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FAMILY LIII. CHRYSOMELIDzE. 



humerus and two large, heart-shaped common ones, black. Thorax nearly 

 smooth. Elytra with humeri prominent; punctures very coarse on basal 

 half, becoming finer toward apex. Length 4.5-5 mm. 



Knox, Dubois, Posey and Crawford counties; scarce. May 8- 

 June 26. Taken by sweeping herbage along roadsides. This spe- 

 cies is listed as a variety of 6 -punctata Oliv. The range of both is 

 southern and the typical species may be found in the southern third 

 of the State. 



2050 (6576) . Lema sayi Crotch, Proe. Phil. Acacl. Nat. Sci., 1873, 26. 



Elongate-oblong. Dull red; antenna?, legs, small spot on head and 

 larger one on center of thorax, black. Thorax longer than in collaris, finely 

 and rather closely punctate. Ninth stria of elytra narrowly interrupted 

 near middle. Femora clavate, pubescent. Length 5-6.5 mm. 



Dubois County; rare. May 12. A southern 

 form found on the spiderwort or day-flow^er 



Tradescantia virginiana L. 



Crioceris Geoff. 1764. (Gr., "a ram + horn.") 

 To this genus belong two introduced species 

 which prey upon asparagus. C. asparagi L. 

 (Fig. 480), the common asparagus beetle, is 

 about 7 mm. in length; bluish green, thorax red 

 with two green spots ; elytra Avith three or four 

 yellow spots on sides which merge into a yellow 

 margin. It lias been taken near Cincinnati and 

 Cleveland, Ohio, and very probably occurs in In- 

 diana. 



Tribe IV. CLYTIIRINI. 



Compact, stout, subcylindrical species of medium size, having 

 the head large, denexed; antennas short, widely separated, 11- 

 jointed, serrate; thorax margined on sides, fitted closely to the 

 elytra; front coxas transverse, more or less prominent, the cavities 

 closed behind; elytra lobed on sides, not covering the pygidium; 

 legs short, stout, tarsi broad; claws either simple or toothed. Four 

 genera are represented in the State. The larvae are case-bearers 

 and, as far as known, live in ants' nests, where they feed upon 

 vegetable debris. 



KEY TO INDIANA GENERA OF CLYTIIRINI. 



a. Tarsal claws simple. 



b. Front coxa j contiguous ; form elongate ; color mostly yellow. 



VII. Anomcea. 



Fig. 480. 

 (After Chittenden.) 



