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Epilachna circumducta. 



Epilachna circumducta, Muls. Spec. p. 854. 122. 



Brazil, S. Paulo, Rio Janeiro (Fry). 



The external rather broad whitish margin is continuous round 

 the thorax and elytra; inside this is a narrow metallic greenish- 

 black band also continuous, just taking the base of the thorax and 

 passing over the scutellum; the suture is also narrowly edged 

 with black. 



Epilachna zonula. 



Epilachna- zonula, Muls. Spec. p. 854. 121. 



N. Granada 1 (Dupont), Brazil, Rio Janeiro (Fry), Ega, San- 

 tarem (Bates). Closely allied to E. circttmducta, larger, the black 

 border bi'oader and the sutural border dilated into a common 

 discoidal spot. 



Epilachna Pertyi,* sp. n. 



Epilachna nigrocincta, Perty MSS. 



Thorax reddish, elytra testaceous-red, thickly punctured, large 

 punctures faintly impi'essed, boi'dered all round with black, nar- 

 rowest at the base and just before the apex ; the sutural border 

 dilated in the middle. L. 2 lin. Rio Negro (Munich). 



The abdomen is unfortunately broken in the unique type. 



Epilachna virgata. 



Epilachna virgata, Muls. Spec. p. 855. 123. 



The striped appearance, due to the arrangement of the pubes- 

 cence, is very characteristic. 



N. Granada, Venezuela; Andes 9000—14000 feet (Munich, 

 Fry). 



Epilachna fraterna. 



Epilachna fraterna, Muls. Spec. p. 858. 128. 

 Rodolia Guinoni, Muls. Op. in. p. 131 (1853) T. 

 Rodolia carmelitana, Muls. Op. ill. p. 131 (1853). 

 Cayenne (Reiche). Punctuation nearly uniform. 

 The epipleurffi are foveolate for the femora. 



Epilachna rufoventris. 



Epilachna rufoventris, Mids. Spec. p. 859. 129. 

 Epilachna Eairmairii, Muls. Spec. p. 859. 130. 

 Ega, S. Paulo, Minaes Geraes (Bates), Bahia, Rio Janeiro, 

 Cayenne. 



Epilachna glaucina.* 



Epilachna glaucina, Muls. Spec. p. 860. 131. 

 Rio Janeiro (Stockholm, Germar.). 



