ADALIA. 99 



rather obsolete, very shining, form more convex and subcylindrical ; 

 looking unlike a Coccinella ; presternum compressed, like JSallia, 

 abdominal plates very short and small, legs long, tarsi long. 



Hysia endomycina. 



Coccinella endomycina, Boisd. Voy. de V Astrol. p. 603. 22 

 (1835) T. 



Hysia endomycina, If ids. Spec. p. 47. 1. 



N. Guinea, Celebes. This species does not appear to have been 

 found by Mr "Wallace; I have examined the type from Dupont's 

 collection (now in Cte. Mniszech's possession). 



Xanthadalia. 



g. n. (typ. rufescens). 

 The two sj)ecies comprised in this genus were placed by Mul- 

 sant in Harmonia ; the abdominal plates however only cover half 

 the segment and are often complete, though occasionally obliterated 

 externally ; the thorax is subtransverse, bisinuate at the base, the 

 mesosternum slightly emarginate, compressed. Africa. 



Xanthadalia Sommieri. 



Harmonia Sommieri, Mids. Spec. p. 75. 1. 



Brazil (Reiche), Mozambique (Dejean). If these two localities 

 are correct I can only suppose it has been imported accidentally. 

 Unfortunately I have seen only Reiche's old specimen. Punctua- 

 tion coarse, almost unequal. 



Xanthadalia rufescens. 



Harmonia rufescens, Mids. Spec. p. 76. 2. 



Senegal, Gold Coast. This is closely allied to the last, but 

 larger and more faintly punctate. The dark varieties of this are 

 rare and have two spots on each of the elytra, one at one-third and 

 one at two-thirds; both are ill defined and irregular in shape; one 

 specimen I have seen in which they join at the suture producing 

 two fasciae. 



Adalia. 



Muls. Spec. p. 49 (typ. bipunctata). 

 \Idalia\\, Muls. olim.] 



Abdominal plates complete. This genus consists of numerous 

 species of rather a heterogeneous nature. 



Adalia obliterata. 



Coccinella obliterata, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 367. 27 (1758). 



Adalia obliterata, Muls. Spec. p. 49. 1. 



Coccinella livida, De Geer, Mem. v. p. 383. 18 (1775). 



