96 Selenis. 



noiinihil longioii et latiori, proriinclissime emarginato, 4:o 

 tenui, exti'orsum modice incrassato; unguiculis brevibus, 

 divaricatis, inflexis, subtus basi valide unidentatis. 



1. Spinifex: snbtriangiilaris, modice convexa, lerruginoa, 

 sub-opaca; antennis nigiis, basi rufo-testaceis; protlio- 

 race dorso utrinque inacula magna, lusca; clytris le- 

 viter gibbosis, evidentcr, parnm profunde, extrorsum 

 subtilius punctulatis, brunneo-variegatis, apice aciimi- 

 natis; siiiirulo intra tnarainem maculis duabiis flavis, 

 sub-pellucidis. — Long. (j^ 11 — 12, lat. 12 — 13. I^ong. 

 ? 12, lat. lU millim. 



Mas: protborace angulis posticis lateraliter valde ex- 

 tensis, postice sinuatis; Iiumeris antrorsum valde pro- 

 minulis, acutis, rellexis. 



Femina: prothorace angulis posticis lateialiter modice 

 productis; humeris antrorsum parum promiiuilis, 

 angulatis. 



Cassida Spinifex Linn, Syst. Nat. I, II, p. 576, 7. — ed. Gmel. 

 l, IV, p. 1638, 7." — Araoen. Acad. VI, p. 392, 7. — 

 Cent. Ins. N:o 7. — Fabr. Syst. El. 1, p. 402, 85. — 

 Ent. Syst. I, p. 302, 47. — Mant. Ins. I, p. 65. 3S. — 

 Spec. Ins. I, p. 112, 31. — Syst. Ent. p. 91, 20. — 

 Herbst Naturs. VIII, p. 327, 88, T. 136, fig. 4, 5. — 

 Illig. Mag. V, p. 227, 85. — Oliv. Enc. Ins. V, p. 387, 

 52. — Entom. VI, p. 931, 11, 97, Tab. 4, f. 57, a. b. — 

 ScHOENii. Syn. Ins. II, p. 224, 112. 



Cassida Cerastes Voet. Col. II, T. 43, f. 21. 



Acromis Spinifex Dej. Cat. ed. 3, p. 370. 



Var. a. c^. elytris antice intra discum ct margincm 

 perforatis. 



Cassida Spinifex Fabr. Syst. El. I, p. 402, 85, var. /?. 



Cassida perforata Fabr. Ent. Syst. I, p. 301, 43. — Mant. Ins. 



I, p. 64, 35. — Spec. Ins. I, p. 111, 28. — Gen. Ins. 



p. 219, 11 — 12. — Pallas Spicil. Zool. IX, p. 3, T. 1, f. 



1. — Pallas Naturg. IX, p. 3, T. 1. f. 1. — Linn. Syst. 



Nat. Gmel. I, IV, p. 1638, 50. — Hkrbst Naturs. VIll, p. 



343, 110. — Oliv. Enc. Ins. V, p. 386, 47. — Enlomol. 



VI, p. 932, 12, 97, T. 4, f. 58. 



Var. h. 



