EPILACHNA. 83 



Epilachna zeylanica, sp. n. 



Hemispherical, red, thorax a little paler, elytra each with six 

 black spots (two common), one round on the suture at the base, 

 one humeral, two medial slightly oblique towards the scutellum, 

 one on the suture at three-fourths, one subapical near the margin. 

 L. 1J lin. Ceylon. 



Punctuation fine, the coarser punctures only apparent at the 

 sides. This species has the coloration of E. Stephensii, but is 

 very unlike in shape. 



Epilachna Mandjersternse.* 



Epilachna Mandjerstemce, Muls. Op. in. p. 128 (1853). 



" Ovale, pubescente, d'un rouge testace ou d'un roux testace, 

 en dessus. Elytres ornees chacune de 6 points noirs assez gros ; 

 deux, en rangee transversale subbasilaire (1 externe couvrant 

 le calus) ; deux, en rangee transversale a, § ; 1 juxta-sutural, vers \; 

 1 discal vers |." L. \\ lin. Asia (Motsch.). 



Epilachna lsesicollis.* 



Epilachna Imsicollis, Mais. Spec. p. 735. 27 (T). 



Himalaya, Darjeeling (Copenhagen). 



This has the appearance of E. canina Fab. Form cordate, 

 elytra narrowly reflexed, punctuation fine, larger punctures toler- 

 ably evident, antenna? elongate, epipleura? flat, grooved, prolonged 

 to the apex of the elytra. 



Epilachna alternans. 



Epilachna alternans, Muls. Spec. p. 767. 51. 



Apparently confined to Java, and veiy variable in coloration ; 

 the thoracic epipleurae are almost foveolate, antenute long, punctu- 

 ation fine, surface opaque, form ovate-elongate. 



Epilachna Grayi.* 



Epilachna Grayi, Muls. Spec. p. 774. 55 (T). 



N. India (Hope, B. M.). Near E. decipiois, but smaller, more 

 ovate, metasternum less strongly punctured, mesosternum not 

 sinuate, prosternum less carinate, epipleune not foveolate, ab- 

 dominal plates well marked, second sutural spot round, touching 

 the suture, antenna? not elongate. 



Epilachna decipiens, sp. n. 



Dark red, metasternum black, thickly clothed with yellowish 

 pubescence ; thorax with a discoidal triangular black spot ; elytra 

 with six large black spots ; one irregular, near the suture, bdow 



