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long one originating on the humerus, an irregular band on the 

 middle, dilated on the suture, and a terminal, longitudinally ob- 

 long spot, black ; edge black : beneath black : pectus each side, 

 and a series of five spots on each side of the venter, testaceous. 



Length three-tenths of an inch. 



This insect I believe to be the E. 4:-punctata Oliv. and as it 

 is but little known, I describe it more particularly to fix the spe- 

 cies. 



[Belongs to Iscliyrus. — Lec] 



LANGURIA. 



L. SIMPLICICOLLIS. — Black ; head and thorax sanguineous im- 

 maculate. 



Inhabits Mexico. 



Body blue-black : head sanguineous : antennae blackish-fuscous: 

 thorax sanguineous, immaculate : elytra with [ 202 ] very dis- 

 tinct series of well impressed punctures: pectus and head beneath 

 sanguineous. 



Length nearly two-fifths of an inch. 



Much larger than L. Mozanli Latr., and with a proportionally 

 shorter thorax, in these respects corresponding with L. puncti- 

 coUis nob., which it equals in magnitude, but has an immaculate 

 thorax, more profoundly punctured elytral striae, and black post 

 pectus and venter. 



COCCINELLA Linn. 



1. C. MUNDA. — Elytra immaculate; thorax black, with a white 

 margin and spots. 



Inhabits North America. 



Body black : head with dilated, white, inner orbits : labrum 

 lioney-yellow : thorax with a white anterior and lateral margin, 

 and a white abbreviated line proceeding from the middle of the 

 anterior margin : a lateral white dot sometimes confluent with 

 the anterior margin : elytra immaculate, yellowish : tibiae and 

 tarsi piceous. 



Var. tt- Tibiae and tarsi black. 



Var. P. Elytra sanguineous ; head white ; anterior pairs of 

 feet honey-yellow. 



Length nearly one-fifth of an inch. 



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