134 [August, 



punctulata, thorace lateribus flavis, elytris margine externo et apicali, vittaque 

 obliqua utrinque abbreviata flavis. Long. -lO. 



One specimen found near Long's Peak. Similar to the female of the preced- 

 ing, but is strongly punctulate, and the discoidal yellow vitta does not unite 

 with the marginal one. The organs of the mouth and the feet are piceous. 



6. H. consimilis, hemispherica, punctulata, nigra, thorace margin^ 

 laterali pallido, elytris gutta subbasali, vitta abbreviata postica, margineque 

 externo subundulato flavis, tibiis anticis testaceis. Long. -10. 



One specimen (female,) Lake Superior. Very similar to H. disconotata 

 (Muls.) but the anterior spot does not reach the base, the posterior spot is vitti- 

 form, extending from the middle to within one seventh of the apex ; the outer 

 margin is much narrower and but slightly undulated, posteriorly it separates 

 from the margin, leaving the apex black. The feet are black, the anterior tibise 

 and extremity of the middle tibiae yellow. 



7. H. el eg an s Muls. 658; Cocc. tindnlata\\ Say Jour. Ac. Nat. Sc. 4, 92. 

 Coccinella lugubris (Randall Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 2, 52), is probably a 



variety of this species ; the types of Randall's species are, however, long ago 

 destroyed. 



8. H. fimbriolata Mels. Proc. Ac, Nat. Sc. 3, 180 ; II, rufomarginata 

 Muls. 661. 



9. H. iu c u n d a, hemispherica, obsolete punctulata, capite thoraceque rufis, 

 hoc basi medio nigro, lateribus flavis, elytris nigris maculis utrinque duabus 

 margineque externo postice abbreviato flavis, corpore pedibusque rufis. 

 Long. '12. 



One specimen, Illinois, Mr. Willcox. Almost hemispherical, finely and 

 almost obsoletely punctulate. Head yellowish rufous, thorax rufous, sides 

 broadly yellow, base rounded very finely margined, black as far as the yellow 

 of the sides. Elytra black, with a large round yellow spot before the middle 

 and another slightly reniform one towards the apex ; lateral margin yellow, 

 from the base for two-thirds the length, a little expanded behind. Pygidium 

 rufous. Body beneath and feet rufous. 



10. H. t ae n i a t a, nigra, hemispherica,nitidissima, subtiliter punctulata,elytris 

 margine laterali antice, maculaque magna triangulari ad marginem extensa ru- 

 bris. Long. '10. 



One specimen, San Diego, California. Almost hemispherical, black, finely 

 but not densely punctulate, very shining. Head and thorax entirely black, punc- 

 tures of the latter very distinct. Elytra with a large triangular blotch at the 

 middle, extending two-thirds the breadth of the elytra, to the margin, where it 

 is expanded so as to reach the base ; the posterior outline is a little emarginate 

 towards its inner part, which is near about the centre of the elytron. Body be- 

 neath entirely black. 



11. H. pratensis, subhemispherica, nigra, valde punctulata, thorace 

 lateribus late albis, elytris utrinque trimaculatis, maculis duabus anticis trans- 

 versim positis, tertia subapicali rufo-flavis, pedibus flavis. Long '15. 



One specimen, Missouri Territory. The maculation of this species is very 

 similar to that of some varieties of Brachiacantha dentipes. Almost hemisphe- 

 rical black, very distinctly punctulate; mouth yellow; thorax with a large 

 yellowish white spot occupying the whole of the side; base less rounded than 

 usual, subtruncate at the middle. Elytra with a large orange colored spot be- 

 fore the middle, closer to the suture than to the side ; another smaller marginal 

 one opposite the posterior part of the discoidal spot, and a third towards the 

 apex, equidistant between the sides and suture. Beneath shining black, legs 

 yellow. 



12. H. s ig n ata Muls. 683 ; Core, signnta Oliv. Ent. 92, 7, 107. 

 H. hucopsis Mels. Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. 3, 179 (specimen masculinum.) 



