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the male of H. hottentotta, and I should be sorry to describe 
the insect till the point is cleared up. Certainly I see no 
reason why they should not be the males of the species I 
regard as H. hottentotta, Muls. There is in these males, 
however, no humeral spot. 
Epilachna chrysomelina, Fabr. (Coccinella), Muls., Crotch, 
Rev. Coccin, p. 71. 
Hab. Natal, Tugela River, Weenen, Estcourt. 
The form met with in Natal and in the Cape Colony 
pertains to the var. difasciata, Fabr. (Cocetnella), in which 
the black spots have become very large, so that often the two 
basal ones, and sometimes the two middle ones, are trans- 
versely united ; but they vary excessively, and no permanent 
distinction appears to exist except that the examples are 
larger than those from the Mediterranean district. 
Epilachna infirma, Muls., Crotch, tom. cit. p. 72. 
Hab. Natal, Karkloof (Marshall). 
Epilachna Paykullt, Muls., Crotch, tom. ett. p. 77. 
Hab. Natal, Estcourt, on potato &e. (Marshall) ; Tugela 
River, Weenen; Karkloof. 
I have examples from Barberton in the Transvaal. 
Epilachna hirta, Thunb., Muls., Crotch, tom. cit. p. 69. 
Hab. Natal, Estcourt, on Solanaceee (Marshall). 
One of the most widely spread and most variable species. 
“Tt occurs over the whole of Africa” (Crotch). 
The examples from Estcourt are of the var. Z. insidiosa, 
in which there are three black fascia, the two posterior being 
joined in the middle; the thorax is red, and it is longer than 
the Cape examples in my collection ; it is possibly distinct. 
Epilachna canina, Fabr. (Coccinella), Muls., Crotch, tom. 
cut. p. 68. 
Hab. Natal, Tafel Kop, Ulundi; Malvern ; 
Salisbury (Marshall). 
A very widely spread variable species, which has been 
described under several names when coming from different 
parts of the African continent. The Natal form with the 
thorax pale yellow, and to which the Salisbury examples also 
pertain, is #, Dreget, Mulsant. 
Mashonaland, 
Epilachna cupicola, Muls., Crotch, tom. cit. p. 71. 
Hab. Natal, Estcourt, Isipingo (Marshall), 
Several 
examples. 
