COCCINELLA. 11 ' 



Coccinella Saucerottii.* 



Coccinella Saucerottii, Muls. Spec. p. 111. 20. 



Kkkhta (St Petersburg). This must be al bed to transversa. 

 Mtta^bat I know of nothing answering to the description gl ven 

 by Mulsant, in which I am almost disposed to imagine there must 

 be some error. 



Coccinella septem-punctata. 



Coccinella 7 '-punctata, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 365 8 (1758). 



Muls. Secur. p. 79. 3 (1846). 

 Coccinella divaricata, Olio. Ent. VI. p. 1001. 21, pi. v. 67 



Coccinella divaricata, Muls. Spec. p. 112. 21 (1850). 



Europe, N. Africa, Madeira, Angola, Siberia, India The In- 

 dian variety divaricata differs only by the tendency of he spots to 

 unL irregularly, and similar varieties have occurred (though very 

 rarely) in Europe (Greece). 



Coccinella distinct a. 



Coccinella distincta, Eedt. Tentamen, p. 24 13 (1842). 



Coccinella labilis, Muls. Secur. V 8i. 4 (184b). 



En-land, France, Germany. This species is yery neai the 

 preceding, but appears to differ in the shape of the thorax and the 

 colour of the meta-epimera. 



Coccinella Bruckii. 



Coccinella Bruckii, Muls. Mon. p. 90. 27 (1866) T. 



Extremely like C. punctata, but rather larger, more hemi- 

 spherical, less closely punctured; the colour of a darker red, the 

 STnwta all larger and rounder, especially the scutellar and 

 dioidal ones; the" subapical spot subtrausverse ; meso-epimera 

 white L 3 A lin. Japan (Janson, v. .Brack). . 



[Additional specimens from Japan, sent by Mr Lewis, seem to 

 afford passages to C. 7 -punctata.] 



Coccinella novem-notata. 



Coccinella 9-notata, Herbst, Kafer, v ,269 8, pi. 55. 8 (1793). 

 Muls. Spec. p. 123. 29. 



Coccinella franciscana, Muls. Op. Hi. p. 19 (1853). 



United States, Mexico, Guatemala. Distinct at once by the 

 punctuation of the elytra which is hardly visible even with a lens, 

 and the white anterior margin of the thorax. Entirely pale vane- 

 ties occur. 



Coccinella repanda. 



Coccinella repanda, ThunbNov. Spins.*, p. 18 £ 25 (1781). 

 Muls. Spec. p. 124. 30 (1850). 



