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Epilachna octo-verrucata* 



Epilachna 8-verrucata, Muls. Spec. p. 718. 13 (T). 

 N. Granada (Buquet). 



Epilachna bis-triguttata. 



Epilachna bis-triguttata, Muls. Spec. p. 719. 14. 

 Yungas, Peru (Paris). 



Epilachna convergens sp. n. 



Oblong, rather narrow behind, coarsely and closely punctate ; 

 bluish-green, thickly pubescent, elytra with two creamy white 

 fasciae ; the first starts from the humeral angle obliquely and is 

 produced into a point slightly curved downwards at the suture a 

 little before the middle ; the second is straight across at three- 

 fourths. L. 3 lin. Peru (Fry), Ecuador (Buckley). 



Epilachna peruviana sp. n. 



Ovate, not dilated at the shoulders, blue-green, punctuation 

 fine, rather opaque ; elytra with two ochreous spots, one at one- 

 third (a little nearer the suture), one at three-fourths, large, orbi- 

 cular, joined to the suture. L. 3| lin. Peru (Pry). 



A variety occurs with two broad fasciae, the first straight, 

 parallel ; the second enlarged at the suture, converging forwards ; 

 both of them cross the suture. This differs from my E. inconstans 

 in being ovate in both sexes and by the posterior spot which is 

 joined to the suture. 



Epilachna Buckleyi sp. n. 



Sub-triangular, the shoulders largely dilated, the elytra nar- 

 rowed behind to a point, blue-black, finely pubescent ; thorax 

 rather long, sub-quadrate, finely punctate ; elytra deeply and 

 sparsely punctate, the small punctures altogether obsolete ; each 

 with a large discoidal patch, reaching from one-third to four-fifths, 

 parallel and close to the suture, on the outside with a triangular 

 dent at one-third its length ; this patch bright red with a golden 

 green gloss, producing a metallic effect; epipleurae hardly acumi- 

 nate. L. 2 lin. Ecuador (Buckley). 



This, the most beautiful species of this now immense genus, 

 I have much pleasure in dedicating to Mr Buckley, to whose 

 unparalleled exertions we are indebted for so many novel forms. 



Epilachna opacula sp. n. 



Oval, not dilated at the shoulders, opaque, being without any 

 visible punctuation ; thorax black, finely punctate, elytra opaque 

 green, with two small orange spots, one at one-fourth nearer the 

 suture, and one near the margin at three-fourths. L. 3| lin. 

 Ecuador (Buckley). 



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