1136 



FAMILY LIII 



, — CHRYS0MEL1DJE. 



2103 (6726). Adoxtjs obscurus Linn.. Syst. Nat., Eel. X, 1758, 375. 



Subquadrate. Head, thorax, under surface and femora dark brown or 

 black ; elytra, tibial and basal half of antennae brown or brownish-yellow, 

 sparsely clothed with prostrate j-ellowish pubescence. Thorax subglobose. 

 much narrower than elytra, densely and rather finely punctured. Elytra 

 with numerous irregular rows of fine punctures. Length 5-6 mm. 



Steuben County; scarce. July 4. Our form is the variety 

 vitis Fabr., distinguished by the paler elytra. In the typical spe- 

 cies they are of the same color as the thorax. It is a species of 

 northern range and probably occurs only in the Transition life zone 

 of the State. 



XXI. Myochroqs Erichs. 1847. (Gr., " mouse -j- color.") 



In this genus the form is oblong, and the upper surface is rather 

 thinly clothed with hair-like scales. One cf the three species occurs 

 in the State. 



*2104 (6738). Myochrous denticollis Say. Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sei., 

 Ill, 1S24, 448 ; ibid. II. 215. 



Oblong, convex. Brown . 

 bronzed : base of antenna^ dull 

 red. Thorax wider than long, 

 side margins with three blunt 

 teeth near the middle; surface 

 densely clothed with grayish-yel- 

 low scales. Elytra 1 margins fee- 

 bly dentate ; surface with rows of 

 deep, close-set punctures, sparse- 

 ]y clothed with yellowish scales. 

 Last ventral of male with a small 

 fovea. Length 5-7 mm. (Fig. 

 48S.) 



Throughout the western 

 half of State, frequent; more 

 so in the southern counties. 

 February 28-Oetober 9. Hi- 

 bernates beneath rubbish in 

 open woods. Taken in spring by sweeping herbage. 



XXII. Glyptoscelis Lee. 1859. (Gr., "carved + tibia.") 



Species above the average in size for the tribe, brown in color 

 and having the body more or less densely clothed with prostrate 



