74 EPILACHNA. 



Punctuation fine, large punctures very obsolete scarcely visible. 

 Elytral spots arranged thus ; one in the middle of the base, three 

 across at one-third in a line convex behind (the inner one common), 

 two obliquely at two-thirds, one apical. The external spots just 

 reach the margin. Tibiae and tarsi black, femora testaceous, 

 epipleurse testaceous in their inner margin. 



Epilachna Murrayi, sp. n. 



Hemispherical, elytra each with eight black spots. L. 2| lin. 

 Old Calabar (Deyr.) 



Closely allied to E. nigrocincta, punctuation more evident ; 

 the elytral spots form two longitudinal series ; one external of lour 

 commencing on the callus (the last apical, touching the margin), 

 one internal also of four parallel to the suture; the external margin 

 brownish (probably black in the mature specimen), legs reddish, 

 knees, tibise, tarsi and posterior femora black. 



Epilachna africana, sp. n. 



Subhemispherical, testaceous red, closely punctate; elytra 

 black, inner edge of epipleurse and six spots orange; three of equal 

 size, submarginal ; three sutural, more closely approximated ; the 

 last marginal might also be considered as a fourth sutural. L. 3 lin. 

 Gold Coast (Higgins). Old Calabar (Murray). Allied to E. Mur- 

 rayi, of which it may be an extreme variety, but I have seen no 

 intermediate specimens. 



Epilachna Macquarti.* 



Epilachna Macquarti, Muls. Spec. p. 862. 134. 

 Madagascar (Paris). Elytra each with 5 black spots 2, 2, 1. 



Epilachna Geoffroyi.* 



Epilachna Geoffroyi, Muls. Spec. p. 863. 135. 

 Madagascar (Paris). Very close to the preceding. 



Epilachna Lacordairii. 



Epilachna Lacordairii, Muls. Spec. p. 86±. 136. 

 Madagascar (Paris, Deyr.). Elytra Avith seven black spots, 

 2 2 2 1 



Coarse punctuation very deep and evident, pubescence pruinose. 



Epilachna Pierreti. 



Epilachna Phrreti, Muls. Spec. p. 865. 137. 

 Madagascar, (Paris, Deyr.). Very like the preceding, elytra 

 with four spots only, 2, 1, 1. 



G. The remaining species have the elytra convex, ogival 

 behind, and form the subgenus Ckta, Mulsant. 



