1160 



FAMILY LIII. CnRYSOMKIjTD^.. 



Southern half of State; frequent. April 18-June 15. 

 on various species of dock (Riiincx). 



Occurs 



2151 (- 



-). 



XL. LiNAMej^. 182.3. (Gr., "fia.x.") ' 



Oblong, feebly convex species, having the sides of thorax thick- 

 ened and the elytra usually spotted or striped. Three species are 

 known fro)n the State and another may oernr. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF LINA. 



a. Thorax with sides yellow and dislf dark metallic green. 



&. Elytra reddish-yell(jw with rounded black spots, which are sometimes 

 merged into transverse bands. 2151. intebeupta. 



hh. Elytra dull reddish or greenish-yellow, with elongate black spots. 



2152. SCRIPTA. 



aa. Thorax gi-een or yellow, the sides not paler. 



(. Elytra dull yellow without spots; thorax green. tremule. 



c-c. Elytra purplish-black, narrowly margined with yellow. 



2153. OBSOLETA. 



Li.\A INTEBEUPTA Pab., Syst. Eleut., I, ISUI. 4MS. 



Oblong-oval. Black ; thorax with a 

 yelhjw margin enclosing a small black dot ; 

 elytra dull yellow with usually six spots 

 on eaeb, more or less confluent; base uf 

 antenn:e and tibite reddish. Thorax with 

 the black center very finely, the thickened 

 yellow sides coarsely, punctate. Elytra 

 with numerous rather cciarse, scattered 

 punctures. length 0.5~S.5 mm. ( Fig. 504. ) 

 Throughout the State; common on 

 Avillow, Cottonwood, etc April 2- 

 August 11. The dull yellow of elytra 

 is red in life. The spots of elytra 

 vai'y much in shape and are smne- 

 times al)sent, except the two median 

 ones on each. Known as Jappiviica 

 Linn, in most cdlleetions, but the lat- 

 ter IS a Europe.m sjji'cies with thorax wliolly metallic. 



21.52 ((;s:i!i). LiNA SCRIPTA Fabr., Syst. Eleut., I, ISill. 4:'„s. 



Here elongate and parallel 

 than the preet-dhig. Thorax and 

 uniler jiarts usually similar in 

 eolor to those of iiitcrniptu, but 

 the former soiiietiuies reddish 

 with f(jur small black sjxils in a M 

 curved line al center. Elytra with 

 the suture and 



Fig. 504. 



X (i. (After Forbes.) 



Hb. 305. 



se\eii elongate 



a, beetle, normal fi.rrii; (,, 



elytra. ( After Riley.t 



d ^ e 



\ e, x'ariatitins of 



