3176 FAMILY LIII. CHRYSOMELID/TS. 



it from vitiaia. According to Knab there are, in the U. S. Museum 

 collection, two males of Iciuji. placed as males of vittata, while there 

 is no true mttata male present. Named in honor of Chas. W. Leng, 

 of New York City, who has shown me many favors during my work 

 on this paper. 



XLIX. LtTPERODEsMotsuh. 1858. (Gr., "troublesome.") 



This genus comprises the majority of the species formerly listed 

 under Liipcrus. They are oblong, small-sized beetles, having the 

 head transversely grooved between the eyes and carinate between 

 the antenme: the latter slender, longer than half the body, joints 

 2 and 3 small, together not longer than fourth ; thorax variable in 

 form, transverse to quadrate, the disk never distinctly impressed; 

 elytra with epipleurm extending nearly to apex ; front coxal cavities 

 open behind, the eoxaj often separated by a narrow prolongation 

 of the prosternuni; tibite with a terminal spur, that of the hind 

 pair the longer ; claws appendiculate and divaricate. But one spe- 

 cies has been recognized from the State, though two others may 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF LUPEKODES. 



a. Thorax yellow, twice as wide as long ; form oval ; elytra black or pic- 

 eous, sparsely punctate; legs yellow. thoracicus. 



aa. Thorax blue or bl:iek ; antennas yellow. 



h. Elytra punctate and alutaceous; hind angles of thorax dentiform; all 



the femora more or less piceous. mesaca. 



hb. Elytra very obsoletely punctate, scarcely alutaccuus; hind angles of 



thorax not dentiform ; middle and hind femora often partly piceous. 



2t78. CYANELLUS. 



L. thoracicns Melsh., length 4.5-5 mm., ami L. mcraca Say, 

 length 5 mm., both range from Pennsylvania to Kansas; the latter 

 has been recorded from Illinois. 



217S (6865). LUPEKODES cyanellus Lee, Troc. I'hil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 18(i.'). 

 209. 



Elongate-oblong. Above dark blue, strongly shining, beneath piceous; 

 antenna and legs usually entirely yellow, the middle and hind thighs some- 

 times piceous near base. Thorax a little \vider than long, sides slightly 

 curved, hind angles distinct, nnt proniinent; disk convex, smooth, sparsely 

 punctured at sides and base. Elytra sparsely and finely pmictate, feebly 

 alutaceous. Length 3.5-1.5 mm. 



Jlarion, Jackson and Crawford counties: scarce. May 17-June 

 24. Occurs on the flowers of wild rose. 



