('assida. 361 



Var. h. ut genuin.j, sod inaculis el}lroruin iluahus po- 

 strrlorihus coi)(liicutihus. 



Vay. c. nigra, proiliorace antice anguste, elylris niar- 

 gine maculisque nonnullis dorsi rufo-lestaceis. 



Cassida vittata Ahrens Neuo Hall. Schrift. II, p. 2, 31, T. 2, f. 6. 



Yar. d. nigra, protliorace antice angustc, elytris mar- 

 gine ultra niedium testaceis. 



Pairia: Europa meclia ex. gr. Anglia, Germania, Austria, 

 Hungaria, Podolia et lUissia meiidioualis. 



Longifudo Cassidai ohlonga>, lafior, minus convexa, 

 utrinque magis obtusa. Capul nigrum, suh-nilidum, cre- 

 hre punclulalum; oculis ohlongis, modice convexis, nigris. 

 Antenna? nigraj, arficulis quinque hasalihus ferrugineis. 

 Prothorax longiludine vix dimidio latior, antice semicir- 

 cularis, postice ufrinque hi-sinuatus, loho medio sat lato, 

 parum producto, apice Iruncato, angulis rotroisum pro- 

 ducfis, siib-acuminatis; supra in dorso convexus, remofe 

 punctulatus, rufo-testaceus, nitidus, mai"gine hasali, lafe- 

 rihus a hasi ulfra medium lafe maculisque duabus dorsi, 

 nigris, macula anlica minore, suh-triangulari , postica 

 magna , suh-cordata, posterius angustata et sa^pe cuni 

 margine confluente; margine sat lafe explanato, posterius 

 praesertiin profundius et crebrius punctato, limho reflexo. 

 Scufellum nigruin, nifidum, Ia;ve. Elyfra prothorace pa- 

 rum latiora et illo vix duplo longiora, anlice utrinque 

 leviter sinuata, liuineris anfrorsum nonniliil prominulis, 

 apice obfusis; laferihus nun ampliafa, apicem versus scn- 

 sim, apice late rofundataj supra convexa, subliliter suh- 

 remote punctato-sfriafa, rufo-leslacea, nitida, sutura sat 

 late ef in.^qualiter nigra, singulo maculis trihus disci dif- 

 lormihus, concoloribiis, prima in ipsa hasi, parva, suh- 

 triangulari, secunda in inedio magna, inlrorsiim dilalata 

 et inferdum sinuata, tertia inler inedium et apicem, se- 

 tuinda siepe connexa; niargine paium explanato, ohsolete 

 rugoso-piincfalo, liiiiho rcllexo. Coipus suhlus nlgiiiin, 

 suh-nilidum, punctulalum. Pedcs iili;rl, Mih-nilidi, dh- 

 bolete punctulafi. 



