COCCINELLA. 



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3058 a. Coccinella johnsoni Casey. 



Distribution: San Diego, California. 



This species (fig. 47) is obviously a derivative of C. novemnotata. 

 Since C. novemnotata has the pronotal black free from the cephalic margin 

 throughout its range and throughout all of its variations from the lightest 

 variety, franciscana, to the darkest variety, confluenta (excepting the very 

 rare and peculiar variety divisicollis) , it is probably entitled to specific 

 rank. No typical specimen of the Western subspecies of C. novemnotata 

 has been collected in Southern California to my knowledge. A large series 

 is necessary to fix its status more definitely. 



FIG. 51. Variation of elytral pattern of C. novemnotata in tne Western States. /=mode. 



20 # 



40% 

 FIG. 52. Pedigree from -J78 f . 



3059. Coccinella transyersoguttata Faldermann. 



Distribution: Europe, Siberia, and North America. 

 Typical pattern: With a lateral spot. (See fig. 54, fir.) 



Var. quinquenotata Kirby. The lateral spot absent (fig. 54, d, e). 



Var. nugatoria Mulsant. The basal band broken. Common in the Western States and 

 Mexico (fig. 54, c). 



Form A. Lacking humeral spot (fig. 54, a). Very rare. Seen only in Eastern Wash- 

 ington. It is an extreme fluctuation of the reduction of pigment of the basal band 

 characteristic of that region. 



