318 Mesomphalia. 



Herbst Nalurs. VIll, p. 347, 116. — Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. 

 1, IV, p. 1643, 34. — Oliv. Ent. VI, p. 928, 4. — En- 

 cyclop. V, p. 387, 51. — Schoenh. Syn. Ins, II, p. 226, 124. 



Var. h. piothorace iit in genuina, elytris nigro-ca-rii- 

 lescentibus, annulis irregiilaribus saepe connexis, 

 sanguineis, maculas ciifrornies, nigro-caeruleas inclu- 

 dentibus. 



Cassida annnlala. Fabu. Syst. El. I, p. 405, 102. — Ent. Syst. 

 I, p. 304, 57. — Mant. Ins. p. 65, 47. — Spec. Ins. I, 

 p. 113, 39. — Herbst Naturs. VIII, p. 291, 60. T. 134, f. 5. 

 — LiNN. Syst. Nat. GmeL I, IV, p. 1641, 61. — Naturf. 

 IX. T. 2, f. 6. — ScHOENH. Syn. Ins. II, p. 226, 129. 



\ar. c. flavo-tcstacea , protborace ut in genuina, ely- 

 tris nigro-maculatis, margine nigro-bifascialis. 



Cassida hieruglyphica. Herbst Naturs. VIII, p. 296, 64. T. 134, 

 f. 8. — Oliv. Ent. VI, p. 942, 30. T. 2, L 27. — 

 ScHOENH. Syn. Ins. II, p. 230 164. 



Var. d. protborace obscure aeneo, antice tenuiter flavo- 

 marginalo, elytris maculis 6 inagnis clifrormibus, 

 sanguineis, inaculas majores, oencas incluclentibus. 



Patria: Cayenrta, Mus. Kcg. Holm. 



Species colore valde variaiis. Pro sexu statura M. 

 bipustnlatoi, sed soepe major. Caput subtiliter, crebre 

 punctulatum , nigrum, opacum , medio tenuiter canalicu- 

 latum; oculis ovatis, modice convcxis, brunneis. An- 

 fenniE nigra-, articulis quatuor basalibus nilidis, glabris, 

 subtus rufo-testaceis. Protliorax latitudine postica duplo 

 br<'vior, apice late , sat profundc rottindato-emarginatus, 

 latei ibus leiuiiter reflexo-marginatis , antice late, po- 

 btcrius cito rotundatisj postice utrinque vix sinuatus, 

 lobo medio modice prominulo, apice rotundato, angulis 

 rectis^ supra siibtilissime, minus crebre jjunctulatus, ni- 

 gro-cieruleus vel nigro-a;neus, opacus, utrinque vitta vel 

 latiore vel angustiore, sanguinea ornatus, dorso parum 

 convexus, tenuiter canaliculatus, marginibus explanatus. 

 Scutellum triangulare, nigro-aeneum , sub-nitidum, basi 

 impressum. Elytra protborace triplo longiora , anlice 

 singulalim loviter sinuata , ad basin in mare obllique-in 

 femina late rotundalo-ampliata, mcdio modice dilatafa, 



