124 JOHN HAMILTON, M. D. 



Obs. — The name tricuspis used by Thunberg in his enumeration 

 of the Coccinellidse of Sweden, being unaccompanied by an adequate 

 description, the name Kirbyi proposed as a substitute is unnecessary. 

 Ins. Suecia, P. viii, 1794. 



243. C. menetriesi 3fuls. 



A variety of W-pundata Linn., a species that is spread over Eu- 

 rope, North Africa, Syria and Siberia, is said to occur in northern 

 California by Mulsant ; Mr. Crotch thinks this extremely doubtful. 

 T. iv, 364; Crotch, 114 ; Col. Am. 245 ; Heyden, 216. 



244. Adalia frig'ida Schon., hyperborea Payk., melanopleura Lee, ophthaJmica 

 Muls., barda Lee. 



This Species is very variable. It extends across the northern part 

 of the continent from Hudson Bay to Vancouver Island south to 

 California and New Mexico through the Rocky Mountains ; Kansas, 

 Missouri, New York, Canada. Lapland. Siberia. Dauria. T. iv, 

 872; Crotch, 100; Heyden, 216; Nord., HO; Heyden, 1885. 



245. A. bipunctata Linn., var. humeralis || Say, bioculata Say, var. 6 pustulatu 

 Linn. 



This species is widely distributed, occurring in nearly all the States 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific, Vancouver Island, Canada and 

 Nova Scotia. It is found throughout the greater part of Europe 

 and Siberia. T iv, 372 ; Crotch, 102 ; Col. Am. 245 ; Heyden, 216 ; 

 Nord., 30. 



246. Harmonia {C'ahia) 14-g-uttata Linn., similis Rand., carcUsce Rand., var. 

 hesperica Cr. 



Shnilis occurs on Mount Washington, N. H. ; hesperica in Arizona. 

 "New England States, Crotch; Marquette, Mich., Schwarz. Europe 

 generally. West and east Siberia. Var. simi/is is found in Siberia, 

 ' where forms occur in which black replaces the normal red color.' " 

 T. iv, 373; Nord., 30; Heyden, 217. 



247. H. 12-maculata GehJ., incarnata Kirby. 



Hudson Bay. Marquette, Mich. ; Lake Superior ; Mount Wash- 

 ington, N. H. Kamtschatka. Lake Baical. Dauria. T. iv, 374 ; 

 Crotch, 110; Heyden, 216. 



ENDOMYCHIDiE. 



248. Mycetsea hirta Marsh. 



This Euro|)ean species has occurred at various places ; Baltimore 

 and New York, Crotch; Detroit, Mich., Schwarz; Bufi'alo, N. Y., 

 Reliiecke; my native s|)ecimens are from Massachusetts, Blaiicharcl. 

 T. iv, 362. 



