62 EPILACIINA. 



Mexico, Nicaragua, N. Granada. On the leaves of Solanum 

 nigrum (Salle). I have a variety entirely black ; the variety Jus- 

 cipes has the thorax sometimes bright ochreous ; it differs from 

 E. mexicana in the absence of the basal spot. 



Epilachna patula. 



. Epilachna patula, Muls. Spec. p. 796. 71. (T). 

 -Mexico (Chev.). Punctuation line, uniform. 



Epilachna olivacea. 



Epilachna olivacea, 31 ids. Spec. p. 808. S2. 



Epilachna plumbea, Deyr. MSS. 



Epilachna obsciirella, Muls. Spec. p. 809. 83 (T). 



Epilachna proximo-, Deyr. MSS. 



Epilachna teuebricosa, Muls. Spec. p. 809. 84 (T). • 



Mexico ; punctuation very tine, almost aciculate, epipleune 

 acuminate at two-thirds, pubescence very short and close. Abdo- 

 minal plates complete, covering half the segment. The anterior 

 angles of the thorax, knees, tibia 1 , tarsi, and antennae are tes- 

 taceous ; some or all of them being occasionally aeneous. 



Epilachna Auban. 



E. Aubei, Muls. Spec. p. 810. 85. 



Punctuation as in E. olivacea, but stronger, abdominal plates 

 more ogival. 



In mature specimens the elytra have a dark transverse central 



faseia. 



Epilachna amplexata. 



E. amplexata, Muls. Spec. p. 85 G. 124 (T). 

 Mexico (Dupont). Very close to E. Aubcci, but differs by 

 having the coarse punctures apparent. 



Epilachna nigrocincta. 



E. nigrocincta, Muls. Spec. p. 716. 10. 



Mexico. Punctuation uniform, tolerably open. Plates com- 

 plete, short. 



\ ar. a. The basal tooth carried on in a curved line to the 

 suture beyond the middle; a small tooth also springs from the 

 external margin at iive-sixths. 



Epilachna varivestis. 



Epilachna varivestis, Muls. Spec, p. 815. 91. 

 Epilachna varipes, Muls. Spec. p. 812. 87 (T). 

 Epilachna marina, Muls. Spec. p. 815. 89. 

 Epilachna corrupta, Muls. Spec. p. 815. 90 (T). 

 Mexico; again very variable ; elytra pale ochreous with black 

 Bpots, <>r dark brown, the spots oeellated with ochreous, or black, 



