APTEROPEDA. 299 



toothed, but fringed at apex. L. 1^ — 1| 1. Scarce. 



A. sjplendida, All. 



Mniophila, 



Upper-side dark-bronze ; under-side pitch-brown ; an- 

 tennae and legs yellow-red, posterior femora often darker. 

 Elytra pointed at apex, with rows of very fine punctures, 

 somewhat indistinct on disc and confused at apex. L. |- 1. 

 Bather common. M. muscorum, E. H. 



Sphaerode t 'nia. 



A, Thorax very indistinctly punctured, body hemi- 

 spherical. 



Yellow-red ; eyes black. Sides of thorax rounded ; 

 punctuation of elytra a little more distinct than that of 

 thorax, here and there in rows; tibiae (especially inter- 

 mediate pair) curved. L. 1^ 1. Common. 



S. testacea, Eab. 



Ji, Thorax distinctly punctured ; body oblong. 



Similar to S. testacea, but less convex, sides of thorax 

 longer ; punctaation stronger ; femora larger, tibiae almost 

 straight. L. IJ — If 1. Common. S. cardui, Gyll. 



DARLINGTON 



CASSIDIDAE. "^^^'^ ^^^^''^' 



Antennae placed near each other on forehead ; eyes oval ; 

 thorax at least twice as broad as long. Ca.ssida, Lin. 



Cassida, 



A. Elytra punctured at least partly in rows. 



a. Elytra without regular raised lines. 



I. Side margin of thorax and elytra flattened or 

 slightly raised. 



1, Elytra red or green, with black spots or lines. 



A A. Side margin of thorax and elytra flat- 

 tened. 



Eounded oval. Upper-side red-brown or green, elytra 

 with black spots ; under- side and legs black. Posterior 



