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FAMILY LIII. — CITRYSOMELID.E. 



finely, sparsely and shallowly punctured. Elytral punctures rather fine 

 and distant, the sixth and seventh rows more or less confused. Prosternum 

 emarginate and acutely toothed behind. Length 4-6 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. May 10- August 21. Occurs 

 on foliage of birch and hazel, on flowers of spmea, Jersey tea, etc. 

 The male has the spots of thorax and elytra black. 



2072 (6642). Cbyptocephalus badius Suffr., Linnea. Entom., VI, 1852, 315. 

 Smaller, robust, subcylindrical. Reddish-brown, shining; thorax some- 

 times with apical and side margins and hind angles yellow; elytra darker 

 brown marked with yellow as follows: a basal band of confluent spots 

 reaching to sixth stria, a submarginal spot at middle, an interrupted sub- 

 apical band and an apical spot. Thorax very finely and sparsely punctate. 

 Elytra with rows of rather coarse impressed punctures, the sixth to eighth 

 interrupted and obliquely connected. Prosternum deeply emarginate and 

 acutely lobed behind. Length 3-4.2 mm. 



Posey County ; scarce. July 6-July 9. Known from Pennsyl- 

 vania and Kentucky. 



2073 (6644). Cbyptocephalus tinctus Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, VIII, 



1880, 203. 



Small, subcylindrical. Dull brownish or reddish-yellow; elytra with 

 three broad, reddish cross-bands, narrowly and vaguely separated by paler 

 yellow. Thorax very coarsely and densely punctured. Striae of elytra 

 deep, coarsely punctured, the seventh and eighth slightly irregular near 

 middle. Length 3-4 mm. 



A single specimen in Wolcott collection taken near Hessville, 

 Lake County. September 25. Ranges from Massachusetts to Texas 

 and Florida. 



C. stria lulus Lee, elytral stria? regular, was described from 

 northern Illinois. 



XV. Gkiburitjs Ilald. 1849. 



Rather robust species resembling the preceding in form and gen- 

 eral appearance, but having the thorax distinctly margined behind, 

 the prosternum flat in front and depressed behind, and the front 

 thighs distinctly stouter than the hind ones. One species has been 

 taken in the State and another probably occurs. 



2074 (6649). Gbibubius scuteixakis Fab., Syst. Eleut, II, 1801, 54. 

 Robust, subcylindrical. Black, shining; side margins and small spot 



on disk of thorax, scuteilum, median transverse and rounded apical spots 

 of elytra yellow; base of antennae, spot on sides of first, fourth and fifth 

 ventral segments and legs also yellow. Thorax coarsely and sparsely punc- 

 tured, and with an oblique impression each side near base. Elytra with 

 rows of fine, rather distant and feebly impressed punctures. Length 5.5 mm. 



