<;,S EPILACHNA. 



Epilachna Batesii, sp. n. 



Rather similar to E. velutina in colouration; head, thorax, 

 scutellum and body beneath pale red; elytra brown-black, edged 

 externally with red ; form subhemispherical, shining, sparsely 

 punctate, coarser punctures lightly impressed. L. 3 lin. Ega 

 (Bates). Epipleurse concave, not inclined, plates incomplete, not 

 Y-shaped. 



Var. rvfovittata. 



Elytra each with a broad discoidal red vitta reaching from the 

 apex nearly to the middle. Ega (Bates). 



B. Species Africans. 



a. Oval, shoulders not dilated, punctuation fine, almost uni- 

 form, coarse punctures very faintly impressed, pubescence short, 

 thorax not concave at the sides, elytra] epipleura narrow, hori- 

 zontal, reaching the apex, plates ogival, plautule not dentate. 



Epilachna canina. 



Coccinella canina, Fabr. Spec. Ins. i. p. 107. 75 (1781). 

 Epilachna canina, Muls. Spec. p. 754. 42. 



Coccinella 20-pustidata, Thnnb. N. I. Sp. i. p. 24, f. 3G (1781). 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



Epilachna Parryi. 



Epilachna Parryi, Muls. Spec. p. 750. 38 (T). 

 S. Africa; the type in Hope's collection does not seem to me 

 to differ from E. comma. 



Epilachna vulpecula. 



Epilachna vulpecula, Muls. Spec. p. 730. 23 (T). 

 Abyssinia (Reiche). Mulsant has misconceived the relations 

 of this species, which is close to E. canina. 



Epilachna Dregei. 



Epilachna Drecjei, With. Spec. p. 753. 41. 



Caffraria, Natal. The specimens I have seen are somewhat 

 larger and of a lighter colour than E. canina; the thorax is 

 generally pale ochreous, but variable. Some specimens from 

 Angola have the coarse punctures more visible, and the humeral 

 spot entirely divided by the dash on the callus. 



Epilachna nigritarsis. 



Epilachna nigntarsis, Muls. Spec. p. 751. 39 (T). 

 Epilachna kipma, MuU. Spec. p. 751. 40. 



Senegal (Chevrolat). Old Calabar (Murray). This does not 

 sufficiently differ from /.'. Dregei judging from the single type 

 1 have seen. It semis to be decidedly rare OD the West coast. 



