780 FAMILY XXXIX. BL'PKESTID.E. 



14S0 (4569). CriALCOPHOKA vikqiniensis Drury, Ins. I, 1770, 66. 



Elongate-oval, robust. Dull black, feebly bronzed, the impressions of 

 thorax and elytra often brassy. Head with a deep, median groove, this 

 broader and deeper in front. Thorax one-third \Yider than long, sides 

 rounded on apical third, disk with a broad median impression and two 

 others each side, in the regions of the front and hind angles. Elytra each 

 with four to six elongate impressed spaces which are finely and rather 

 densely punctate. Length 23-30 mm. 



Clark County; rare. June 30. Said to be common in the 

 ]\[icldle, Eastern and Southern States. Occurs usually on pine. 



1481 (4570). Ci-iALCOPHOEA LIBERIA Germ., Ins. Sp. Nov., 1824, 88. 



Elongate-oval. Brightcopper or brassy yellow ; anteunse, 

 lei,'S and raised lines of thorax and elytra pieeous brown. 

 Thorax transverse, sides broadly rounded, disk with three 

 broad raised lines, the middle one entire, the others inter- 

 rupted at base, the intervals between them, as well as the 

 sides, very ((jarsely and irregularly punctured. Elytra each 

 with four raised lines, the second of which is wider than the 

 Fi 294 Natural ^fi^'st' °^' °"s next the suture, and broadly interrupted before 

 sire. (After Packard ''and behind the middle by two impressed spots; stria be- 

 in Fifth Rep. u. S. tween the suture and first raised line entire. Length 10- 



Ent. Comm.) 



24 mm. (Fig. 294.) 



Frequent on the seruh pines, Piniis haiil'siana Lamb, in the dune 

 region of Lake, J'orter and Laporte counties; not noted elsewhere in 

 the State. lsh\j 2S-Sep1ember liJ. The adults feed upon the young 

 buds and leaves of pine, whWe the y.aing live as borers in the de- 

 caying wood. 



1482 (4573). Chalcophoea campestkis Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1S23. 165 ; ibid. I, 60. 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform grayish bronzed above; polished cupreous be- 

 neath. Thorax broader than lon.s;, narrowed in front, sides nearly straight; 

 disk with a deep median channel, sides rouglily and unevenly punctured. 

 Elytra each with four narrow and somewhat interrupted raised lines, the 

 broader intervals transversely roughened, a large slightly impressed spot 

 before and another behind the middle. Length 22-28 mm. 



Throudiout the State; scane. iVpril ll-.luly 7. ()ccurs on 

 bcccli, oak and other trees. 



II. DiCEKC.v Esch. ]S29. ((ii-.. 'M\vo4 tails.") 



Dull bronzed species of niediuin si/c. which, in addition to the 

 charaelers mentioned in generic key, have the tii)s of elytra more or 

 less prolonged and taperiiiii', thus forming a kind of tail. About 20 



