530 



FAMILY XVI. — COGCINELTJD^J. 



Taken by Wolcott near Pine, Lake County; rare. May 20. 

 Described from Lake Superior and Georgia. Resembles the preced 7 

 ing but more robust, with larger spot on apex of elytra and with 

 piceous spot on thorax reaching nearly to apex. 



1012 ( ). Scymnus RUBRi cauda Casey, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, VII, 



1899, 141. 



Oblong-oval, subconvex. Black ; sides of thorax and a large apical ely- 

 tra! space reddish-yellow; head piceous or yellow; antennae, legs and last 

 three segments of abdomen reddish-yellow. Elytra rather closely and dis- 

 tinctly, thorax sparsely and indistinctly, punctate. Length 1.8-2 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. Hibernates. January 7-July 

 12. Known from fraternus by its smaller size, more narrow and 

 less convex form and the larger relative area of yellow spot at apex 

 of elytra. 



Fig. 196. a, Scymnus collaris; b, S. punctatus; c. S. fraternus. (After Horn.) 



1013 (3148). Scymnus collaris Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 



1847, ISO. 



Regularly oval, convex. Piceous, rather shining; head and thorax red- 

 dish-yellow, the latter with a median piceous spot of variable size ; apex of 

 elytra narrowly pale red; abdomen piceous, the last three segments usually 

 yellowish; legs entirely reddish-yellow. Thorax more distinctly punctate 

 at middle than at sides. Length 2-2.2 mm. (Fig. 196, a.) 



Martin County; scarce. July 13. 



1014 (3152). Scymnus puncticollis Lee, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 



1852, 139. 



Broadly oval, convex. Black, rather dull ; head piceous ; thorax black 

 with the sides indefinitely yellow, usually with the apical angles alone pale; 

 apex of elytra narrowly reddish ; tibiae and tarsi pale, femora piceous. 

 Thorax more closely punctate toward the sides. Elytra rather closely and 

 more coarsely punctured than thorax. Length 2-2.5 mm. 



Southern half of State, frequent ; Steuben County, rare. April 

 21-December 23. 



1015 (3153). Scymnus cervicalis Muls., Spec. Sec, 1850, 984. 



Oval, convex. Head, thorax and legs reddish-yellow ; elytra piceous, 

 at apex very narrowly margined with reddish-yellow ; abdomen black, the 



