522 FAMILY XVI. — COCOINELL/ID^E. 



996 (3100). Hyperaspis bolteri Lee, Trans. Airier. Ent. Soc, VIII, 1880, 

 186. 



Broadly rounded, strongly convex. Black, sinning ; head and sides of 

 thorax of male pale; elytra with a pale red margin, reaching nearly to 

 apex, this expanded into or confluent with a large discal spot a little be- 

 hind the middle; front and middle legs pale. Upper surface strongly and 

 rather closely punctured. Length 3 mm. 



Taken in small number^ by Woleott near Pine, Lake County. 

 April 29-June 4. Described from Illinois. 



*997 (3101). Hyperaspis eimbriolata Mels., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, 

 III, 1847, 180. 



Rounded, subconvex. Black, shining; elytra with a narrow yellow 

 marginal stripe ; this often broken on apical third, leaving a free, oval sub- 

 apical spot (var. dissoluta Or.). Male with head and thorax in front and 

 on sides, yellow. Upper surface coarsely and rather sparsely punctate. 

 Length 2.5 mm. 



Lake, Vigo, Dubois and Perry counties; rare. May 14-Decem- 

 ber 10. Hibernates beneath mullein leaves and other rubbish; 

 taken in spring by sweeping. 



*998 (3105). Hyperaspis undulata Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. ScL, IV, 

 1824, 92 ; ibid. II, 231. 



Elongate-oval ; subdepressed. Black, shining ; male with head, narrow 

 apical margin and sides of thorax yellow; female with only the sides of 

 thorax yellow ; elytra with an oval spot near center and a narrow three- 

 lobed band on sides, yellow. Length 2.3-2.5 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. March 20-December 7. Oc- 

 curs on herbage in low, moist ground. 



999 (3122). Hyperaspis 4-vittata Lee. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1852, 133. 



Broadly ovate, subdepressed. Black, shining, finely punctate ; side mar- 

 gins of thorax narrowly yellow ; elytra with a narrow marginal and a wider 

 dorsal stripe pale yellow, the latter not reaching base or apex. Head and 

 thorax of male reddish-yellow. Length 2.5 mm. 



Taken by Woleott near Pine, Lake County; scarce. May 21- 

 June 4. 



1000 (3110). Hyperaspis signata Oliv., Ent., VI, 1801, 92. 



Rounded, strongly convex. Black, shining, thickly and rather strongly 

 punctate. Male with head and narrow apical and side margins of thorax, 

 yellow ; female with head and thorax wholly black. Subapical spot of ely- 

 tra about one-fourth the size of one on disk. Length 2.5-2.7 mm. 



Marion County; scarce. April 25. In two specimens at hand 

 one has the subapical spot red and situated about as far from the 



