. 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 TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLES. 1321 2445 (7S2(i). GKAMMicA Lec. Pi-oe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., XIV. 1SC2, .50. Elongate, subparallel. Head, thorax and body yellow; elytra as men- tioned in key; abdomen often blackish. Length mm. (Fig. 5~K d.) ^Marshall, Marion and Putnam counties; scarce. June 12-Ju1y 8. Occurs especially on flowers of wild hydrangea. This includes the ustnlata of LeCont
. 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 TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLES. 1321 2445 (7S2(i). GKAMMicA Lec. Pi-oe. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., XIV. 1SC2, .50. Elongate, subparallel. Head, thorax and body yellow; elytra as men- tioned in key; abdomen often blackish. Length mm. (Fig. 5~K d.) ^Marshall, Marion and Putnam counties; scarce. June 12-Ju1y 8. Occurs especially on flowers of wild hydrangea. This includes the ustnlata of LeConte, which differs only by being a little darker yellow and having the marginal dark lines of elytra very narrow. 2440 ( ). ^'A TESTAC EA Sp. nOV. ^Slender, parallel. Uniform dnll brownish-yellow; luibesceuce rather close, paler yellow. Length mm. Putnam County; rare. dago. .J\â ^1^ Taken from flowers of .S'o/i- 2447 ("8281. MoEDELLis-iE-NA vAiuANs Lec. Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. XIV. 1802, 50. Form of gram mica. Thorax black at base; front legs yellow; hind tibia; and "tarsi dull yellow, the joints black. Length mm. ^Marshall and Lawrence counties; scarce. June l^June 13. In one specimen the metasterniim is yellow and the thoracic dark spot small, thus forming a connecting link between this and graininica. 3/. soiiiusta Lec, 2-3 mm. and M. delicattihi Dury, mm. in length, have been recorded from Cincinnati. .V. nificcps Lec, 3 ram. in length, is said to occur in the ^Middle and Southern States. 2448 (78331. Mokdellistena xigbuans Melsh., Pr(jc. Phil. Acad. Nat. II, 1845. 313. Linear. ; elytra i-parsely clothed with ^'rayisli-yellow pnbesceuce; labrum, palpi and four basal joints of antenmc dull reddish- bro\^-n. Length 2 mm. Owen, :M"onroe and Perry counties; scarce. ^lay 16-June ID. Beaten from flow(_n's of Corniis. .Â¥, .â¢iplcndcm Smith, very slender, length 6 mm., is known from Illinois, Ohio and Florid
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