Mr. T. V. Wollaston on Additions to Mcuhiran Cohoptera. 337 



been presented by Mr. Anderson to the collection of tlie British 

 Museum. 



Although purposely omitting (for the reason above referred 

 to) its diagnosis, I may briefly state that, according to a com- 

 munication now before me from M. Allard, the species in ques- 

 tion is about "the same size and form as the L. obliteratus, 

 llosenh., but is darker and more shining, with the punctation 

 of its prothorax and elytra much finer, and with its antennal 

 joints considerably shorter." M. Allard then adds : " It has 

 equally an analogy with the L.parvidus, Gyll. ; but this last has 

 its shoulders wider and more prominent, and its punctures a 

 little too subtle and not disposed in rows at the base and towards 

 the suture of its elytra." 



Fam. Coccinellidee. 



Genus Coccinella. 



Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. edit. 1 [script. Coccionella] (1735). 



10. Coccinella Andersoni, n. sp. 



C. rotundato-ovalis, nitida, levissime punctulata ; capite rufescenti- 

 lurido, in fronte vix flavesceutiore ; prothorace antice et ad latera 

 (rotundata) subpellucide marginato, apice truncato (angulis aaticis 

 baud porrectis), luride subilavescenti-rufo, ad utrumque latus nec- 

 non in maculis duabus basalibus parvis dilute flavo ; elytris mar- 

 ginatis, margine circa humeros (valde rotundatos) versus scutellum 

 continuato sed longe ante scutellum abrupte termiuato, luride 

 subflavescenti-rufis sed maculis maximis conrluentibus dilute flavis 

 marmoratis ; antenuis pedibusque infuscato-testaceis, illis tarsisque 

 ad apices paido obscurioribus. 



Long. corp. liu. If. 



Habitat Maderam : ad flores piuorum supra Funcbal primus depre- 

 hensit Dom. Anderson, cujus in bonorem nomen triviale proposui. 



C. roundish-oval, shining (but not highly polished), and most 

 lightly and minutely punctulated. Head of a dull lurid yellowish 

 red, and a little more diluted (though scarcely spotted) on the 

 forehead. Prothorax much rounded at the sides, with its ex- 

 treme lateral and anterior edges subpellucid, truncated in front 

 (its anterior angles not being at all porrected) ; of a dull lurid 

 yellowish red, but with each side (except a small, ill-defined, 

 cloudy enclosed spot) broadly lurid yellow, and two obscure 

 nearly confluent patches of the same colour resting on the centre 

 of its extreme base. Elytra distinctly margined, the margin 

 being carried forward to about midway between the shoulders 

 (which are much rounded-off) and the scutellum, at which point 

 it terminates abruptly; of the same dull lurid yellowish red as 

 the prothorax, but ornamented with equally dull lurid-yellow, 



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