EPILAC'HNA. «S1 



Epilachna mystica. 



Epilachna mystica, Muls. Spec. p. 841. 108 (T). 



Short, very gibbous, elytra produced at the apex into a point; 

 antennae very long, abdominal plates complete, angulate, epipleuraj 

 flat, closely fitting the body. 



This species has a very curious aspect, and should form a new 

 genus. 



Java (Deyrolle, Hope). 



Epilachna macularis. 



Epilachna macularis, Muls. Spec. p. 797. 72 (T). 



Assam (Reiche). Antenna? long, club lax, dentate within. 



Epilachna admirabilis, sp. n. 



This resembles E. macularis almost exactly in markings, the 

 first is more rounded, and the third, fourth, and fifth are connected 

 so as to form an arch ; the punctuation is much coarser, the large 

 punctures very well marked, the thorax is black, coarsely and 

 deeply punctate with a narrow yellow margin in front, and on the 

 sides; the mesosternum is sinuate, and the metasternum covered 

 with deep scabrous punctures. China (Deyrolle), King Hing, 

 Japan (Mniszech). 



Epilachna undecim-spilota. 



Coccinella 11-spilota, Hope, Zool. Misc. p. 31 (1831) T. 



Epilachna Stephensii, Muls. Spec. p. 879. 150 (T). 



Oval, black, head and legs reel, sides of thorax yellow; elytra 

 dull red, each with six black spots of which two are common; one 

 humeral; one quadrate, common, behind the scutellurn, one mar- 

 ginal about the middle, one discoidal before the middle, one sutural 

 common just beyond the middle, one curved (perhaps composed of 

 two spots) subapical ; the extreme apex yellowish. L. 2j lin. 

 India (Deyrolle, B. M.). Darjeeling (Moore). 



The punctiform spot at the apex is generally wanting. 



Mulsant quotes for E. 1 l-spilota a specimen sent him by Hope ; 

 but the type in the British Museum — E. Stephensii, Muls. 



Epilachna elvina. 



Epilachna elvina, Muls. Op. in. p. 122 (T). 



Oval, ochraceous, thorax with three black dots (one discoidal, 

 two lateral) ; elytra each with five black spots (one common) ; one 

 at the base of the suture, oval, one humeral, two medial (one close 

 to the margin, one larger near the suture), one subtransverse large 

 subapical. L. 2^ lin. India (Deyrolle). Punctuation sparse, 

 larger punctures deep and evident. 



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