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utrinque sinuata, luinieris antrorsum nonnihil prominulis, 

 sub-angulatis^ apice conjunctim rotundataj marginc an- 

 tice late, posterius anguste, explanato. Peiles breviusculi,' 

 tarsis modice dilatatis, articulo J:o brevi, apice leviter 

 emarginato, !2:o et 3:o longioribus et latioribus, illo sat 

 prolunde, hoc profundissime emarginatis, 4:o sat longo, 

 lenui, extrorsum nonnihil incrassatoj unguiculis distinctis, 

 (livarioatis, muticis. 



1. jamaicensis: sub-triangularis, modice convexa, flavo- 

 testacea, nitida; antennis articulis duobus ultimis fe- 

 moribusque antice in medio macula, nigro-fuscis; pro- 

 thorace semicirculari, sub-Ia3vi, medio leviter quadri- 

 impresso; elytris dorso crebre, parum profunde, mar- 

 gine late explanato, obsoletius punclatis; hnmeris sub- 

 angulatis, antrorsum modice piotninulis, antice apice 

 trnncatis. — Long. 11, lat. 10 millim. 



Cassida jamaicemis Linn. Syst. Nat. I, II, p. 577, 21. — ed. 

 Gmel. I, IV, p. 1641, 21. — Fabr. Sysl. Eleuth. I, p. 401, 

 81. — Ent. Syst. 1, p. 301, 42. — Mant. Ins. I, p. 64, 

 34. — Spec. Ins. I, p. 111, 27. — Svst. Ent. p. 91, 17. 

 (sec. Miis. Fabr.) — Sloan Hist. Jam. II, p. 208, T. 223, 

 f. 27, 28. — Schoenh. Syn. Ins. II, p. 223, 108. 



Habitat in insulis Americce meridionalis. In loliis Cordiae 

 Sebestenae sec. Dom. Fabricius. Mus. Reg. Holm. 



Magnitudo Omoplatoi marginatce , minus convexa, 

 prothoiace semicirculari, humeris aiitrorsum paullo pro- 

 minulis. Caput flavo-testaceum, nitidum, vix punctatum; 

 ore medio nigro-piceo; oculis ovatis, modice convexis, 

 glaucis. Antennoe flavo-teslacea?, articulis 2 vel 3 ultiinis 

 nigro-fuscis. Prothorax semicircularis, apice rotundatus, 

 tenniter reflexo-marginatus, lateribus basin versus sensini 

 rotundato-ampliatisj postice utrinque leviter sinuatus, ex- 

 trorsum snb-oblique truncafus, lobo medio lato, haud pro- 

 ducto, apice rotundato, angulis rotundatis; supra modice 

 convexus, sub-laevis, flavo-testaceus, nitidus, medio foveolis 

 quatuor obsoletis, transversim positis impressus; margine 

 explanato, sub-hyalino, reticulato. Scutellurn distinctum, 

 triangulare, flavo-testaceum, nitidiim, Ixve. Elytra antice 



