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the seven white spots have ten black ones intercalated ; two basal 

 (one humeral, encroaching on the similar white one, one on the 

 callus, and one common), three before the middle, three behind 

 the middle (one marginal, one discoiflal, one common, elongate), 

 one Bubapicad, leaving the apex free; these alternate with the rows 

 of white spots. India (Saunders). 



Var. y. perplexa, var. nov. 



Here the central line of the thorax has disappeared, the white 

 spots are all present, but only the second series of black ones, which 

 unite to form a fascia. India (Fry). 



Var. o. Zephirintp, Muls. Mon. p. 190. G (T). 



The thorax is now uniformly ochreous with two converging 

 black vitta? on either side the middle, ami a small ill-defined brown 

 dot in the anterior angle; the elytra axe paler in colour and have 

 the ten black dots alone present, the white ones being entirely 

 absent. India (Dcyrolle). 



Var. 6. Gustavii, Muls. Mon. p. 190. 7 (T). 



The typical specimen is larger, and the ten spots reduced to 

 a yellowish brown on a light ochre ground colour, otherwise it 

 precisely resembles var. S. India (Dexrolle). 



I have only seen about 8 or 9 specimens in all of this species, 

 and probably a series would conclusively prove the justness of the 

 above union. 



Sospita. 



Mxls. Secur. p. 136 {typ. tigrina). 



Mesosternum entire, punctuation coarse, evident, elytra with 

 the margin thickened, hardly reflexed. This is much nearer Cocci- 

 nella, and differs only by the antenna? and epipleura3. S. Jlavo- 

 lineata added by Mutant is a Verania. 



Sospita tigrina. 



Coccinella tigrina, Linn. Syat, Nat. p. 368. 36 (1758). 

 Sospita tigrina, Muls. SGcwr, p. 137. 



Europe generally; on alders. Not found in England. 



Sospita chmeir-is. 



Sospita chinensis, Muls. Spec. p. 142. 2. 

 ' China; Hongkong (Boucard), Foochow (Lewis). Differs from 

 S. tigrina by its less convex, more elongate form ; the punctuation 

 is finer, especially on the thorax which is alutaceousj the epipleurs 

 of the elytra end at five-sixths. 



