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1792 (5651). Hoplia trivia lis Harold. Col. Hefte, V, 1809. 



Elongate-oblong. Dull black; upper surface clothed' 



with lanceolate, hair-like scales, those on elytra usually 

 so placed as to form two indistinct bands, one at mid- 

 dle, the other at apex; pygidiuiri and abdomen rather 

 sparsely covered with flat, silvery scales ; front portion 

 of under surface, legs and thorax with erect gray hairs. 

 Elytra at base a little wider than base -of thorax, the 

 humeri prominent. Length 6-7 mm. (Fig. 369.) 



Starke, Fulton and Putnam counties; frequent 

 beneath boards, etc., in sandy localities about the 

 borders of lakes. April 8-May 9. 



1793 (5653). Hoplia limbata Lee, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., New Ser., 



Ill, 1856, 286. 



Elongate. Black ; above with scales as mentioned in key ; pygidium and 

 under surface densely clothed with rounded, silvery scales. Claws of hind 

 tarsi cleft near the tip. Length 7.5-S.5 mm. 



LeConte described this from "two specimens found at Evans- 

 ville, Indiana." Of it he says: "The dilatation of the white su- 

 ture at the middle forms an oblique fascia reaching two-thirds way 

 to the suture ; the posterior dilatation is a spot connected both with 

 the suture and tip. The thorax is hardly narrower at tip than at 

 base. The legs are black, with the thighs sparsely sprinkled with 

 silvery scales." Not represented in the collection at hand. 



1794 (5651). Hoplia modesta Hald.. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., I. 301. 

 Oblong. Black or dull reddish-brown ; head and thorax fuscous. Up- 

 per surface with scales as noted in key ; pygidium and under surface rather 

 thickly covered with larger oval, iridescent silvery scales. Clypeus nar- 

 rower than in the other species, truncate, its front margin feebly reflexed. 

 Thorax flattened with oblique but slightly rounded sides. Elytra obsoletely 

 costate. Hind tarsal claws finely cleft near the apex. Length 6-7.5 mm. 



Lake, Putnam, Owen and Knox counties : scarce. May 25- 

 June 26. 



1791a ( ). Hoplia modesta barbata var. nov. 



More robust than modesta. Color as given in key ; pygidium and un- 

 der surface reddish-brown, shining, very densely clothed with oval silvery 

 scales. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides nearly straight, subsinuate 

 near hind angles. Elytra without trace of costa?. Hind tibife and tarsi of 

 males very much larger than in modesta. Length 8-8.5 mm. 



Vigo and Owen counties; rare. May 31-June 15. Taken from 

 the flowers of the climbing bitter-sweet, Celastrus scandens L. The 

 shorter, wider and more densely placed scales of the elytra readily 

 separate this from modesta. The scutelium is also longer and more 

 narrow than there. 



