THE LADY BEETLES. 



523 



hind margin as from the suture ; the other has the spot yellow and 

 located much farther from the suture, in usual situation of second 

 spot in proha. 



lOOOa (- 



-)■ 



Hyperaspis sigkata binotata Say 

 Sci., V, 1826, 302; ibid. II, 34(;. 

 A variety of sujnata having the sub- 

 apical spot lacking. Color and struc- 

 ture otherwise exactly as in that spe- 

 cies ; the females a little larger. Length 

 2.3-.3.5 mm. (Fig. 192a.) 



Throughout the State ; frequent. 

 Hibernates beneath chunks and 

 rubbish in waste places. January 

 6-October 17. Usually regarded as 

 a mere form of signata. Casey, 

 however, gives it specific rank. 



.Tourn. Phil. Acad. Nat. 



Fig. 192a. 



o, beetle; h, antennEe; c, maxillary palpi 

 d, pupa. (After Forbes.) 



1000b (3112). Hyperaspis sigkata proba Say, Joui'n. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 V, 1820, 803; ibid. II, 347. 

 Resembles slgnutu but smaller and less convex. Head and thorax of 

 male as in that species ; elytra with two small subapical reddish-yellow 

 dots and a much larger and deeper red discal spot. Surface more finely 

 punctured. Length 2.3-2.7 mm. 



Lake, Steuben, Knox and Crawford counties; scarce. jMay 16- 

 July 10. A large series of specimens will doubtless show sign-atn, 

 hinotata and proha to be color forms of one, species. 



1001 (3114). Hyperaspis bigeminata Rand., Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. II, .32. 

 Rounded, convex. Black, shining; head with a large yellow frontal 



spot in male, wholly black in female ; thorax with a large internally 

 rounded orange spot each side; elytra with a similar circular spot just 

 before the apex. Elytra strongly, thorax more finely punctured. Length 

 2.5-2.8 mm. 



Lake, Marshall, Kosciusko. Putnam and Clarion counties ; scarce. 

 May 25-July 4. 



1002 (3115). IIvpera.spis pratk.n.sjs Leo.; Proc. I'liil. Acad, Nat. Sci., VI. 



]sr,2, 134. 

 Broadly ov.'il, subcouvex. lilaclv, shiuiiij;; male witli head and bread 

 side mai'gin of tliorax yellow; elytra each with tbice yellow spots, the larg- 

 est (HI middle of disk, a marginal one opposite this and one subapical. Tho- 

 rax finely and closely, elytra more coarsely and sparsely punctate. Length 

 3-3.5 mm. 



One in Webster collection labelled "Ind." Recorded hereto- 

 fore only from Kansas. 



