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lari-raaculatis, sed linea bifida signatis, dorso minus fortiter puuc- 

 tatis, prothoracis lateribus minus angulatim dilatatis et antice 

 tuberculatis. 



Phymastema rufocastanea. — Long. 15 mill. —P. lacteo- 

 guttatas simillima et supra segre distinguenda sed tota dilute 

 castanea, genis albo-maculatis, antennis unicoloribus, prothorace 

 lateribus magis obtuso, dorso biguttato, elytris paulo longioribus, 

 postice minus angustatis, apice late truncatis et corpore subtus 

 concolore late albo-maculato distincta. 



Aulacophora insignita. — Long. 7 mill. — Oblongo-ovata, 

 convexa, fulvo-flava, nitida,elytris metallico-viridibus, vitis 2 latis, 

 transversis ruforubris marginem haud attingentibus, abdomine 

 fumato, tibiis (basi excepta) tarsisque infuscatis, elytris sat dense 

 punctulatis, ante médium transversim paulo depressis. 



Œdionychis cavifrons. — Long. 5 mill. — Oblongo-ovata, rufa, 

 nitida, antennis fuscis, articulis 4 primis rufîs, pedibus fuscis, 

 femoribus longe castaneis, capite inter oculos late fortiter impresso, 

 elytris postice et apice latius marginatis,vix perspicue punctulatis, 

 post scutellum transversim impressis. 



Diabrotica 14-notata. — Oblonga, convexa, pallide flavido- 

 fulva, modice nitida, prothorace punctis 3 nigris, transversim 

 dispositis, elytris utrinque punctis 5 et puncto communi post 

 scutellum nigris, antennis elongatis, articulis 4-7 et ultimo nigris. 



Alphîdia purpurina. — Long. 9 1/2 mill. — Sat breviter 

 ovata, postice ampliata, convexa, fulva, nitida, elytris cœruleis, 

 purpureo-micantibus, lateribus et apice praesertim fere virescentibus 

 et nitidioribus, antennis articulis 6 ultimis nigris, prothorace sat 

 dense punctato, elytris mediocriter sed dense punctatis, lateribus 

 post humeros impressis. 



Epilachna lateripicta. - Long. 10 mill. — Breviter subo- 

 vata, valde convexa, capite nigro, antice rufo, prothorace nigro, 

 lateribus sat late pallido-fulvis, elytris valde convexis. rubris, 

 vitta marginali sat auguste flava et vitta ante-marginali fusco- 

 aurosa dense aureo-pubescentibus, his vittis maculis 3 nigris 

 signatis, postica communi, màcula scutellari minuta et macula 

 humerali nigris. 



— M. Preudhomme de Borre donne lecture des deux notices 

 suivantes : 



