288 Cassida. 



lato, modice producto, apice truncato, angulis rotundatis; su- 

 perne modice convexus, laevis, flavus, nitidus, margine basali 

 inaequaliter, extrorsum latius nigro, medio vitta longitudinali, 

 a basi ultra medium continuata, antrorsum angustiore et arcu 

 medio retrorsum flexo nigris; antice depianatus, parum hyalinus, 

 obsolete reticulatus. Scutellum nigrura, nitidum, laeve. Elytra 

 prothorace latiora et plus duplo longiora, antice utrinque leviter 

 sinuata, humeris antrorsum modice prominulis, apice leviter 

 rotundatis; pone basin paullo rotundato-ampliata, pone medium 

 citius, apice conjunctim late rotundata, superne vaide convexa, 

 irregulariter, mediocriter punctato-striata, nigra, nitida, dorso 

 discoque rugulis elevatis, flavis, laevibus, vario modo conflu- 

 entibus variegata; margine modice explanato, oblique nonnihil 

 deflexo, laevi. Corpus subtus medio nigrum, sat late flavo- 

 testaceo-marginatum. Pedes flavo-testacei, nitidi, punctulati. 



*9. maculatissima : rotundata, convexa, rufo-testacea, nitida; 

 antennis apice corporeque subtus nigris, hoc late, testaceo- 

 marginato; prothorace laevi, postice utrinque macula trans- 

 versa, litura media triradiata, literam T fere referente 

 maculaque parva ante-apicali et scutello nigris; elytris irre- 

 gulariter, mediocriter punctato-striatis, dorso nigi'is, rugulis 

 parum elevatis, ramosis, sub-laevibus, rufo-testaceis varie- 

 gatis; margine testaceo, maculis duabus magnis, una ante, 

 altera pone medium suturaque apice nigris; humeris antror- 

 sum prominulis, antice extrorsum leviter rotundatis. — 

 Long. lOA, lat. 8| millim. 

 Cassida niaculatissima Bhn. Cat. of Coleopt. Iiis. IX. p. 117. 8. 



Patria: Nova HoIIandia (Cap. Upstart). Mus. Britan. 



Cassida 20-maculata dimidio major, multo convexior. 

 Caput flavo-testaceum, nitidum, sub-laeve; ore piceo. Oculi 

 oblongi, modice convexi, nigri. Antennae flavo-testaceae , 

 articulis tribus ultimis nigris. Prothorax sub-triangularis , 

 latitudine dimidio brevior, antice leviter rotundatus, postice 

 sinuatus, dein extrosum valde obliquus, lobo medio lato, 

 retrorsum modice producto, apice truncato ; superne modice 

 convexus, laevis, rufo-testaceus, basi utrinque macula oblonga, 

 sub-cuneata, antice bi-sinuata, dorso postico litura triramosa, 



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