EPILACHNA. 65 



Epilachna velutina. 



Coccinella velutina, Oliv. Ent. vi. p. 1039. 77. pi. VI. 93. 



Epilachna velutina, Muls. Spec. p. 845. 111. 



Cayenne. Differs from E. marginella by having the elytra 

 of a dark brown, the margin alone being ochreous. The thorax 

 also is of a different shape. 



Epilachna spreta. 



Epilachna spreta, Muls. Spec, p. 845. 112. 



Allied to E. marginella, but the fine punctures have to a great 

 extent disappeared, leaving the coarse ones visible. It is ex- 

 tremely variable, the disc of the elytra being testaceous or brown. 



Brazil. 



Epilachna circumcincta. 



Epilachna circumcincta, Muls. Spec. p. 847. 113. 



Extremely close to E. spreta, but with the large punctures 

 more sparsely distributed ; scutellum black, epipleura? entirely 

 whitish and continuous, metasternum broader at the base. 



Brazil. 



Epilachna clandestina. 



Epilachna clandestina, Muls. Spec. p. 84S. 114. 



Also very like E. spreta, but with a triangular scutellar 

 mark black, edged externally by the ochreous sutural margin. 

 The disc of the elytra is sometimes black, sometimes testaceous ; 

 the fine punctures are more visible here ; the epipleurpe ochreous, 

 acuminate. 



Epilachna concolor. 



Epilachna concolor, Muls. Spec. p. 849. 115 (T). 

 Brazil (Reiche). Thickly and evidently punctate, coarse punc- 

 tures not very deeply impressed, sometimes obsolete. 



[Form suborbicular, thorax truncate behind, abdominal la- 

 minae complete, semicircular, subterminal. Dira, Muls.] 



Epilachna Clarkii, sp. n. 



Colouration of E. spreta, but it differs by the short antennae, 

 very strong coarse punctuation, suborbicular form, subterminal 

 plates, etc. L. 2| lin. Constancia, Minaes Geraes. 



Epilachna obscurocincta. 



Epilachna obscurocincta, Mills. Spec. p. 849. 110. 

 Epilachna placida, Muls. Spec. p. 850. 117. 

 Brazil, Montevideo, Bolivia. 



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