1068 



FAMIbV LII. — CEEAMBYCIDiE. 



1974 (0300). (JciF.H TESSELATA HalfL, Trans. Amer. Phil. ^ix-.. X, 1S47. 51. 

 Elongate, robust, sulx/yliiulrical. Dull brown; everywhere clothed with 

 very short, prostrate, brownish hairs; elytra with small S]>ots of yellowish 

 hairs arranged In irregular rows. Thorax finely punctured and more slen- 

 derly spined than in dchilin. Elytra punctured as in that species. Length 

 20 mm. 



Marshall Countj^; rare. June 12. Known from Xe\v York, 

 Greorgia and Louisiana. 



U»T.j f6400). (Joiis puLVKnri.i:xTA I-Iald., 11-ans. Amer. Phil. Sik-.. X. ]S47. .">1. 

 Form of tcs.schita. I'.rown; uniformly clothed with shoi't, prcjstrate, 

 whitish hair; elytra indistinctly rmss-barred at liase and again behind the 

 middle with darker pale brown pubescence ; scutellum sometimes clay-yel- 

 low. Thorax and elytra j)unctured as in tt ssclatii. Length 10-2:3 mui. 



Lake, ^Marshall, Jladisun and .Marion counties; scarce. June 10- 

 July 15. Beaten from foliage of black oak. Said to breed in 

 beech and wild <'herry. 



Gr. oculaia Lee, pubescence \vhitiKli, elytra each ^vith a small 

 black N]iot one-third from apc.\, length 10-11 mm., is known from 

 New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. 



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LY Plectrodeka Lee. 18.52. (dr., "si)ur + neck.'') 



Bod\' stouter than in Gtics, with stronger thoracic spines; lower 

 margin of head behind tlie raentum straight, not rounded as there; 

 antenna' of males but little longer than body. ( )nc spccie.s occurs 

 in the eiistern TTnited States. 



1'.I7(1 (i;-l(l2). Pi i:rn.iiiii:i!.\ .scataioi: Fab., Syst. Enl., II, 1775, 278. 



Elongate subcyliu- 

 drical, very robust. 

 IWaek, shining: elytra 

 \ witli cimspioiiius, dense 

 white pubescence ar- 

 ranged iu irregular 

 transverse rows. Tho- 

 ra.\ with similar pubes- 

 cence arranged so .-is to 

 leave a large dorsal spot 

 and a space around the 

 l>asi> of spines bare. Legs 

 and auteuna^ sp.ii-sely 

 :„,, , clothed with fine grav- 



.sh pubescence. _ Elytra very finely and sparsely punctate. Length 25- 

 4:")iS. ) 



Fig. 458. .Vat ural size. (After LeConte.) 



M2 mm. 



( Fif 



Lake and Loi'ter connti(>s ; scarce. 

 Occurs in the sand dune n-gion. where 



August 6-Seiitember 19. 

 it probably breeds in the 



