THE LEAF BEETLES. 



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by a longitudinal one; first ventral segment as long as the next 

 three; hind tibiae obliquely truncate and with a small spur. Six of 

 the seven species recognized by Horn have been taken in the State. 



KEY TO INDIANA SPECIES OF CEEPIDODEBA. 



a'. Form oblong-ova] or elongate. 



b. Head and thorax yellow, elytra bine ; thorax and presternum smooth. 



2243. eufipes. 



bb. Head and thorax of same color as elytra; thorax distinctly and 

 rather coarsely punctured. 

 c. Elytra uniform in coloration; presternum smooth or very spar- 

 ingly punctate. 



d. Form narrow, elongate; reddish- yellow with greenish surface 

 lustre - 2244. LONGULA. 



del. Form more oval ; surface metallic blue, bronzed or green ; thorax 

 with fine and coarse punctures mixed. 2245. helxines. 



cc. Elytra more or less dull yellow on apical third; prosternum dense- 

 ly punctate. 2246. modeeri. 

 a a. Form broadly oval or ovate. 



e. Reddish-yellow, without metallic lustre; thorax not distinctly punc- 

 tured ; abdomen piceous. 2247. atriventeis. 

 ee. Piceous black, shining ; thorax coarsely and rather closely punctate ; 

 elytra each with a small elevation at middle of base. 



2248. NITENS. 



2243 (6979). Crepidodera eufipes Linn., Syst. Nat., X, 1765, 373. 

 Oblong-oval, nearly parallel. Head, thorax and 



legs dull reddish-yellow; elytra dark blue, shining; \ / 



metasternum and abdomen piceous. Thorax nearly r^l^^^m^^ 

 twice as wide as long, sides straight and parallel f v * x - _ S ** 

 behind the middle, rounded to apex in front; disk * ^^^^L, * 

 ™uvex, smooth. Elytra a little wider at base than ^fM^M^\ 

 thorax, umbone rather prominent and smooth ; each f ^ M. I 

 with a long scute! lar row and nine discal rows of ^pSHHHu 

 coarse, closely placed punctures ; intervals narrower I ^T j WF J 

 than the striae, slightly convex. Length 2.5-3 mm. f '^QjjP ^ 



Southern half of State; frequent. April (After Howard fnin^Life, v.) 

 24-June 6. Taken by sweeping roadside herbage. Introduced 

 from Europe. Occurs on black locust, RoUnia, and sometimes in- 

 jurious to peach and apple foliage. 



2244 (10,428). Crepidodera longfla Horn. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, XVI 



1889; 240. 



Elongate-oval, nearly parallel. Pale reddish-yellow, surface with a dis- 

 tinct greenish lustre ; suture narrowly piceous. more broadly so near base. 

 Thorax nearly twice as wide as long, very liftle narrowed' in front, sides 

 feebly curved; disk convex, with rather coarse, irregular and unequal pune- 



