1076 



FAMILY LII. — CEEAMBVClDiE. 



very short hair ; pro- and mesosterna both very narrow, barely wide 

 enough to separate the coxa^; hind tarsi with first joint as long as 

 all the others united. Five of the six recognized species have been 

 taken in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF LIWTTJKGES. 



a Spine ou side of tliovnx rather broad and very close to the base. 



1989. SYMM^ETRICUS. 



,„,. Spine on side of thora.x n.ore slendrr and acute, less close to base, the 

 tip recurved. 

 6. Elytra with a black crossbar behind the middle. 



c Crossbar of elytra incomplete, broadly interrupted by the suture. 



1990. SIGNATUS. 



CO. Crossbar of elytra complete, broad. 



(I. Apex of elytra not black ; crossbar oblique on each elytron. 



1991. QUERCI. 



(Ul. Apex of elytra black ; crossbar transverse. 1992. facetus. 



B6 Elytra without a crossbar, but each with six round black spots ; tho- 

 rax with four spots. 1993. REoriARis. 



1089 (043.-. 



Li-PTUECES SYMMETuicrs Hald.. Trans. Amer. Phil. 

 Soc. X, 1S47. 50. 

 Elongate, slender, subdepressed. I'ale brown, rather densely 

 clothed with purplish-gray pubescence ; thorax usually with four 

 rounded dark br(i«n spots. Elytra marked with darker, as 

 shown in Fig. 402. Antennre one-third longer than body, basal 

 joint dark brown. Thorax and elytra sparsely and rather finely 

 punctate. Length 7-0 mm. (Eig. ICi:.) 



Southern tM'o-thirds of State ; scarce. July 2- August 

 13. Occurs on foliago of w;ihoo (Euoiiymus) and other 

 .shrubs. The form as above (l('scril)ed is that of var. 

 I>iflu>i Lee. The markings th(>rc given vary in both di- 

 rei-tiiins, so that specimens may be nearly dark brown or 

 ititiri^ly i)ale. 



1000 ((i4;'.Ci). Ij'-.PTriicKs siGNATts Lcc. .Tourn^ I'liil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II. 

 1S52. 171. 

 Elongate, rather slender. I'alc reddish- or fuscous-brown, sparsely 

 clothed witli grayisli pubescence; elytra each marked with darker brown 

 as shown in Fig. 4(;:!. a. Tliorax finely and densely puncturetl. Elyti'a 

 rather coarsely and sparsely punctured ou basal half, uku'C finely toward 

 tips. Length 6-6.5 mm. 



Clarion County; i'ai'(>, .|iil\' 7. Occurs on sumach. Ranges 

 through the Eastern [^nited States, 



