1214 FAMILY LIII. — CFfRySOMETJD.B. 



tures. Elytra vei-y little \Yicler than thorax, umbone not prominent, disk 

 with scutellar and nine diseal strire of coarse, rather closely set punctures; 

 intervals flat, each ^yith a single row of fine punctures. Length 2.5 mm. 



Jackson, Spencer and Dubois counties; rare. May 13-May 24. 

 Occurs on willow. 



2245 (60SO). Ckepidodeea helxines Linn., Syst. Nat, X, 1765, 373. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex. Metallic bronzed, blue or green; an- 

 tennse and legs reddish-yellow, hind femora often darker ; under surface 

 piceous. Thorax more than half wider than long, not narrowed in front, 

 sides very feebly curved ; ante-basa! impression deep and at each end sud- 

 denly bent towards base, surface coarsely and unequally punctate. Elytra 

 distinctly wider at base than thorax, umbone rather prominent, punctures 

 rather coarse, becoming finer towards apex ; intervals very minutely punc- 

 tate. Length 2.5-3..3 mm. 



Throughout the State; coiiinion. April 16-July 14. Occurs 

 e.si)eei;illy on the foliaue of elm, thorn, willow and poplar, and some- 

 times attacks th;,t of apple and pear. \ handsome little species ex- 

 cc'edint,dy variable in hue. 



22-10 (G!)82). Crepidooera modeeri Linn., Faun. Suec, 1761, 167. 



Obldug-oval, rather robust, n.-irrowcd in front. Piceijus with a shining 

 bronzed lustre; apical third of elytra indistinctly dull yellow; anteuniE 

 brownish or piceous, the four basal joints pale; legs brown, the front and 

 middle pairs paler. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides nearly parallel 

 behind the middle; disk convex, the ante-basal impression more shallow 

 than in hclrinrs. the imiiressioiis at each of its ends deeper, siivface coarsely 

 and rather sparsely pumtate. Elytra distinctly wider at base than thorax, 

 umbone prominent, punctures coarse and close-set on base, finer and more 

 distant towards apex. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Lake and Kosciusko counties; scarce. May 30-June 29. Occurs 

 on the arrow alum and other semiaquatie plants about the margins 

 of lakes. A member of the Transition life zone. Our form is var. 

 mdiicuhi Lee. 



2247 (69S1). Ceepidodera ATiavENmrs Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 Ill, 1847, 105, 

 Short, broadly (ivate. convex. Dull reddish-yellow; antennfe and legs 

 paler. Thoi-nx twh-e as wide as long, sides feebly curved, obliquely trun- 

 cate near front angles and with a slight angulation one-third from apex; 

 disk convex, not punctured. Elytra wider at base than thorax, umbone 

 distinct; punctures conrs,., rather closely placed on base, finer toward apex. 

 Length 1.5-1.8 mm. 



