Cassida. 443 



gustiiis ex()laniito, Corpus subtus nigrum, sub-nitiduni, 

 niediocriter punctalum; obdomine utrinquc serie e ma- 

 culis obsoletis, testaceis. Pedes nigri, sub-nitidi, crebre 

 punctulati. 



106. tristriata: sub-ovala, convexa, nitida, subtus nigra^ 

 capite antennisquc basi rufo-tcstaccis j prothoracc sub- 

 Ia;\ i, testaceo, dorso dilute sanguineo. utrinque in an- 

 gulo postico niacula sub-quadrata, nigro-lusca; elytris 

 luteis, subtililcr punctato-striatis, sutura bneisque sin- 

 guli tribus, longitudinalibus, nigris, media tcnuiori, 

 antice cum laferali connexa, postice magis abbreviata; 

 margine pauUo explanato. — Long. 6 — 6^, lat. 4^ — 5 

 millim. 



Cassida tristriata Fabr. Syst, El I, p. 392, 27. — Ent. Syst. 1, 

 p. 295, 17. — Herbst Naturs. YIII, p. 332, 94. — Oliv. Ent. 

 VI, p. 972, 85, 97, Tab, 6, f. 101. — Scuoenh. Syn. Ins, 

 II, p. 217, 36. 



Coptocycla tristriata Dej. Cat, ed. 3, p. 374. 



Patria: Cayenna. l\Ius, Rcg. Hobn., Dom. ScHoENHF^RR. et 

 Dom. Com. Maknerheim. Suiinam. Dom. Fabricius ct 

 Herbst. 



Statura (Vre Cassidce graphicce, nonnibil major, an- 

 gulis posticis protborocis macula iiigra notatis, ab alfinibus 

 facile distincta. Caput riifo-testaccum, sub-nitidum, ob- 

 solcte punctulatum; oculis oblongis, inodicc convexis, 

 nigris. Antennai minus tcnucs, rufo-testacca% articulis 5 

 ultimis nonnibil crassioribus, nigris. Protiiorax latitudine 

 postica dimidio bi evior, antice late rotundatus, postice 

 utrinque levitcr sinuatus, lobo medio lato, retrorsuni liaud 

 producto, apice truncato, angulis obtnsis, dorso modice 

 convexus, utrinque ad basin puiictis nonnullis, parvis im- 

 pressus, dilute saiiguineus, nitidus, margine late explanato, 

 Havo-testacco, liyalino, confertim relictilato, utrincpie in 

 angulo basali macula mediocri, sub-cjuadrala, iiigro-fusca. 

 Scutellum mediocie, triangulare, nigrum , sub-nitidum, 

 laive. Elytra antice singulatim leviter sinuata, protlioracis 

 basi nonniliil latiora, bumeris antiorsum haud promiiiulis, 

 levitcr rotundatis; latcribiis non ainpliala, aj)iccm vcrsus 



