COCCIXELLA. COCCINELLA 



Generic Character. 



Antenna subclavatcc, trun- 



catse. 



Palpi clava senricordata. 



Corpus hemisphaericum, ab- 

 domine subtus piano. 



Antenna subclavated and 



truncated. 

 Feelers with semi-cordated 



tip. 

 Body hemispheric, with the 



abdomen flat beneath. 



A HE beautiful genus Coccinella succeeds to that 

 of Cassida, and is easily distinguished by its hemi- 

 spheric form, having the upper parts convex, and 

 the lower flat. The insects of this genus are 

 known by the popular name of Lady-Birds, and 

 one species in particular is endeared to every one's 

 recollection by irresistibly recalling the ideas of 

 the playful amusements of infancy: this is the 

 common or seven-spotted Lady-Bird, Coccinella 

 septempunctata of Linna3us, which, in the advanced 

 state of spring, and the middle of summer, makes 

 its appearance in every field and garden. It pro- 

 ceeds from a larva of a rather disagreeable appear- 

 ance, of a lengthened oval shape, with a sharpened 

 tail, of a black colour, varied with red and white 

 specks, and of a rough surface : it resides on vari- 

 ous plants, and changes to a short, blackish, oval 

 chrysalis spotted with red, and which gives birth 



