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VAiMlhV Llll.— (irrRYSOMKIilD/K. 





21S7 (6790). Leptinotahsa juNfjA Gfi-m., Ins. Sy. Nov., 1824, 590. 



Form of the jireeeding, 

 which, it resembles very close- 

 ly. Distinguished mainly by 

 the iharucters given in key. 

 Till' femora are marked on the 

 outer side near apex with a 

 black spot. Length 10-12 mm. 

 (Fig. 498.) 



Putnam, Lawrence, 



Knox, f'l-Mwford and Posey 



counties ; scarce. June .10- 



Soptember 21. Feeds on 



the horse-nettle, Solanum rdniliuoise L. and different species of 



ground-chen y (1']/ ifsalis) . A member of the Austroriparian fauna. 



It, egg.s; b, larva; c, beetle; d, el.vtra; e, front 1 

 beetle. (After Riley.) 



: of 



XXXVI. Zygogramma Chev. 1n34. ((^r., " yoke -K together.") 



To this genus, as at present limited, belong about a dozen of the 

 species formerly listed under Chrysoiiiela. All of these but one 

 occur in the Western and Southwestern States. They are oval, 

 convex forms of medium size, having the elytra marked with spots 

 or stripes ; last tarsal joint toothed beneath ; tarsal claws narrowly 

 'separated and connate at hase, wliencc the generic name. 



*2]38 (0799). Zycogkamma sutuhai.is Fiibr., Syst. Bnt, 177ri, 95. 



Oval iiv subglobose, convex. Brown, feebly bronzed; el.\- 

 tra yellow, with the first and second intervals and a brcKKl 

 discal stripe dark brown; epipleura pale with dark margins. 

 Thorax three times wider than long, sparsely and coarsely 

 punctm-ed. Elytra coarsely punctured on disk, m<ire tii.ely 

 on sides, the punctures bordering the sutural brown striiie 

 in rows, the others sc;itlei-e(l. Length 5..''i-(').5 mm. 



Thrcufghout t)ie State; frcipient. April 1S-l)eecin- 

 ber 10. Occurs in sprim;- on ragweed in low moist 

 places and on flowers of goldenrod in autumn. In var. nisla Rogers 

 (Fig. 41)0), the subsuttiral dark stripe is ol'ien divided to behind 

 middle and the disciil stripe wholly, or to near apex. 



(After RoBiT.-.) 



XXXVIl. C.\ij,I(;rap]ia Kricli. ]S47. (<lr., " beautiful + writ- 

 ing.") 



Form oval or rounded, ccnve.x ; size medium or rather small; last 

 tarsal .joint not toothed bene;ith : ebiws widely separated. Eight 



