March, 1903.] LeNG : NORTH AMERICAN COCCINELLID.E.. 37 



Nizmia is included with Anisosticta ; Adonia is included with 

 Hippodamia ; Eriopsis is omitted for reasons stated below ; Macronccmia 

 is included with Anisosticta. 



Anisosticta Dupfluchcl. 



3033. A. Strigata Thuub., 1794. Northern States and Canada. 



Ovate, black ; head yellow, black at base; legs, antenncc, sides of abdomen and 

 last segment yellow; thorax and elytra yellow, evidently punctate ; thorax with two 

 obtriangular spots (the external corner often isolated as a dot) ; elytra each with 

 eight spots and a common bilobed scutellar spot black (the two pairs near the suture 

 are often confluent, and then the external row forms a sinuous band). Length, 3.25 

 mm. = . 13 inch. 



The name />itriaiii:;u/a>-is Say is preferred by Major Casey, who 

 states the American form is distinct from the European. The black 

 markings of the elytra and thorax are heavier in eastern than in 

 western specimens and two names may be necessary if we distinguish 

 geographic races. A specimen from Manitoba (figured in plate) in 

 Professor Wickham's collection is conspicuously pale. For the pres- 

 ent I believe it will be preferred to use the original name of the 

 species for all its forms. 



3034. A. seriata J/<7.f. , 1846. Maritime regions of Atlantic States and southern 

 California. 



Ovate, black ; tibice, antenna:, sides of abdomen reddish-yellow ; thorax and 

 elytra reddish-yellow, jiunctulate ; thorax with two large obtriangular spots connected 

 at median line ; elytra each with five spots and a common scutellar spot black. Re- 

 sembles Megilla iitaculata but may easily" be known by the entirely black head and 

 the confluence of the spots. Specimens from southern California are redder and 

 have the elytral spots barely connected. Length, 4.5 to 6.5 mm. ^^ .iS to .26 inch. 



This species was made the type of N^ceinia by Mulsant and in this 

 he is followed by Major Casey but in view of the feeble characters used 

 I prefer to retain the arrangement of the check list. The name litigiosa 

 Muls., might be revived for the southern California form if it were 

 desired to distinguish the geographic races of this species. 



3035. A. episcopalis Kirby, 1837. Canada, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado (April 

 to June in sweepings, Wickham), Lake Tahoe, California (Fall). 



Elongate, parallel, bright yellow, body black ; head black behind and with two 

 black vittK ; thorax rounded behind, sinuate before the posterior angles, rather finely 

 punctate with a large three-lobed mark on either side the median line; elytra more 

 strongly punctate, suture narrowly black and a discoidal vitta more broadly black 

 (neither of them reaching the apex). Length, 3.75 mm. = .15 inch. 



This species has not the characters by which Mulsant sought to 

 separate Nceinia ; if it is to be separated from Anisosticta \\. should be 



