THE TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLES. 



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2445 (7S2(i). MoEUEXiJSTE.NA GKAMMicA Lec. Pi-oe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 XIV. 1SC2, .50. 

 Elongate, subparallel. Head, thorax and body yellow ; elytra as men- 

 tioned in key; abdomen often blackish. Length 2. .5-2.8 mm. (Fig. 5~K d.) 



^Marshall, Marion and Putnam counties; scarce. June 12-Ju1y 

 8. Occurs especially on flowers of wild hydrangea. This includes 

 the ustnlata of LeConte, which differs only by being a little darker 

 yellow and having the marginal dark lines of elytra very narrow. 



2440 ( ). MOBDELLI.STE^'A TESTAC EA Sp. nOV. 



^Slender, parallel. Uniform dnll brownish-yellow ; luibesceuce rather 

 close, paler yellow. Length 2..0 mm. 



Putnam County ; rare. 

 dago. 



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Taken from flowers of .S'o/i- 



2447 ("8281. MoEDELLis-iE-NA vAiuANs Lec. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



XIV. 1802, 50. 

 Form of gram mica. Thorax black at base; front legs yellow; hind 

 tibia; and "tarsi dull yellow, the joints black. Length 2.5-3 mm. 



^Marshall and Lawrence counties; scarce. June l^June 13. In 

 one specimen the metasterniim is yellow and the thoracic dark spot 

 small, thus forming a connecting link between this and graininica. 



3/. soiiiusta Lec, 2-3 mm. and M. delicattihi Dury, 3.3 mm. in 

 length, have been recorded from Cincinnati. .V. nificcps Lec, 3 

 ram. in length, is said to occur in the ^Middle and Southern States. 



2448 (78331. Mokdellistena xigbuans Melsh., Pr(jc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. 



II, 1845. 313. 



Linear. Blackish-pice. iiis ; elytra i-parsely clothed with ^'rayisli-yellow 

 pnbesceuce; labrum, palpi and four basal joints of antenmc dull reddish- 

 bro\^-n. Length 2 mm. 



Owen, :M"onroe and Perry counties; 

 scarce. ^lay 16-June ID. Beaten from 

 flow(_n's of Corniis. 



.¥, .•iplcndcm Smith, very slender, 

 length 6 mm., is known from Illinois, 

 Ohio and Florida. 



Gkolp E. 



In this group the hind tibia? each bear T 

 three short, equal parallel ridges in ad- ■ 

 dition to t h e s u b a p i c a 1 one. (Fig. ^.^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ 



t7<^ /) ) The following have been taken s/jfemiens; t, same oI.VpiKtu/afa.c, elytron 

 ' ' , ^, c<x 4- oiM.pustvlala. {AfKr Smith.) 



or probablv occur m the State : 



