. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana : with bibliography and descriptions of new species . Beetles. THE LEAF BEETIjES. 1229 (hiring life, but rapidly fading rifter being l?ept in the cabinet a short time. The larv;^ are oval, flattened, prickly grubs, feeding upon the surface of leaves, often in company with the adults. They occur mostly npdii the morning-glory, wild sweet potato and other mem- bers of the Couvolv'iihis Family, and sometimes do much damage to the foliage of the cultivated plants. From the
. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana : with bibliography and descriptions of new species . Beetles. THE LEAF BEETIjES. 1229 (hiring life, but rapidly fading rifter being l?ept in the cabinet a short time. The larv;^ are oval, flattened, prickly grubs, feeding upon the surface of leaves, often in company with the adults. They occur mostly npdii the morning-glory, wild sweet potato and other mem- bers of the Couvolv'iihis Family, and sometimes do much damage to the foliage of the cultivated plants. From the rear end of the body often extrvide a long forked process which is bent forward over , the back and to which they attach pieces of their cast-off skins and excrement, thus forming a sort of parasol to pirotect themselves from birds and other natural enemies. Of the six genera recognized from the T'nited State'i, four arc represented in Indiana. KEY TO INDIANA GENEEA OF CASSIDINI. a. Tlioi-ax rmiuded in frcnit, head concealed. 6. Tlioi'iix with the extreme margin thiclcened; form oval, convex; larger, !)-!! nun. LXXVII. Physonota. bb. Thorax with simple flattened margins; smaller, not over 7 mm. r. Antenna' short, nol reaching lieynnd the l>ase of thorax. Cassioa. cc. Antennre longer, extending lieyoiid the base of thorax. LXXIX. COPTOCY'CLA. aa. Thorax less rounded in front, bisinuate at liase; head partially exposed; larger, 9-11 mm. LXXX. Chelt.'moepha. LXXVII. Boh. 1854. (Gr., ";) One large oblong-oval, strongly convex species belongs here. 227fi (TOfir,). Physonota Say, Joiirn. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 3824. ; iliid. II, 2011. Oblong-oval, convex. Pale greenish-yellow; with three black dots, the middle one oblong; apical half of antenuiie, meso- and metasterna, and abdominal seg- ments in part, black. Thorax smooth, the hind angles rounded. Elytra fine, sparsely and irregularly punctate. Leng
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