Cassida. 351 



ctulatum. Oculi oblongi, modice convexi, nigri. Antennae 

 prothorace vix longiores, rufo-testaceae, articulis quinque ul- 

 timis crassioribus, quatuor apicalibus, nigro-fuscis. Prothorax 

 latitudine vix dimidio brevior, antice utrinque sensim, modice 

 oblique ampiiatus, postice leviter bi-sinuatus, dein extrorsum 

 .valde obliquus, lobo medio iato, parum producto, apice leviter 

 rotundato, angulis obtusis; superne convexus, ferrugineus, 

 nitidus, basi anguste fusco-marginatus, dorso remote, minus 

 profunde, margine modice explanato subtilius, crebrius pun- 

 ctatus, hoc parum hyalino, confertim reticulato. Scutellum 

 ferrugineum, parum nitidum, medio transversim leviter im- 

 pressum. Elytra prothorace dimidio latiora, duplo et dimidio 

 longiora, antice utrinque leviter sinuata, humeris antrorsum 

 sat prominulis, apice rotundatis; pone basin sensim angustata, 

 apice conjunctim rotundata, superne valde convexa, praesertim 

 in dorso antico, circa scutellum retusa, sat profunde impressa, 

 dein in gibbum brevera, obtusum elevata, ferrugiuea, sub-nitida, 

 obsolete testaceo-variegata, sat profunde, minus regulariter 

 striato-punctata, singulo in disco leviter bi-irapresso; raargine 

 explanato, oblique decumbente, nonnihil dilutiore, crebre, parum 

 profunde rugoso-punctato, obsolete reticulato. Corpus subtus 

 rufo-testaceum, nitidum, punctulatura, abdoraine raedio leviter 

 infuscato. Pedes rufo-testacei, nitidi, parce punctulati. 



*207. gihhipennis (DeJEAN.) Bhn. Mon. Cassid. ll. p. 488. 147. — 

 Cat of Coleopt. Iiis. IX. p. UC). 175. 



Var a, corpore subtus toto lutescente. 

 Patria: Promontorium Bonae Spei. Var, a. Mus. Dora. 

 Baly. 



*208. conducta : sub-triangularis, modice convexa, subtus nigra, 

 nitida; antennis subtus basi ferrugineis; abdomine extus 

 testaceo-margiiiato; prothorace fiavo-testaceo, dorso sub- 

 tiliter, margine evidentius, sub-reraote punctulato, basi 

 leviter infuscato; scutello fiavo-testaceo ; elytris ferrugineis, 

 sat profunde, crebre, irregalariter punctatis, basi retusis, 

 utrinque ad «cutelllum irapressis, dein in gibbum brevis- 

 siraum, obtusura elevatis; singulo uni-costato, disco pone 

 medium leviter irapresso; margine modice explanato, obH- 

 que deflexo, flavo, reraotius, profundius punctato; humeris 



