DISCOLIA. — SP. 138. 133 



Parva, nigra, thorace fréquenter flavo-maculato ; 

 abdominis maculis 4 flavis; pedibus fuscis aut ferru- 

 gineis; alis fuscis, cœrulescentibus, prœcipue in costa. 

 — Long. 10-20 millim., al. 8-13 mm. 



9 • Humeris, scutellis et fréquenter metanoto, flavo- 

 notatis. 



Variât : c. nigra, capite flavo-variegato, humeris, 

 scutellis, metathoracis maculis 3 et abdominis 6 aut 8, 

 flavis (maculala, Guérin!); — f. g. thorace ferrugineo- 

 maculato, abdominis segmentis 1°, vel 1° et 2°, ferru- 

 gineis; — i. capite, thorace et abdominis segmentis 

 1-3 ferrugineis, flavo 4- vel 6-maculatis; 3 (Florida; 

 Mus. Sauss.). 



Varietatum a-m regularis et successiva progressio 

 exponitur in Appendice, sp. 138. 



Var. n. Saussure, Ann. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 18. 



Varietas eximia : 9 5 tota rufo-ferruginea, rufo- 

 pilosa, segmentis rufo- vel cupreo-fimbriatis ; anten- 

 narum flagello fere toto, mesothoracis postici lineis 

 longitudinalibus duabus prothoracisque margine pos- 

 tico laterali, nigris vel nigrescentibus ; orbitis fere 

 totis, verticis fascia transversa, humeris, scutellis, 

 metathoracis maculis 3 parvis vel fascia, segmentorum 

 abdominalium dorsalium 1-4 utrinque macula magna 

 vel fascia subinterrupta, flavis. Aise subinfuscatse, costa 

 aurantiaca, sed apicis parte costali fusco-cœrulea. — 

 Promontorio Sancti Luca3 (California? inférions); Mus. 

 Saussurianum. — An diversa species? 



cf. Capite nigro; humeris et postscutello tantum 

 flavo-maculatis ; mandibulis, tibiis tarsisque, rufis. 



5 Saussure, loc. cit. 



