured. Form rather broadly 

 oval. Length 2.7-3.2 mm. 



The smallest and commonest species of the group. It is found 

 in sweeping various plants, and frequents the flowers and fruit of 

 strawberry, blackberry and raspberry to which it imparts an 

 unpleasant taste. 



Litchfield, 3 Aug., 1901 (L. B. W.) ; Branford, 18 and 28 July, 1905 

 (H. L. V.) ; Stafford, 24 Aug., 1905, Westville, 3 Aug., 1905 (W. E. B.) ; 

 New Haven, 20 July, 1904 (W. E. B.), 19 July, 1905, 17 May, 1906, 20 July, 

 1908 (B. H. W.) ; Brookfield, 27 July, 1910 (E. L. D.) ; Hamden, 28 May, 

 1920 (P. G.). 



Subfamily Cydninae. 



Species of moderate or small size, with scutellum flat, triangular, 

 much smaller than in the group preceding, and not extending to 

 apex of corium ; the latter broad at tip, and entirely exposed. 



