EPILACHNA. 71 



Epilachna deleta. 



Epilachna deleta, Jfuls. Spec. p. 828. 99. 



Sierra Leone (Stockholm, Mus. Brit.). Old Calabar (Murray). 



In Mr Murray's collection is a specimen which I consider a 

 variety of this species, in which the dark colour forms a reticula- 

 tion, leaving seven pale spots on each elytron. 



8. Uniformly broadly ovate, orange with black marks. 



Epilachna chrysomelina. 



Coccinella chrysomelina, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 82. 21 (1775) T. 



Epilachna chrysomelina,, Jfuls. Secur. p. "J 95. 2. 



Coccinella reticulata, Oliv. Enc. Jfeth. VI. p. 56. 37 (1789). 



Epilachna reticulata, Jfuls. Spec. p. 794. 70. 



Coccinella bifasciata, Fabr. Spec. Ins. I. 95. 15. 



Epilachna bifasciata, Mills. Spec. p. 793. 69. 



The type is found in S. Europe, Persia, Arabia, N. Africa, 

 White Nile ; the var. reticulata on the W. Coast : the var. bifas- 

 ciata at the Cape. The markings differ slightly, but in all struc- 

 tural points they appear absolutely identical. 



Epilachna capicola. 



Epilachna capicola, Jfuls. Spec. p. 803. 77. 



Caffraria (Stockholm). Elytra with a scutellar and each with 

 four spots, black. Plates semicircular, epipleurse horizontal, 

 bi'oad, slightly sinuate, coarse punctures very lightly impressed. 



Epilachna Gyllenhali.* 



Epilachna Gyllenhali, Jfuls. Spec. p. 804. 78 (T). 



Caffraria (Stockholm). Very like the preceding, but larger, 

 with no scutellar spot, punctuation more evident, pubescence more 

 sparse. 



c. Short, convex, cordate, dark green with orange spots. 



Epilachna margaritifera. 



Epilachna margaritifera, Jfuls. Spec. p. 737. 28 (T). 



Madagascar. Elytral spots 2, 3, 2, 1. Abdominal plates semi- 

 circular, the posterior third obliterated ; epipleurre horizontal, 

 acuminate at three-fourths. 



Epilachna Ellisi, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, body, and legs red ; elytra black, with a basal 

 and apical ring, and two spots transversely placed in the centre, 

 whitish (the inner reaching the suture), apex red. L. 3| lin. 

 Madagascar (Fry). 



