THE GEOUND I1ET:TLES. 165 



-04 (1009), Chmsnius somtakixjs Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Scjc, II, 1823, 

 65 ; ibid. II, 487. 

 Elongate-oval, rattier slender. Above bright green ; legs and basal por- 

 tion of antennaj pale yellow; under surface dark reddish-brown, the last 

 ventral segment margined with dull yellow. Thorax slightly longer than 

 wide, base and apex almost equal and much narrcjwer than elytra ; sides 

 rather strongly curved in front, sinuate near base, hind angles rectangular ; 

 disk sparsely punctured along the base and apex. Elytral intervals convex. 

 sparsely punctate and pubescent. Length/12-14 mm. 



Starke. Vigo, INTartin, Posey and Clark counties; scarce. April 

 15-Deeember 10, Resembles pra.^inns in color but smaller, brighter 

 green and with much narrower thorax. 



285 (1008). Chi^nids leucoscblis Chevr., Col. Mex., I, 1R:!4, 71. 



Elongate-oval. Above dark violet blue; antennae and le.sjs vcddish- 

 lii-Dwn; under surface piceous. Thorax as in mlitariiis, the basal impres- 

 sions and median line deeper, the former long and curved; center of disk 

 each side not punctured, Elj'tral intervals subconvex, rather densely and 

 Huely punctulate. Length 13.5-lG mm. 



Clark and Floyd counties'; frequent beneath stones along the 

 Ohio River. April 15-October 0, 



296 (1007). Chi^nius peasinus Dej., Spec. II. 1820. .345. 



Elongate oval, robust. Above bright green ; legs and antenmi:; pale : 

 under surface black, the last ventral segment dull yellow. Thorax broader 

 than long; sides curved* in front, gradually narrowed from middle to base, 

 which is distinctly narrower than elytra : hind angles obtuse; disk i-narsely 

 and sparsely punctate. Elytral strife shallow, distinctly punctured ; inter- 

 vals rather densely and finely punctate. Length 17-18 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent in damp localities. April 16- 

 July 14. In one specimen from Vigo County the elytra are blackish- 

 green. 



207 (100.3). CHL.ENILS ^STivrs Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 1823, 62; 

 ibid. II, 484. 

 Elongate-oval. Head and thora.x green, slightly bronzed ; elytra black 

 with bluish tinge ; legs and three basal joints of antennae pale ; under sur- 

 face black. Head, except the middle of fi'ont, coarsely and deeiily punctate. 

 Thorax nearly as long as Avide, sides feebly sinuate near base, disk coarsely 

 rind densely punctured. Elytral striae finely punctured ; intervals finely, 

 tensely and indistinctly punctulate. Length 16-17 mm. 



Southern part vf State, frequent; much less so in the northern 

 counties. .April 12~.Juue 2S. 



(!. phil nihriis ('li,-iii(l,, 14,5 min, in h-uglli, is recdrded Fi-oiii Illi- 

 nois and weslAViiid, and possibly occurs in western Indiana, 



