,)21i PASIILT XVI. — t'OCCIN-ELLID-lC. 



996 (3100). Hypekaspis bolteri Lee, Trans. Amer. Bnt. Soc, VIII, 1880, 

 186. 

 Broadly rounded, strongly convex. Black, shining ; head and sides of 

 thorax of male pale; elytra Avith a pale red margin, reaching nearly to 

 apex, this expanded into or confluent with a large discal spot a little be- 

 hind the middle ; front and middle legs pale. Upper surface strongly and 

 rather closely punctured. Length 3 mm. 



Taken in small numbers by Wolcott near Pine, Lake County. 

 .\pril 2i)-June 4. Described from Illinois. 



*907 (3101). Hypekaspis fimbkiolata Mels., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sei., 

 Ill, 1S47. 180. 

 Rounded, subconvex. Black, shining ; elytra with a narrow yellow 

 marginal stripe; this often broken on apical third, leaving a free, oval sub- 

 apical spot (var. (lissoluta Cr.). Male with head and thorax in front and 

 on sides, yellow. Upper surface coarsely and rather sparsely punctate. 

 Length 2.5 mm. 



Lake, Vigo, Dubois and Perry counties; rare. ]\Iay 14— Decem- 

 ber 10. Hibernates beneath mullein leaves and other rubbish; 

 taken in spring by sweeping. 



*998 (3105). Hypekaspis indulata Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., IV, 

 1824, 92 ; ibid. II, 231. 

 Elongate-oval ; subdepressed. Black, shining ; male with head, narrow 

 apical margin and sides of thorax yellow ; female with only the sides of 

 thorax yellow ; elytra with an oval spot near center and a narrow three- 

 lobed band on sides, yellow. Length 2.3-2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent, ilarch 20-December 7. Oc- 

 curs on herbage in low, moist ground. 



999 (3122). Hy-pekaspis 4-yiTTATA Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI. 



1852, 133. 

 Broadly ovate, subdepressed. Black, shining, finely punctate; side mar- 

 gins of tliorax narrowly yellow; elytra with a narrow marginal and a wider 

 dorsal stripe pale yellow, the latter not reaching base or apex. Head and 

 thorax of male reddish-yellow. Length 2.5 mm. 



Taken liy Wolcott near Pino. Lake County; scarce. ]\Iay 21- 

 June 4. 



1000 (3110). Hypekaspis .^ignata Oliv.. Eut.. VI. 1801, 92. 



Rounded, strongly convex. Black, shining, thickly and rather strongly 

 punctate. Male with head and narrow niiical and side margins of thorax, 

 yellow ; female with head and thorax wholly black. Subapical spot of ely- 

 tra about one-fourth the size of one on disk. Length 2.5-2.7 mm. 



Marion County; scarce. April 25. In two specimens at hand 

 one hfis the subapical spot red and situated about as far from the 



