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Gkoup. 

 Heteromeua. 



Species. 



Fsammodcs scabraius. 

 Anomalipics phbcius 



(once refused after 



smelling). 

 Micrantcrcuscarinatus. 



Phytophaga. Peplo2)tera ancJwraJis 

 (rejected at first). 



Pcplo'ptcra zamhcsiana. 

 LONGICORNIA. T ragisclwschcma wahl- 

 hcrgi. 

 BUpisanis liaroldi. 



Size and Aitearance. 



Large ; cryptic. 

 Large ; black, often earthy, 

 and probably allocryptic. 



Medium ; probably earthy and 

 allocryptic female, shining 

 black male. 



Medium ; yellow with black 

 spots and bands {Clythri- 

 cU). 



Similar to above. 



Smallish ; black with con- 

 spicuous orange markings. 



Small ; Lycoid. 



B. — Golcoptcra rejected hij Bcihoons. 



Group. 



LYCID.E. 



Melyrid^e. 

 Cantharid^e. 



c0ccinellid.e. 

 Phytophaga. 



CetoniiDjE. 



Species. 

 Four species. 



Frionocerusdimidiatiis, 

 Zonitis sp. 

 Eletica rufa. 

 Decatoma lunata. 



, , tettensis. 



, , dicincfa. 



Chilomcnrs lunata. 

 Epilachna dregci. 

 3Ialacosovm discoida- 

 lis. 



DiacaiUha conifera. 

 Flagiodera thoracica. 



Chjthra wahlbcrgi. 

 Clinteria infibscata. 



Pachnoda flavivenlris. 

 ,, rufa. 



Protfetia amakosa 



(sometimes eaten). 



Oxythyrca dyscntcrica 

 (sometimes eaten). 



Codorrliina loricata. 



Scarab^id^. Onitis inniius. 



Size and Appearance. 



Warning coloration charac- 

 teristic of African Lycidie. 



Lycoid coloration. 



Characteristic Cantharid and 

 Lycoid (c. ;/. 31. 2Mlliata, 

 etc.) coloration, orange and 

 black. 



Characteristic Coccinellid col- 

 oration. 



Medium ; nearly black with 

 narrow yellow band at apex, 

 and at base of elytra. 



Lycoid coloration. 



Largish ; red-brown thorax, 

 iridescent blue or green 

 elytra. 



Medium ; Cantharid type, 

 orange and black. 



Medium ; brown elytra, some- 

 times black, orange thorax 

 with two black spots. 



Large ; greenish black with 

 orange markings. 



Large ; thorax green, greenish- 

 orange elytra. 



Smallish ; black with many 

 small white spots. 



Smallish ; shining green or 

 blue e]3'tra and red tliorax. 



Largish ; green thorax and 

 scutellum, yellow elytra 

 with 4 black spots ; brick - 

 red head and legs. 



Largish ; iridescent dark- 

 green. 



