EXOCHOMUS. ' 193 



Exochomus jloralis, Mots. N. Mem. Mosc. v. p. 123. pi. 16 P. 



Muls. Spec. p. 1035. 



Coccinella iberica, Mots. N. Mem. Mosc. p. 422. 59 pi. 16 O. 



Exochomus ibericus, Muls: Spec. p. 1034. 



Europe, Algeria, Syria, Siberia (Maack). E. distincta is a 

 curious variety with the red markings increased in size; E floralis 

 is a unicolorous pale form. 



E. ibericus is a variety in which the red has extended over the 

 front of the elytra, leaving the suture and a common fascia black ; 

 E. ericce (chev. MSS.) has fulvous elytra, with the margins, 2 

 discoidal spots, and 2 common sutural spots, black, thorax pale, 

 base black. This and other intermediate forms come from 

 Algeria. 



Exochomus versutus. 



Exochomus versutus, Muls. Spec. p. 484. 8. 

 Cape (Deyrolle, Chevrolat). 



B. Elytra ochreous, alutaceous, obsoletely punctulate, with black 

 markings. America. 



Exochomus fcimaculosus. 



Exochomus bimaculosus, Muls. Spec. p. 489. 12. 

 Exochomus cinctipennis, Muls. Spec. p. 490. 13. 

 Exochomus Gaubili, Muls. Spec. p. 491. 15. 

 Brazil, Bahia, Buenos Ayres, Cayenne. Variable in size and 

 in the extent of black colour. 



Exochomus contristatus. 



Exochomus contristatus, Muls. Spec. p. 492. 16 (T). 

 Mexico (Chevrolat). This may be a pale specimen of E. 

 Childreni. 



Exochomus Children! 



Exochomus Childreni, Muls. Spec. p. 1037 (T). 

 Exochomus Guexi, Leconte. Proc. Phil. p. 132. 1 (1852). 

 Exochomus, La saussayei, Deyr., 3ISS. 

 United States, Louisiana, Florida, Campeachy (Deyrolle). 

 g. head and sides of thorax broadly yellow. Punctuation 

 obsolete as in E. marginipennis. 



Exochomus marginipennis. 



Coccinella marginipennis, Lee. Ann. Lye. N. II. i. 1 . i 3. 

 Exochomus marginipennis, Muls. Spec. p. 486. 10. 

 Exochomus prcetextatus, Melsh. Froc. Phil. in. 178 (1847). 

 N. America. 



Exochomus decoloratus. 



Exochomus decoloratus, Muls. Op. in. p. 08 (1853) T. 

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