780 



FAMILY XXXIX. BUPRESTIELE. 



1480 (4569). Chalcophoea vjrginiensis Drury. Ins. I, 1770 66 



Elongate-oval, robust. Dull black, feebly bronzed.' the impressions of 

 thorax and elytra often brassy. Head with a deep, median groove thi 

 broader and deeper in front. Thorax one-third wider than long site 

 rounded on apical third, disk with a broad median impression and two 

 others each side, in the regions of the front and hind angles. Elytra each 

 with four to six elongate impressed spaces which are finely and rather 

 densely punctate. Length 23-30 mm. 



Clark County; rare. June 30. Said to be common in the 

 Middle, Eastern and Southern States. Occurs usually on pine. 



14S1 (4570). Chalcophoea libeeta Germ., Ins. Sp. Nov.. 1824, 38 



Elongate-oval. Bright copper or brassy yellow ; antennae 

 legs and raised lines of thorax and elytra piceous brown' 

 Thorax transverse, sides broadly rounded, disk with three 

 broad raised lines, the middle one entire, the others inter- 

 rupted at base, the intervals between them, as well as the 

 sides, very coarsely and irregularly punctured. Elytra each 

 with four raised lines, the second of which is wider than the 

 ■ Flg ;If- p ^!^ rSt or one next tIie su ture 5 and broadly interrupted before 



size. (After Packard and behmrl flip mirMlo K „ , 1 ^i.u±e 



in Fifth Rep u s li tne miaclle bj two impressed spots ; stria he- 



Ent.Comm.j tweeu tlle suture ' and first raised line entire. Length 19- 



24 mm. (Fig. 294.) & 



Frequent on the scrub pines.. Pin us banhsiana Lamb, in the dune 

 region of Lake. Porter and Laporte counties; not noted elsewhere in 

 the State. May 28-September 1 9. The adults feed upon the young 

 buds and leaves of pine, while the young live as borers in the de- 

 caying wood. 



1482 (4573). Chalcophoea cahpesteis Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat Sci 

 III. 1S23. 1G5 ; ibid. I. 60. 

 Elongate-oval. Uniform grayish bronzed a hove ; polished cupreous be- 

 neath. Thorax broader than long, narrowed in front, sides nearlv straight ■ 

 disk with a deep median channel, sides roughly and unevenly punctured 

 Elytra each with four narrow and somewhat interrupted raised lines the 

 broader intervals transversely roughened, a large slightly impressed 'spot 

 before and another behind the middle. Length 22-28 mm. 



Throughout the State; scarce. April 11- July 7. Occurs on 

 beech, oak and other trees. 



II. Dicerca Esch. 1829. (Gr. ; "two -{-tails.") 



Dull bronzed species of medium size, which, in addition to the 

 characters mentioned in generic key. have the tips of elytra more or 

 less prolonged and tapering, thus forming a kind of tail. About 20 



