260 NATURAL HISTORY OP 



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. 



ALTJRNUS MAK INATUS. 

 PLATE XXX. FIG. 1. 



The Alurni have antennae of equal thickness 



