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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



Adulia hipiuictatu var. humeralis Say. 

 (Fig. 193.) 



General Appearance. — The adult beetles are oval-elongate in shape 



and three sixteenths of an inch 

 long. The color is shiny black 

 with the spots on the face and 

 margins of the prothorax red. 

 There are two large red spots at 

 the marginal bases and two 

 smaller circnlar red spots back of 

 the middle of the wing covers. 



Distribution. — Occnrs in the 

 central part of the State, though 

 not at all numerous. 



Fig. 193. — Adalia bipunctata var. 

 humeralis Say. (Original. Drawing by 

 Birdnelioff. ) 



Hosts. — Works principally upon 



plant lice. 



Coccinella trifasciata var. Juliana Muls. 

 (Fig. 194.) 



General Appearance.— The adult beetles are oval in shape; convex 



and three sixteenths of an inch long. 

 The head is white except a narrow 

 ])lack line near the prothorax and 

 the black eyes; prothorax black 

 with all the front and lateral 

 margins, except the extreme base, 

 white; elytra, or wing covers, 

 yellow or red with a single wide 

 black band extending nearly across 

 at the base. The body and legs 

 are black. 



Distribution. — Occurs more 

 abundantly in the northern and 

 central parts of the State. 

 Hosts.— Works principally upon plant lice and other soft-bodied bugs. 



Fig. 194. — Coccinella trifasciata var. 

 Juliana Muls. (Original. Drawing by 

 Birdnekoff. ) 



