260 INATUBAL HISTORY OT 



CASSIDA LUCTUOSA. 



PLATE XXVIII. Fig. 6. 



Olivier, vi. No. 97, pi. 4, fig. 54. 



Head and thorax black, the latter short, and ter- 

 minating in an acute point at each of the hinder 

 angles. The elytra are likewise black, with all the 

 outer edge, a small portion of the suture, and a 

 short line near the middle of each, reddish ; the un- 

 der side and legs are also of that colour. It is found 

 at Surinam. 



CASSIDA SIX-PUSTULATA. 



PLATE XXIX. Fig. I. 



Fabr. Syst. Entom — Olivier, 97, pi. 3, fig. 36. 



This well-known species is bluish green above, 

 and shining black beneath. The elytra are gibbous 

 on the back, the surface thickly punctured, and each 

 of the wing-cases marked with three spots of red. 

 It is found in Brazil, where it is rather common. 



ALURNUS MARGINATUM 

 PLATE XXX. Fig. 1. 



The Alurni have antennae of equal thickness 



