226 Annals Entomological Society of America _[Vol. VII, 
Coccinella 9-notata Hbst. : 
Description of adult, Fig. 20 Plate XX XIII. 
Head black with pale triangular spot next each eye, or these spots 
maybe connected so as to form a broad. white band across the. face; 
pronotum black with quadrate pale spot at anterior angles, and apical 
margin usually pale, often broadly pale; elytra bright brownish red or. 
red ochre, with common scutellar spot, and each with four other spots, 
the two small ones sometimes connected by a-fine line, one in humeral 
angle and the other near the lateral margin before the middle, and two 
large ones, one near the suture and before the middle, the other rather 
transverse and near the apex. Length 6-7.5 mm.; width 5-6 mm. 
Egg: Fig. 21, Plate XXXIII. 
Same as the foregoing species except, perhaps, a little smaller on 
the average. ; f i 
Larva: Fig. 22, Plate XX XIII. : es 
First instar: Entirely black or blackish gray, except pale dorso- 
lateral spots on first abdominal segment, and with setaceous tubercles 
as in the foregoing species. Second instar: Same as Ist except that 
median and anterior portion of head and anterior and posterior margins 
of pronotum are slightly pale or dusky, the spots on the first abdominal 
segment more yellow, and paler spots begin to show similarly placed on 
Ath abdominal segment. Third instar: Same as last except that pale 
portions of head and‘pronotum are lighter, and spots on abdomen are 
more orange colored. Fourth instar: Same as last except pale portion 
of head which is light yellow. The larve of this species seem to be 
identical in appearance with those of 5-notata but do not grow to quite 
as large a size. Length of full grown larva 9.5 mm. 
Pupa: Fig. 23, Plate X XXIII. 
Ground color light reddish or brownish yellow, often with pinkish 
spots on 1st and 4th abdominal segments where the orange spots were 
located inthe larva. © Pronotum with a pair of black dashes on anterior 
margin, and a pair. of black dots on the posterio-lateral margin; a 
median pair of black spots on metathorax and 2nd to 7th abdominal 
segments inclusive; Spiracles black; Wing pads with posterio-lateral 
margin black and a round black spot at basal third. This marking of 
the wing pad is comparatively constant and nearly always distinguishes 
it from all of the foregeing species, though sometimes this spot seems 
to spread apically so that the pupa cannot be distinguished from 5-notata. 
Length about 6 mm. 
Life cycle records were taken as follows: 
Egg stage (14 records) 3-6 days, mostly 4 days; 
Larva stage (8 records) 10-21 days, mostly 11-14 days; 
Pupa (8 records) 4-5 days, mostly 5 days; 
Egg to adult, mostly 20-23 days. 
Adult (7 records) 2 to 3 months for the summer generations. 
