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FAMILY XXXVII. ELATEKIDiE. 



face sparsely but distinctly punctate. Elytra with sides parallel to apical 

 third, thence feebly converging to a rounded apex ; stria? indistinctly punc- 

 tate ; intervals very finely punctulate. Length 6.5-7 mm. 



Dubois County; rare. May 27. Beaten from oak. A member 

 of the Austroriparian fauna, described from Alabama, 



1373 (4185). Monoceepidius vespertinus Fab., Syst. Eleut, II, 1801, 200. 



Elongate, slender, subconvex. Color 

 variable, usually yellow beneath and 

 dark reddish-brown above, with middle 

 and sides of thorax and a broad stripe 

 from humerus two-thirds to apex of 

 elytra and a spot on the latter, yellow ; 

 rarely nearly black with one or two 

 small spots, tips and humeri of elytra, 

 yellow ; scutellum always yellowish. 

 Thorax one-fourth longer than wide, 

 narrowed in front ; sides feebly curved, 

 sinuate in front of hind angles, which 

 are rather long, acute and with a 

 feeble carina close to edge. Elytra 

 striate, the striae indistinctly punctate; 

 intervals nearly flat, very finely punc- 

 tulate. Length 7.5-10 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. June 22-August 11. Occurs 

 on mullein and foliage of various trees, (Fig. 280.) The larva 

 is said to prey upon beans, and is also injurious to cotton in the 

 Southern States. 



*1374 ( 4190). Monoceepidius auritus Hbst., Kafer, X, 1806, 145. 



Oblong, robust. Color above exceedingly variable, three distinct types 

 being usually preseut. These are (a) uniform piceous or piceous with only 

 a median stripe on thorax reddish; (b) dull red, with two small spots on 

 thorax, one on elytra surrounding scutellum, and a subapical crossbar, 

 black; (c) red, with two stripes on thorax, margin, suture and apex of 

 elytra black; beneath piceous or fuscous, legs and two basal joints of an- 

 tennae yellow. Thorax convex, scarcely longer than wide, sides obtusely 

 rounded, hind angles nearly straight, finely carinate ; surface densely, deeply 

 and rather coarsely punctate. Elytra with sides parallel to apical fourth, 

 thence slightly curved to a broadly rounded apex ; disk striate, striae punc- 

 tured ; intervals subconvex, finely but roughly punctulate. Length 5-7 mm. 



Throughout the State ; common. March 4— December 25. Hi- 

 bernates beneath mullein leaves, logs and rubbish along fence rows 

 and on side hills, especially in sandy localities. Mates in May and 

 June. 



*1375 (4191). Monoceepidius bellus Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 III, 1823, 16S; ibid. II, 108. 

 Oblong, subconvex. Black, sparsely pubescent ; thorax with a median 

 line and hind angles reddish ; elytra dull red, each with two or three black 



Fig. 280. M onocrepedius vespertinus. a, larva, 

 side view; b, larva, dorsal view; c, beetle — all three 

 times natural size.. (After Chittenden, Bull. 33, X. 

 Ser. Div. Ent„ U. S- Dep. Agr.) 



