1182 FAMILY LIII.— CHRYSOMELin.l';. 



*2181 (6932). CEdionychis vians 111., Mag. fur Insect.. VI. 1807, 83. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Black, usually 

 with a slight violet or greenish lustre; thorax red- 

 dish-yellow with an inverted W-shaped black spot 

 (var. scripticollis Say) or with a large transverse 

 discal spot, so that the margins only are pale ; tip 

 and sides of abdomen yellowish. Antennre about 

 half the length of body, third joint longer than 

 fourth. Thorax twice as wide at base as long, nar- 

 rowed in front, sidps nearly straight, angles promi- 

 nent; surface finely alutaceous, rather coarsely and 



' . i , Iig- "16. X 5. (Original.) 



sparsely punctate. Elytra a little wider at base 



than thorax, surface alutaceous, closely and finely punctate. Length 4.'>- 



7 mm. (Pig. .016.) 



Throughout the State; freqiient. February 14-Octol)er 6. Hi- 

 bernates with the preceding. 



2181a (6932a). 'cEdionychis vians sceipticollis Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci., IV, 1824, 84 ; ibid. II, 226. 

 Form and general appearance of riaiis. The head has a transveri^e 

 reddish spot between the eyes and another smaller one at the base of each 

 antenna; thorax with the black discal spot in tiie shape of an inverted W. 

 Blytral punctures distinctly coarser, deejier and more dense. Length 6- 

 7 mm. 



Lake and Lawrence counties; scarce. Mny 14:--Jime 1'2. Horn 

 makes this a synonym of viai).'^, but the different punctuation of the 

 elytra is sufficient to make of it at least a distinct variety. 



2182 (6932c). CEdionychis concinna Fabr., Syst. Eleut.. I, 1801, 40',). 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex, feebly shining. Black, except the el>- 

 tra, which are dark blue or with a greenish tinge; tiji and sides of nlidn- 

 men yellowish. Antennre not half the length of body, third joint longer 

 than fourth. Thorax twice as wide at base as long, sides straight or feebly 

 cun^ed; base deeply sinuate near hind angles, which are prominent; surface 

 alutaceou.s, sparsely and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra alutaceous, sparsely 

 and very finely punctate, r,>ength 6.5-7.5 mm. 



Lake County ; rare, ilay 21. Recorded before only from Geor- 

 gia and Texas, 



21-S.3 (69.35). OIIDIONYOHIS thokacIca Fabr., Syst, Kleut., I, l.SOl, 408, 



Broadly ovate, feebly convex. Head, thorax and under surface red- 

 dish-yellow : thorax with seven black dots forming a curved front row and 

 three just behind them, tliese often more or less couliuent ; elytra dark 

 blue with a narrow margin on basal half and epipleurse reddish-yellow ; an- 

 tennas and tarsi piceous, the former half as long as body, third and fourth 

 joints equal. Thornx slightly more than twice as wide as long, sides nearly 

 straight, angles acute; disk rather coarsely and closely punctate. Elytrii 

 a, little wider at base than thorax, surface r;ither coarsely and densel.\ 

 [)unctate. Length 5.5-7 nun. 



Southern half of State; scarce, .Vpril l,5~0ctoboi' ], Often 

 taken on the wine. 



