3 (his FAMTLT LII. — fERAMBYCID.15. 



Tided, joints 1 to 5 in botli sexes black, remainder annulate at base with 

 i-ellow. Thorax short, convex, bell-shaped, constricted behind; surface 

 coarsely and densely punctured. Elytra tapering from the base, coarsely 

 and somewhat sparsely (punctured, more finely toward tips, which are sep- 

 arated. Length 10-16 mm. 



Throufflioiit the State ; scane. Jiiiie 11-July i. Occurs in the 

 sand dnne region of Lake and Porter counties on the blossoms of 

 the prickly pear ea<-tiis. Opunfia rafincsquv Engelm; elsewhere on 

 foliage of oak and wild grape. 



L. vagans Oliv., li?ni;th 9-12 mm., occurs throughout the eastern 

 United States. 



lO.oii (6.344). Leptuea pkoxima Say. .Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 1824. 

 420; ibid. II, 19S. 

 Elongate, robust. Color given in key ; surface sparsely pubescent with 

 short, yellowish hairs, those on thorax longer and erect. Thorax rounded 

 or subglobose, eoustrlcted before and behind: disk with a broad and shallow 

 median channel, rather r-oarsely and densely punctured. Elytra rather 

 densely, not coarsely punctured, thfir tips truncate and subemarginate. 

 Length 14-1.5 mm. 



^Marion and Pds.^y countii >; siarcc Jvinf fi-July 1. Occurs on 

 foliai^i' of maple and on flowers. 



1960 M;:r>l). Leptlea octonotata Say, Journ. PhlL Acad. Xat. Sei.. Ill, 

 is24. 419; Ibid. II, 197. 

 Elongate, rather robust. Color given in key; hind tarsi and base of 

 hind femora pale. Body pubescent with long, whitish, suberect hairs. Tho- 

 rax subcylindri»al, feebly rounded on the sides, rather finely and densely 

 punctured. Length 10-12 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. June 3. Two specimens in Dury col- 

 lection taken by Levette in nortliern Indiana. The spots of elytra 

 are equidistant, the front one on ba.^e. 



Gboup C. 



To this group belong medium-sized or small species iu which 

 the elytra are nearly parallel and the thorax as described in key. 

 Six species are as.ribed to the group, three of which have been 

 taken, while the oth. rs proliabjy oceur ^rithin the State. 



IxEY TO SPtXIES OF GROUP C. 



a. Thorax much, often suddenly, narrowed in front; elytra parallel from 



near base to tip. 



&. Thorax feebly or u,,t constrhte.l luit with an impressed line at base; 



elytra protuberant at base. 



c. Head prolonged behind the eyes; black, shining; elytra each with 



a yellow stripe, rarely wholly black. 1961. vrrrATA. 



