COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 259 



CASSIDA ECHINATA. 



PLATE XXVIII. FIG. 4. 

 Fabr. Syst. Ekuth Olivier, vi. No. 97, pi. 5, fig. 86. 



This curious species has the thorax very much 

 dilated on each side into a thin foliaceous membrane, 

 which is dentate round the margin. A similar ex- 

 panded portion, likewise dentate on the edge, sur- 

 rounds the elytra ; the latter have the anterior half 

 green, and the hinder part reddish brown. The 

 under side of the body is dull yellowish red. Like 

 the preceding species, it is a native of Java. 



CASSIDA PERFORATA. 



PLATE XXVIII. FIG. 5. 

 Fabr. Syst. Entom. Olivier, vi. No. 97, pi. 4, fig. 08. 



The colour is yellowish red, dull above, but shin- 

 ing beneath. The thorax is short and transverse, 

 the sides drawn out into a kind of spine. The ely- 

 tra are nearly triangular, the basal angles advanced 

 on each side of the thorax in the form of an acute 

 point ; and there is an oval perforation observable 

 near the base of each. It is found in the tropical 

 parts of America. 



