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FAMILY LIU. CHRYSOMELIDJE. 



C. lunata Fab., form of prcecelsis, reddish-brown, elytra yellow 

 with the usual brownish stripes, is said to occur "east of the Rocky 

 Mountains. ' ' 



*2139 (6801). ' Calligrapha similis Rogers, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 VIII, 1856, 35. 



Oval, convex. Brown, feebly bronzed ; elytra pale with a broad sutural 

 stripe and a discal stripe brown, the latter broadly notched near middle 

 on outer side. Thorax nearly three times as wide as long, very coarsely 

 and sparsely punctured. First four rows of elytra 1 punctures mostly regu- 

 lar, the others confused. Length 5.5-7 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent. February 21-July 29. Hiber- 

 nates beneath partly buried logs and rubbish. More common in 

 sandy localities. Often noted crawling over the ground in culti- 

 vated fields and, like other members of the genus, feigns death when 

 disturbed. Resembles Z. suturalis very closely ; distinguished by its 

 more oval form and notched discal stripe of elytra. 



*2140 (6804). Calligrapha pe^celsis Rogers, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 

 VIII, 1856, 35. 



Oval, convex. Dark reddish-brown, bronzed; thorax 

 with sides and front margin reddish-yellow; elytra pale 

 with sutural and one discal stripe on each brown, the 

 latter much narrowed behind and broadly emarginate on 

 outer side. Thorax a little more than twice as wide as 

 long, sparsely and coarsely punctured. Elytra punctured 

 as in similis. Length 7-8 mm. (Fig. 500.) 



Vermillion, Vigo and Posey counties; scarce. 

 April 6-December 21. Occurs on white top in 

 J ig T> 500 - n timothy meadows. Hibernates. Larger and more 



(After Rogers.) *' 



robust than either similis or Z. suturalis. 



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2141 (6805). Calligrapha elegans Oliv., Entom., V, 1807, 533. 



Elongate-oval, less convex. Blackish bronzed; thorax reddish-yellow 

 with dark inverted W-shaped or transverse spot near, but not reaching, 

 base; elytra pale yellow with a common sutural and discal stripe on each 

 bronzed black. Thorax and elytra punctured as in similis, the yellow 

 stripes with finer and more numerous scattered punctures. Length 5-6 mm. 



Throughout the State ; frequent in the northern counties, less so 

 southward. March 14-August 26. Probably hibernates. Occurs 

 beneath rubbish and on various plants, especially thorough wort and 

 goldenrod, usually in moist localities. 



