COCCIKELLIT)^. 263 



This species is very like some of the small zonate EpilacAnw, especially B. circum- 

 ducta ; but it will hardly be confused with any of these, if the compressed femora, 

 with the flat tibiae fitting into grooves in them, the very short tarsi, and the deflexed 

 vertical head, with the mouth hidden below, are noticed. The black zone, with the 

 black base of the thorax, forms a nearly complete ring, but runs out to a point at the 

 suture ; it is further removed from the margin than in the Epilachnce most like it, 

 and in this respect the present species resembles Z. revestita, according to two 

 specimens in Crotch's collection, but it does not appear that these agree with Mulsant's 

 description, in which no mention is made of a pale disc of the elytra. 



The brevity of the coxal fossae might seem to remove this insect from the genus ; 

 but the fact is that it is allied to Z. subcostalis, and I do not see any reason why 

 Z. revestita should be taken as the type of the genus. 



CINACHYKA (to follow the genus Neaporia, p. 224). 



Caput latum, in prothorace bene receptum, oculis magnis. Prothorax aequalis, opacus, angulis anticis 

 subacutis, margine antico pone oculos sinuato. Elytra breviter oblongo-ovata, apice late rotundato, 

 creberrime longitudinaliter rugosa. Tibiae simplices, tarsi validi, tibiarum dimidium longitudine 

 superantes. 



The very curious insect for which we are obliged to propose a new generic name is 

 at present only doubtfully associated with the Ortaliides, chiefly on account of its wide 

 head and vertically ovate eyes. 



The rugose sculpture of the elytra and of the breast and the style of coloration are 

 quite unusual in the Coccinellidee. 



1. Cinachyra picta. 



Nigra, opaca, capite protboraceque subtilissime punctatis, elytris creberrime rugosis, quasi alutaceis, episto- 

 matis punctis cluobus ; protboracis angulis anticis tenuissime marginatis, et punctis duobus minutis ; 

 elytrorum macula discoidali utrinque hamata punctisque nonnullis perminutis, duobus basalibus, duobus 

 apicalibus, alterisque discoidalibus lsete aurantiacis ; pedibus piceis. Long. 2 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero (H. H. Smith). 



Head opaque, with two orange dots on the epistome. The thorax is opaque, wide, 

 with the sides nearly straight, the base much rounded, and the front angles prominent ; 

 the post-ocular sinuation of the front margin is rather deep ; there are two minute 

 orange dots on the posterior part of the disc. The elytra are intricately wrinkled in a 

 longitudinal direction, the rugae quite close and very minute ; on each elytron there is 

 an orange mark, almost joined to the opposite one at the suture, and hooked internally, 

 so as almost to form a ring (which it probably does in other examples) ; there are also 

 several orange dots — two on the base, a little further apart than the thoracic ones, two 

 on the disc behind the common mark, two united to the hook on its outer side or 

 nearly so, and two at about one-quarter from the apex. The legs are rather long and 

 pitchy. 



