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of the sides. Elytra black, with a large round yellow spot before 

 the middle, and another slightly uniform one towards the apex ; 

 lateral margin yellow from the base for two-thirds the length, 

 a little expanded behind. Pygidium rufous. Body beneath, and 

 feet, rufous. 

 Illinois. 



Hyperaspis taeniata. 



H. tceniata, Lee. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1852. p. 134. 10. 



Nigra, hemisphserica, nitidissima, subtiliter punctulata, elytris 

 margine laterali antice, maculaque magna triangular! ad marginem 

 extensa mbris. Long. *10. 



Almost hemispherical, black, finely but not densely punctu- 

 late, very shining. Head and thorax entirely black, punctures 

 of the latter very distinct. Elytra with a large triangular blotch 

 at the middle, extending two-thirds the breadth of the elytra, to 

 the margin, where it is expanded so as to reach the base ; the 

 posterior outline is a little emarginate towards its inner part, 

 which is near about the centre of the elytron. Body beneath 

 entirely black. 



San Diego, California. 



Hyperaspis pratensis. 



H. pratensis, Lee. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1852. p. 134. 11. 



Sub-hemisphserica, nigra, valde punctulata, thorace lateribus 

 late albis, elytris utrinque trimaculatis, maculis duabus anticis 

 transversim positis ; tertia subapicali rufo flavis, pedibus flavis. 

 L. -15. 



The maculation of this species is very similar to that of some 

 varieties of Brachiacantha dentipes. Almost hemispherical, black, 

 very distinctly punctulate, mouth yellow ; thorax with a large 

 yellowish white spot occupying the whole of the side , base less 

 rounded than usual, sub-truncate at the middle. Elytra with a 

 large orange-coloured spot before the middle, closer to the suture 

 than the side; another smaller marginal one opposite the posterior 

 part of the discoidal spot, and a third towards the apex, equi- 

 distant between the sides and suture. Beneath shining black, 

 legs yellow. 



Missouri. 



Hyperaspis leucopsis.* 



Hyperaspis leucopsis, Mclsh. Proc. Phil. in. 179. (1847). 



Coccinella signataW, Oliv. Ent. vi. 1047. 92. pi. vn. 107 (1808). 



Hyperaspis signata, Muls. Spec. p. G83. 29. 



"United States (Leconte). 



Hyperaspis bigeminata. 



Coccinella bigeminata, Panel. Post. J. If. II. II. 32. 

 Hyperaspis Guexi, Muls. Spec. p. 687. 36 (T). 

 N. America. 



