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lobe. The punctures on the disk are moderately close 

 together, confluent and linear at the sides and anterior angles, 

 yellow. The lateral stripe unites with the discoidal stripe at 

 the front margin. The elytra are dull red, the suture, a 

 quadrangular patch (common to both elytra) at the middle, a 

 stripe from the humeral callosity to the middle patch, and a 

 sublateral stripe black. There is a yellow spot across the 

 suture about the middle, a lateral spot on the margin before 

 the middle, and a second behind the middle, and a yellow 

 mark at the apex, which, with its companion on the other 

 elytron, forms an x. There are a few other small yellow 

 spots scattered irregularly over the surface. The pygidiura 

 is almost entirely yellow, as are all the lateral parts of the 

 underside of the insect. Club of the antennas moderately 

 long. 



Variety 1, ^. — The discoidal stripes on the thorax nar- 

 rower, the lateral ones not extended to the anterior angles of 

 the thorax. Elytra black, with the yellow spots as in the 

 preceding. Pygidium black, with a basal line (emitting a 

 short line from its middle) pale yellow. Pale yellow at the 

 sides of the underside of the insect more broken and forming 

 transverse spots at the sides of the abdomen. 



Hub. Animallai Hills, Koimbatur ( IF. Davison^ Esq.) . 

 Brit. Mus. 



Variety 2, ? . — Clypeus distinctly but not deeply emargi- 

 nate, strongly punctured, the margin not reflexed. Discoidal 

 stripes of the thorax broad, united posteriorly, and forming a 

 V ; lateral stripes not extending to the anterior angles. The 

 black on the elytra much more extensive and occupying the 

 greater part of the surface ; the lateral spots absent ; the 

 apex yellow, but the yellow does not ascend the suture. The 

 striai near the suture are yellow. The pygidium with a very 

 narrow basal line and a very broad central patch yellow. 

 Underside of the insect with large yellow spots at the sides, 

 those on the abdom.en transverse and divided on the margin. 



Bob. French E,ocks, Seringapatam [Mrs. Hamilton). 



Variety 3, $ . — Like no. 2, but with the lateral stripe of 

 the thorax nearly united with the basal spot. The elytra 

 almost entirely red, with only two short black stripes. The 

 spots at the sides of the abdomen simple. Club of the an- 

 tennae a trifle shorter. 



Uab. French Rocks. 



