THi; LLAf Bt-KTLE.i. II60 



h. Third joint of aiiteniue shorter than fourth; size larger, 7 or 

 more mm. XLIV. Teiehabda. 



///(. Third joint of antennas longer than fourth; smaller, not 

 over 6.5 mm. XLV. Galebtjcella. 



;/;/. Antennae not reaching middle of body, third jnint longer than 

 fourth ; tarsal .daws narrowly bifid in males, simple In fe- 

 males. JIOXOSIA. 

 ec. Tibiae, in part at least, with teiminal sinus. 



i. Middle and hind tibiae with terminal spui-s : antennse similar in 

 the sexes; elytra greenish or zreeuish-yellow, usually with 

 black spots or stripes; thorax usually with two foveae or i^its. 



XLYI. DiAEBOnCA. 



ii. All the tibite with minute terminal spurs; fifth to seventh joints 

 of antennae broadly dilated in male; elytra shinlni.' bluish-LTeeu 

 with a narrow yellow border. XLVII. Paratbiaeius. 



dd. Claws of tarsi appendiculate. 



;. Epipleura not distinct; tibiae without sinus: coI't black and yellow. 



XLVIII. Phtixobbotica. 

 jj. Epipleura well defined. 



7.-. Tibiae with spurs; elytra black or blue. XLIX. LrPEBOOES. 



kk. Tibiae without spurs ; elytra black and yellow. 



L. Phyllectiibus. 



XLII. C'EnriTOMA C'hiv. 1S;J4. Gr.. "horn- joint."; 



To this genus lielontrs a single rather smnll, oval species, having 

 the antennfe slender, first joint rather loni'. second .short, third 

 nearly as Ions: as first, fonrtli shorter, o-ll nearly equal : first joint 

 of hind tarsus as long as the folloAving joints tncretber. 



*l'l.o.5 iiis4,5i. Cebotoma tbifcbcat.v Forst.. Nov. S]'. Ins.. 1771. 211. 



Oval, nairiiwer in front, moderately convex. 

 Body beneath and head black; above dull yellow, 

 rarely reddish, the elytra usually with black basal 

 and side margins, the latter extending nearly t" 

 apex and with three black spots on each side of 

 and close to suture, the hind one the smaller ; the 

 spots and border often In part lacking, sc ■iiietinies 

 til such an extent .is to leave only the sc-utellum 

 black; anteniue and legs .vhIIow. the tibia? and often 

 the femora in part black. Thorax nearly twice as 

 wide as long, slightly narrowed in front, margin 

 broader near l.ase: disk very finely and sparsely Fig. 506. (After OuttendEn in 

 punctate. Elytra with irregular rows of fine, rather Bull. IX. Xew =«r.. r. 5 ttv. 

 distant punctuies. Length Z.'j-'j mm. fFig. 506.) 



Throughout the State; frecjuent. February 21-<Jrtoher IS. Hi- 

 bernates in small numbers beneath Inas and other cover in low, 

 moist places. Occurs in stunmer on bush-clovi-r {Lcspcdiza), tick 



