530 



FAMILY XVI. — COCCINEbIJD.ai. 



Taken by Wolcott near Pine. Lake County; rare. May 20. 

 Described from Lake Superior and Georgia. Eesembles the preced; 

 ing but more robust, with larger spot on apex of elytra and with 

 piceous spot on thorax reaching nearly to apex. 



1012 ( ). ScYMNUs BUBEicATJDA Casey, Joum. N. Y. Ent. Soc, VII, 



1899, 141. 

 Oblong-oval, subconvex. Black ; sides of thorax and a large apical ely- 

 tral space reddish-yellow ; iead piceous or yellow ; antennae, legs and last 

 three segments of abdomen reddish-yellow. Elytra rather closely and dis- 

 tinctly, thorax siJarsely and indistinctly, punctate. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent. Hibernates. January 7-July 

 12. Known from fraternus by its smaller size, more narrow and 

 less convex form and the larger relative area of yellow spot at apex 

 of elytra. 



Fig. 196. a, Scymnus coUaris; b, S. pundatus; c. S. fraternus. (After Horn.) 



1013 (314S). ScYMxrs collakis Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 



1847, 180. 

 Regularly oval, convex. Piceous, rather shining; head and thorax red- 

 dish-yellow, the latter with a median piceous spot of variable size ; apex of 

 elytra narrowly pale red; abdomen piceous, the last three segments usually 

 yellowish; legs entirely reddish-yellow. Thorax more distinctly punctate 

 at middle than at sides. Length 2-2.2 mm. (Fig. 196, a.) 



ilartin County ; scarce. July 13. 



1014 (3152). ScTMNUs PDNCTicoLLis Lcc, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1852, 139. 



Broadly oval, convex. Bhu-lc, rather dull ; head piceous ; thorax black 

 with the sides iniletinitcly yellow, usually witli (he apical angles alone pale; 

 apex of elytra narrowly reddish; tibiic anil t.'irsi pale, femora piceous. 

 Thorax more closely punctate toward the sides. Elytra rather cl.isely and 

 more coarsely punctured than thorax. Length 2 2.,''i mm. 



Southern half of State, ffiM|uent; Steuben County, rare. April 

 21 -December 23. 



1015 (3153). ScY.MXus cervic.m.is Muls., Spei-. Sec, 1850. 9,84. 



Oval, convex. Head, thorax and legs reddish-yellow; elytra piceous, 

 at apex very narrowly margined with reddish-yellow ; abdomen black, the 



