EPILACIINA. 79 



closely allied to the preceding, but with a different pattern, and 

 less cordate. 



Epilachna haematomelas. 



Coccinella hcematomelas, Boisd. Voy. de VAstrol. p. 598. 15. 

 pi. vin. 19 (1832). 



Epilachna hcematomelas, Muls. Spec. p. 726. 20. 



Waigiou, Dorey, Salwatty (Wallace). 



This and the four following species agree in having a very fine 

 sparse punctuation, the large punctures conspicuous, the coxal 

 fovea? complete covering half the segment, epipleurse almost con- 

 tinuous to the apex. 



Epilachna ha?morrhoa. 



Coccinella hamiorrhoa, Boisd. Voy. d' Astrol. p. 599. 17. pi. 8, 

 f. 22 (1832). 



Epilachna haemorrkoa, Muls, Spec. p. 727. 21. 

 Dorey (Wallace). 



Epilachna papuensis, sp. n. 



Brick red, head and sides of thorax paler, elytra black with a 

 rounded subapical large orange spot, nearest the outer margin. 

 L. 2| lin. Dorey, Salwatty, New Guinea (Wallace). 



In one specimen from Dorey the spot reaches the outer mai'gin. 



Epilachna aruensis, sp. n. 



Ovate, yellowish red, thorax with the central third black, 

 elytra each with two round yellow spots, one basal and one sub- 

 apical, neither reaching the margin. L. 2f lin. Aru (Wallace). 



The reflexed margin to the elytra is very apparent, and is 

 bounded by a row of impressed punctures. 



Epilachna persimilis, sp. n. 



Almost exactly like E. aruensis in coloration, but hemisphe- 

 rical, more pubescent, and with the apical spot much smaller. 

 L. 2f lin. Salwatty (Wallace). 



Epilachna Delesserti. 



Epilachna Delesserti, Guer. Rev. Zool. (1840), p. 42 (T). 

 „ Muls. Spec. p. 747. 36. 



India, Ceylon. 



Ovate, elytra with the margins reflexed, epipleura? almost 

 reaching the apex, coxal lamina? complete, subangulate, externally, 

 antenna? short, thorax with the margin concave. 



