NO. 2171. SYNOPSIS OF THE COCCINELLID LARVAE— BOV IN G. 649 



str Rod-like chitinization of the interior margin of stipes maxillaris. 



to Paired ventral area of the collar between head and prothorax. 



tars Tarsus. 



tds Transverse dorsal suture. 



tih Tibia. 



tjp Tergopleural or lateral suture. 



tro Trochanter. 



vn Ventral notch. 



vps Vertical suture between the posterior pleural areas of one segment and the 



adjacent pleural areas of the following segment. 



1 Protopleurite. 



? Deuteropleurite. 



S Tritopleurite. 



4 Tetrapleurite. 



Plate 118. 

 Hyperaspis binotata Say. 



Fig. 1.' Full grown larva; lateral view; nat. length, 2.5 — 6.25 mm. 



2. Full grown larva, dorsal view. 



3. Full grown larva, ventral view. 



4. Anterior portion of the dorsal half of the cranium; from the inner side. 



5. Portion of the skin. 



6. Right mandible, dorsal view. 



Plate 119. 



Fig. 7. Mouth cavity and the anterior, ventral portion of the pharynx (slightly dia- 

 grammatically). 



8. Head, dorsal view; the mandible and the hypopharyngeal bridge, below the 



labrum, are indicated by a striated shadow on the labrum; the joints of the 

 antenna are marked I, II, III. 



9. Head, half dorsal, half front view; mandible and hypopharyngeal bridge 



below the labrum indicated by a striated shadow on the labrum. 

 10. Head, ventral view. 



Plate 120. 



Fig. 11. Thalassa montezwnae Mulsant, lateral view of meso and metathorax, first and 

 second abdominal segments. 



12. Rhyzobius ventralis Erichson, lateral view of meso and metathorax and first 



abdominal segment. 



13. Coccinella 7-punctata Linnaeus, lateral view of meso and metathorax and 



first abdominal segment. 



14. Chilocorus bivulnerus Mulsant, lateral view of meso and metathorax, first and 



second abdominal segments. 



15. Hippodamia convergens Gu^rin, hypopharyngeal bridge, seen from above. 



16. Epilachna borealis Fabricius, hypopharyngeal bridge, seen from above. 



17. Microweisea coccidivora Ashmead, right mandible, dorsal view. 



18. Azya sp., right mandible, dorsal view. 



19. Harmonia picta Randall, right mandible, dorsal view. 



20. Psyllobora parvinotata Casey, right mandible, dorsal view. 



21. Epilachna borealis Fabricius, right mandible, dorsal view. 



II am indebted to Miss E. Hart, who has executed the final copy of figs, l-l 0. 



