586 FAMILY XXIII. MVCBTOPHAGIDiE. 



cc. Last antennal joint longer and broader tlian the preceding, oblique- 

 ly truncate at tip. nbbulosus. 

 (70. Thorax with distinct basal impressions. 



d. Last joint of antennse nearly as long as the two preceding together, 



its tip truncate ; form depressed. 1119. balteatus. 



(hi. Last antennal joint short, narrowly rounded at tip; thorax depressed 



and finely punctured. 1120. sexpunctatus. 



1117 (3406). LiTABors teteaspilotus Lee, Proc. Phil, xicad. Nat. Sci., 



VIII, 1856, 14. 

 Oval, subconvex. Piceous-black, shining; elytra each with two reddish- 

 yellow spots, one slightly in front of middle, the other one-third from apex. 

 Thorax less coarsely punctured than elytra, the basal margin sinuate each 

 side of middle. Length l.S-2 mm. 



Throughout the ,State ; scarce. May 16-July 9. 



1118 (3407). LiTAEGUs uiDESMUS Say, .Tourn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 1S2(;. 



261 ; ibid. II, 322. 

 Narrowly oblong-oval, rather convex. Piceous, shining ; elytra with a 

 narrow crossband l)ehiiKl the middle and each with an oblique humeral 

 spot, yellow. Thorax rather coarsely punctate, the base squarely truncate. 

 Elytra coarsely punctate, the punctures not in rows. Length 2 -2.2 mm. 



Frequent in southern half of State; much less so in northern 

 counties. April Kl-June If), Taken in spring by sifting; later 

 beneath bark. 



L. ncbulosus Lee, dull yellow Avith a piceous dentate band be- 

 hind the middle and another near apex, length 1.5-2 mm., ranges 

 from New York to Mexico, and doubtless occurs in the State. 



1119 (3405). LiTAEGUS BALTEATrs Lec, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Vlll, 



1856, 14. 

 Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Piceous, feebly shining; thorax with 

 patches of yellowish pubescence; elytra each with an irregular basal spot, 

 widest along the suture, and a narrow oblique crcssbar behind the middle, 

 dull yellow. Thorax nearly twice as wide as Ions; narrciwer at apex than 

 base, sides rounded; disli densely and finely punctured and with a feeble 

 basal impression each side. El.ytra as wide as thorax and less distinctly 

 punctate. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. .Vpril 22. Taken by sifting. 



1120 (3401). LiTAKGiis SKM'tiNCTATUS Suy, .Tnurn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., V, 



1S2(J, I'Cl ; ibid. II, ?:22. 

 Blougate-<jvMl, depvesseil. Piceous, moderately shining; elytra i-aeh with 

 three yellow spols, iine sub-basal and two close to suture; one of these be- 

 fore the middle, the other one-third from apex. Thorax finely but not 

 densely punctate. lOlytra closely punctate, the pubescence fine and dark, 

 and with widely seiia rated rows of longer, i-'eini-eroet hairs. Tjen,gth 2..S- 

 2.7 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 11-Deeember 7. Occurs 



