]68 FAMIT.Y II. CAIiABID^T:. 



• '.O.-; ( IKHI ) (■Hi.^'ENHi.s ptiRri Ki(ni,r.i,s li:nifl.. Kost. .lonrn. Nal. Hist.. II, 

 IS38. 35. 

 Obloug-oval. Dark violet blue above, black beneath ; antennae blaik, 

 basal joint isale. Thorax gradually narrower from base to apex, surface 

 eoarsel.v and very irregularly punctured, the sides in front of middle almost 

 snidoth. Elytral strise very fine, distantly and finely punctured; intervals 

 flat with numerous rather coarse, simple punctures. Length 8.5-9.5 mm. 



Lake and Laporte counties; rare. May li- August 26. Occurs 

 along the beach of Lake ]\Iiehigan. 



304 (1029). Chl^nius nicer Rand.. Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., II, 1838, 34. 

 Broadly oval. Uniform black throughout ; head and thorax shining. 



Thorax one-third broader than long, apex narrower than base, hind angles 

 obtuse ; basal impressions deep ; disk coarsely punctured, with irregular 

 smooth spaces each side of middle. Elytral strise finely punctured; inter- 

 vals convex, rather densely and roughly punctured. Length 11.5-12.5 mm. 



Lake, Vigo and Knox counties ; scarce. April 5-July 9. 



305 (1025). Ci-iuENius IMPUNCTIFKONS Say, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, II, 



1823. 64 ; ibid. II, 486. 

 Elongate-oval. Head bright green ; thorax blackish-green, subopaque ; 

 elytra black ; antennffi and legs pale reddish-brown. Thorax broader thau 

 long, very flat; base as broad as elytra, hind angles obtuse. Elytral strise 

 rather deep, finely punctured : intervals flat, finely and roughly punctate. 

 Length 13.5-16 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce. April 16-August 26. Easily 

 known by the \ny flat thorax with a narrow pale margin. 



■'MOO (1021). CirLjEKH.s pejmnsylvanici s Say. Trans. Amer. Phil. S.n-.. II. 

 1823. 06: ibid. II. 487. 

 Elongate-dval, slender. Head and thorax bright .green; elytra darker 

 ^'reeii : antemiie reddish-brown, three liasal .joints paler; under surfiii-i> 

 black, legs pale. Thorax slightly wider than long, sides moderately curveil. 

 feebly sinuate near base; disk convex, cnarsely and rather sparsely pmu-- 

 tate; basal impressions linear, deep. El.vtral stria-' deep, rather conrs^el.v 

 punctured; intervals flat, muricate. Length 10-1 l.ri mm. 



Throna'hout the State; more common in the northern half, 

 where it often occurs in small eolonids lieneath rubbish along the 

 margins of lakes. Januai-y :V(^(-tober 13. 



307 (1019). CiiMCNii .s BHEViTABRis Lec, .\nn. Lye. Xat. Hist., IV, 1S4S, 

 437. 



Form and color of peniisijJrnnicux. Elytra bluish-black, the intervals 

 flat, finely and indistinctly punctured. Length 10-12 mm. 



