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FAMILY LIII.- 



~oi^n I oL'.'vj jMjiu/i'j. 



bumerus luid tw(i large, hetirt-sliaped common ones, black. Thorax nearly 

 smooth. Elytra with humeri prominent ; punctures very coarse on basal 

 half, becoming finer toward apex. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Knox, Dubois, Posey and Crawford counties; scarce. May 8- 

 June 26. Taken hy sweeping herbage along roadsides. This spe- 

 cies is listed as a variety of 6-punctafa Oliv. The range of both is 

 southern and the typical species may be found in the southern third 

 of the State. 



20.50 (6576). Le.ma sayi Crotch, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 1873, 26. 



Elongate-oblong. Dull red; antenna?, legs, small spot on head and 

 larger one on center of thorax, black. Thorax longer than in collaris. finely 

 and rather closely punctate. Ninth stria of elytra narrowly interrupted 

 near middle. Femora elavate, pubescent. Length '>~f\.5 mm. 



Dubois County; rare, ^fay 12. A southern 

 form found on the spiderwort or day-flower 

 Tradrscantia virf/iiiiana L. 



C^RiocERis G-eoff. 1704. (Cr., "a ram + horn.") 

 ■ To this genus belong two introduced species 

 which prey tipon asparagus. G. asparagi L. 

 (Fig. -ISO), the common asparagus beetle, is 

 about 7 mm. in length; bluish green, thorax red 

 with two green spots; elytra with three or four 

 yellow spots on sides which merge into a yellow 

 margin. It has been taken neai- Cincinnati and 

 Cleveland, Ohio, and \-ci-y probably occurs in In- 

 diana. 



Fig. 480. 

 (After Chittenden ) 



Tribe IV. CLYTIIRIXI. 



Compact, stout, subcylindrical species of medium size, having 

 the head large, deflexed; antenmc short, widely separated, 11- 

 jointed, serrate; thorax margined on sid(>s, fitted closely to the 

 elytra; front coxa' transverse, more or less prominent, the cavities 

 closed behind; elytri lobed on sides, not covei-ing the |)>-gidium; 

 legs short, stout, tarsi broad ; claws either simple or toothed" Four 

 genera are n-presintrd in the State. The larvu' are case-bearers 

 and, as far as known, live in ants' nests, where they feed upon 

 vegetable debris. 



KEV TO INI)I.\?;.\ (;KNEIi.\ OF el.YTniilM. 



(I. Tarsal claws simple. 



/'. Front cdx.v coutiguous: form eloii,gate; color mostly yellow. 



VII. ANOMUi.V. 



