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fascia. The puncturing is strong, stellate and frequently confluent, 

 the interspaces very closely and finely punctured. In one example 

 the black margin is déficient at the sides. 



This is a very pretty Epilachna, and in pattern is allied to the 

 following, E. endomycina, but is larger and has a finer black 

 pattern. 



Epilachna endomycina n. sp. — E. Andrewesi similis at 

 minor nitidior; flavo-fulva, prothorace interdum puncto discoidali 

 nigrescente; elytris nigris; areolis quinque, duabus subhumeralibus 

 arcualis, una suturali communi, duabus subapicalibus et apice 

 flavis vel fulvis. Elytris obsolète subtiliter punctalis. Gorpore subtus 

 nigrescente. — Long, vix 5 millim. 



Hah. India, Nilgiri Hills, Upper slopes (H.-L. Andrewes). 



This species is allied to E. Andrewesi y anA like it is finely pubes- 

 cent, and with similar broken up but very much finer punctuation. 

 The black pattern is similar, but much more extended, so that the 

 red spots are smaller, thèse are (on each elytron) a subhumeral one 

 which is rendered arcuate by the extension of the black at the 

 callus; a rather small elongate common one on the suture; two 

 large transverse ones emarginate on their bases, and an apical 

 spot, sometimes isolated. The thorax has a badly defined, cloudy 

 spot on the front margin ; 3 ex. 



Epilachna doryca Boisd. Voy. Astrol., p. 597; Muls., Spec. Col. 

 Trim., Sécur., p. 761 (E. dorica); Crotch, Pœv. Coccin., p. 86. 



Hab. India, Nilgiri Hills, Upper slopes; var. Anamalais Hills, 

 3500-4000 feet (Andrewes). 



There is absolutely no spécifie difïerence, as far as I am able to 

 judge, between examples of this insect before me from Dorey in 

 New Guinea, and two obtained by M. Andrewes in the Nilgiri Hills. 

 While the late M. Crotch does not appear to hâve seen spécimens of 

 it from India, it is observable that Mulsant quotes Chevr. and 

 Guérin for that vague indication « les Indes orientales ». The 

 single example from the Anamalais Hills is of the variety with the 

 pentagonal black pattern very much broken up into spots. 



Epilachna 28-punctata Fab. 



Hab. India, Nilgiri Hills, Kallar, Anamalais Hills at ail élévations; 

 many examples. 



Epilachna his-quadri-pu7ictata, 



Coccinella bis-4-punctata Schon. Syn. Ins., Il, p. 186. 



Epilachna herbigrada Muls. Spec. Col. Trim., Sécur., p. 805. 



Hah. India, Nilgiri Hills (H.-L. Andrewes). 



Very dark spécimens, with thick pubescence often denuded in 



