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related to G. halensis, Linn., which lives in Central Europe 

 upon the goose-grass (Galium), while the two others resemble 

 Brazilian species, as does also another species, in which the elytra 

 are adorned with large round spots. 



The Cassididae (shield- or tortoise beetles) are easily recognized, 

 even in the fossil state, by their broad flat elytra. The two 

 most abundant species (Cassida Hermione, Heer, and C. Blan- 

 cheti, Heer, fig. 239) resemble those which live on thistles (C. 



Fig. 235. Fig. 236. Fig. 237. Fig. 239. 



Fig. 241, 



234 



Fig. 243. Fig. 244. Fig. 245. Fig. 246. Fig. 248. Fig. 249. 



Fig. 234. Coccinetta colorata, Heer. 



Fig. 235. Coccinella spectabilis, Heer. 



Fig. 236. Gallerttca Suchi, Heer, twice nat. size. 



Fig. 237. Lina populeti, Heer. 



Fig. 238. Chrysomela calami, Heer. 



Fig. 239. Cassida Blancheti, Heer, three times nat. size. 



Fig. 240. Lema vetttsta, Heer, twice nat. size. 



Fig. 241. Anoplites Bremii, Heer, three times nat. size. 



Fig. 242. Apion antiquum, Heer, three times nat. size. 



Fig. 243. Rhynchites Dionysus, Heer. 



Fig. 244. Attelalus durus, Heer. 



Fig. 245. Naupactus crassirostris, Heer. 



Fig. 246. Antliarhinites gracilis, Heer, three times nat. size. 



Fig. 247. Brachycerus nanus, Heer. 



Fig. 248. Sitona atavina, Heer, four times nat. size. 



Fig. 249. Cleonus speciosus, Heer. 



Murrcea, Fab., and C. thoracica, Kug.), and therefore afford evi- 

 dence of thistles at CEningcn. 



