CnELVMORPHA. 65 



strictis et utrinqiic in mcdio prope niarginem macul.i 

 parva, rotuncla, nigris. Scutellum nigrum, nitidum, keve. 

 Elylra prollioracis basi haucl latiora at triplo longiora, 

 antice singulatim leviter sinuata, angulis humeralihus an- 

 lice obliqne truncalis; pone basin sensim oblique am- 

 pliata, infra meclium angustata, apice conjunctim rotun- 

 clata, supra niodice convexa, mediocriter, remote punctu- 

 lata, ruto-testacea, sub-nitida, maculis numerosis, medio- 

 cribus, sparsis, hinc inde condnenlibus, nigris, ad sulu- 

 ram et in margine parum explanato serialim dispositis, 

 notata. Corpus subtus nigrum, nitidum, subliliter pun- 

 ctulatum et transversim striolatum,- abdomine utrinc[ue 

 serie e maculis flavo-testaceis. Pedes nigri, nitidi, obso- 

 lete punctulati. 



59. insignis: oblongo-ovata, convexa, sub-nitida, flavo- 

 testacea; antennis exlrorsum nigris; prothorace semi- 

 circulari, subtiliter, siib-remote punclulato, medio te- 

 nuiter canaliculato, plaga magna poslica nigra; elytris 

 subtiliter, vage, niinus crebre punctatis, sutura, mar- 

 gine fasciaque media lala, inoequali, transvei'sa, ramu- 

 Iiim latum anlrorsiim ad liumerum emittente, nigris. — 

 Long. 9 — lU, lat. 6— 7| millim. 



Cassida insignis Klug Preis-Verz. 1829, p. 8, 94. 

 Chelymorpha insignis Dkj. Cat. ed. 3, p. 370. 



Var. a. pectore abdon)inec[ue basi nigro-piceis, extus 

 luteo-inaculatis. 



Var. b. prothorace fere in medio macula magna trans- 

 versa, postice late rotundata, anlice truncata, medio 

 leviter emarginata cum lobo postico, nigro-fuscis. 



Var. d. prothorace macula media transversa, gemina, 



Palria: Brasilia. Dom. VVesteriviann, Mus. Reg. Holm. 



Latitudo Chel. ruftpennis ?, nonniliil longior, in 

 elytris minus convexa. Caput sat ciebre rugoso-puncta- 

 tum, flavo-testaceum ; vertice longitudinaliter canaliculato; 

 oculis sat magnis, oblongo-ovatis, modice prominulis, 



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