J] 48 FAMTLV bill. — CHEYBOMElilD.^-;. 



Shorter than either tlie fifth or seventh. All four of the forms 

 rer'Ofmized by Horn cceiir in Indiana. They were formerly in- 

 cluded under the genus Golaspii. 



KEY TO SPECIES OF NODONOTA. 



,, ('lyi)eus much contracted between the bases of the antennie; surface 

 above finely punctate, beneath not or but little punctate. 



21;27. OIA'PEALIS. 



(1(1. Clypeus broad lietwecn the antennre. 



h. F,irm short, oval; punetuatiou of thorax simple; elytra without a 

 <-osta behind the umbone. 

 c. Tiiper surface shining; metasternum not punctate on sides. 



212S. TBISTIS. 



cc. TT|)per surface dull; metasternuni coarsely punctate on sides. 



21211. CONVEX A. 



hi). Form oblouK, subparallel ; punctuation of thorax substrigose ; elytra 

 with distincl costa behind the umbone, this sometimes absent in fe- 



„^.j|g 21.'!0. PUNCTICOLUS. 



2127 (10,:;T1). Nodonota clypealts Horn, Trans. Amer. Entom. Soc, XIX. 

 1892, 231. 

 Resembles tci.^tiK clnsely in form, size and general appear.mce. Color 

 usually bronzed, shining. Readily separated by the form of the clypeus. 

 which is distinctly narrowed between the insertion of antennse. I'unctures 

 of upper surface less distinct and more sparse. Length :'>..j— t nun. 



Southern half of State; frequent. June IT-Auiaist 9. Occurs 

 with f/-i'.s7(x. 



an- 



212X ((i77S). NiiDONOTA TRiSTis Oliv., Eut., VI, ISOO, SS! 



Oval, convex, (iolor variable, dull lircinze. bluish or bluish-green; ; 

 teniia^ pale at liase, the five outer .I'oiuts and legs picecnis. Thorax more 

 than twice as wide as long, front angles ]irominent, sides regularly curved, 

 finely and rather siiarsely punctate. Elytra oval, convex, the uuAoue dis- 

 tinct; surface more coarsely ])unctate than thorax, the punctures in irregu- 

 lar rows, two or three of which occur between each interval. Males with 

 Hrst .iuints of front and middle tarsi distinctly dilated. Length ."5-4 mm. 



ThrouL'hout the State ; common. May 24~Aui;\ist S. Occurs on 

 various herhs and shrubs in dry upland hicidities. The legs are 

 Kometinjcs dull \ello\v. 



212!) ((i77.Sa). Noiionoia convkxa S:iy, .Tonrn. Phil. \i-m\. Xat. Sci., HI. 

 I.S24. 4V.\: ibid. II, 212. 

 Oval, convex. Cohir bi-ini/.eil, rarely blue, or slightly greenish. Thorax 

 as in iri.^lis. tlie inuictures iimi-e sparse, the median line usually surintlier. 

 Elytra nnich more coarsely punctate than thorax, tlie piuictures everywliere 

 confused except near ajiex. Length 4-1. "i mm. 



