THE LEAF BEETLES. 



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2147 (6821). Chrysomela aueipennis Say, Journ. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



Ill, 1824, 452; ibid. II, 218. 

 Oblong-oval. Head, thorax, scutelluni and under surface dark vio- 

 laceous blue; elytra coppery red or brassy green, strongly sinning. Thorax 

 twice as wide as long, finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra with somewhat 

 regular rows of distant, rather coarse but not impressed punctures. Length 

 8-11 mm. 



Lake County ; scarce. April 15-Augnst 24. Occurs in the sand 

 dune region, usually about the prickly-pear cactus. Linell gives its 

 range as Texas to Nebraska. 



2148 (6824). Chrysomela subopaca Rogers, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., 



VIII, 1856, 36. 



Oblong-oval. Uniform purplish-black, feebly bronzed, subopaque and 

 above finely alutaceous. Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, disk finely 

 and sparsely punctate, and with a few coarse punctures along the inner side 

 of the thickened margin. Elytra with irregular rows of rather fine, scarcely 

 impressed punctures. Length 7-9 mm. 



Vigo and Crawford counties; rare. June 28-November 9. Oc- 

 curs from New York to Texas. 



Plagiodera viridis Melsh., greenish to fuscous or brassy, shining, 

 length 3 mm., was described from Pennsylvania. 



XXXIX. Gastroidea Hope. 1840. (Gr\, " belly + form, " i. e., 



pot-bellied.) 



Small, oblong-greenish forms having the punctures of elytra 

 dense and confused and the sides of thorax not thickened. ■ The 

 females have the abdomen very much swollen before their eggs are 

 laid, making it difficult for them to move about. 



2149 (6830). Gastroidea polygoni Linn.. Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1758. 370. 

 Oblong-oval. Head, elytra and under surface brilliant 



green or blue ; thorax, legs, base of antennae and tip of ab- 

 domen reddish; tarsi and apical two-thirds of antennae black. 

 Thorax twice as broad as long, sides rounded, surface finely 

 and sparsely punctate. Length 4-5 mm. (Fig. 503.) 



Southern half of State, frequent; probably 

 throughout. April 29-October 6. Occurs on the knot- 

 grass, Polygonum aviculare L. in yards and along 

 pathways. 



2150 (6832). Gastroidea cyanea Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci.. III. 



1847, 175. 



Oblong-oval. Uniform brilliant green or blue ; antennas, legs and under 

 surface purplish-black. Head and thorax finely and sparsely punctate ; ely- 

 tra densely and rather roughly punctate. Length 4-5 mm. 



