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hippodamia (megilla) maculata — DeG. (The Spotted Lady-bird.) 



Body somewhat elongated; thorax much narrower than the wing- 

 cases and rounded on the margins, so as to leave a constriction or on- 

 set between it and the shoulders ; ground color pink or reddish yel- 

 low ; two black spots on the thorax, and ten on the wing cases — four 

 on each case and two on the suture. Length one-fourth to three- 

 tenths of an inch. 



hippodamia 13-punctata — Linn. (The Thirteen-Spotted Lady-bird.) 



Regularly oval; color brick-red ; head black, with a yellow spot in 

 front ; thorax black in the middle, with broad yellow margins and a 

 black spot in each ; wing-cases marked with thirteen black spots, 

 six on each case and one on the suture near the front. Length about 

 one-fifth of an inch. 



Hippodamia convergens — Guer. (The Convergent Lady-bird.) 



Length one-fourth of an inch, sub-orbicular in 

 form ; head with a black band across the posterior 

 part ; thorax black with a yellow margin in front 

 and on the sides, and two yellow stripes converging 

 posteriorly; wing-cases orange-yellow with six black 

 dots on each case ; the one on the shoulder minute 



HlPPODAEIA CONVERGENS & n d OlteiT. Wailtlllg. 



-Larva, pupa and bee- L arva w ith blue, black and orange colors; when 

 full-grown, very similar in color to the larva of the Colorado potato- 

 beetle. 



Hippodamia glacialis. (The Icy Lady-bird.) 



Similar in form and size to the preceding, the head and thorax be- 

 ing similarly colored and marked. Wing-cases a deeper orange-color, 

 with three rather large dots on the posterior half of each case, the 

 two anterior often run together, a minute dull black dot occasionally 

 on the shoulder but generally wanting. 



Coccinella 9-notata— H. (The Nine-spotted Lady-bird.) 



Hemispherical in form, length about one-fifth of an inch. Head 

 with the central portion yellow, the back part and sides black ; thorax 

 with anterior half yellow, posterior half black, a square projection of 

 the black, at the middle, into the yellow portion, wing-cases yellow 

 with four black spots on each, and one on the suture near the front. 



Coccinella munda— Say. (The Trim Lady-bird.) 



Hemispherical, rather small. Thorax black in the middle, the an- 

 terior and lateral margins pale yellow, sometimes a black dot each 

 side of the central black portion; wing-cases without spots or marks, 

 of a uniform orange yellow, which color varies in different individuals 

 from pale orange yellow to orange red. Length scarcely one-filth of an 

 inch. 



