INSECTA. 473 



Galeruca GEOFFR., FABR. Posterior feet not saltatory. 



Sub-genera: Luperus GEOFFR., Galeruca GEOFFR., Phyllobrotica, 

 CHEVR., Agelastica CHEVR., Adorium FABR., &c. 



Sp. Galeruca alni, Chrysomela alni L., PANZER, Deutschl. 'Ins. Heft 102, 

 Tab. 3, KATZEBURG, Forst-Ins. i. Tab. xx. fig. 6 ; 3'" long, violet-blue, 

 shining, elytra with scattered points, feet and antennae black ; this species 

 lives on Alnus glutinosa, and is very common ; Galeruca tanaceti, Chryso- 

 mela tanaceti L., ECESEL, Ins. n. Scar. terr. 01. in. Tab. v. PANZER, 1. L 

 Tab. 2, &c. 



Luperus nasutus WESTWOOD, GUERIN Magas. de Zool. 1837, Ins. 

 PI. 177- 



Phalanx III. Cassidina (CassidaricB, Cassidiadce LEACH). 

 Antennae approximate at the base, remote from the mouth, inserted 

 in the upper part of the head (short, exsert, filiform or cylindrical, 

 sub-incrassated towards the extremity). 



Hispa L. Body ovato- oblong, with head exsert. Antennae en- 

 tirely exsert. Thorax trapezoidal or sub-quadrate. 



Sub-genus Alurnus EABR. 



Sp. Alurnus grossus FABR., VOET Coleopt. u. Tab. 29, fig. 9, DUMERIL, Cons, 

 gen. s. 1. Ins. PI. 19, fig. 3; Alurnus marginatus THUNB., Hispe borde 

 LATR., Cuv. R. Ani. 1817, PI. xm. fig. 5 (2nd edit. 1829, PI. xm. fig. 5) 

 &c. Comp. THUNBERG, Nov. Act. Upsal. vm. 1821, pp. 199 202, 

 GUERIN, Note monographique sur le genre Alurnus, Revue Zoolog. pp. 

 330334- 



Here also belong sub-genera Boihrionota, Anisodera, Callistola, and 

 Promecotheca CHEVROL. and DEJEAN. 



Hispa L. 



(Thorax and elytra frequently aculeate.) 



Sp. Hispa testacea L., DUMERIL Cons. gen. s. 1. Ins. PI. 19, fig. 3 ; OLIV. 

 Entom. No. 95, PI. I. fig. 7 ; habit, in south of France, Italy, and 

 Barbary. 



Comp. SCHOENHERR Synon. i. 3, pp. i 7. Add sub-genus Chalepus 

 THUNB. 



Cassida L., LATR. Body clypeiform, plane beneath. Elytra 

 marginate. 



Cassida L. Head concealed beneath the plane thorax. 



Sp. Cassida viridis L.j KCESEL, 7ns. n. Scarab, terrestr. 01. in. Tab. vi., 

 PANZER, Deutschl. Ins. Heft 96, Tab. 4 ; green shield-beetle, 3^'" long, 



