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370. 

 LUPERUS BRASSIC/E. 



Order Coleoptera. Fam. Galerucidae. 



Tijpe of the Genus, Chrysomela flavipes Linn. 



LuPKRUS Geo/., Oliv., Lat., Sam., Curt. — Altica Pajiz. — Crioceris 

 Fab., Panz., Mars. — Auchenia Mars. — Galleruca GijL — Chryso- 

 mela Linn. 



Antennce approximating, inserted in the centre of the face, as 

 long as the body in the female, longer in the male, filiform, pu- 

 bescent, 1 1 -jointed, basal joint robust, 2nd short, 3rd not mucli 

 longer than the 2nd, 4th and remainder very long, slightly en- 

 larged at the apex, the terminal joint acute [Q). 

 Labrum transverse, anterior angles rounded, producing a few 

 bristles, with a small lobe in the centre (1). 

 Mandibles subtrigonate, external margin convex, acute at the 

 apex, with a small tooth below, the internal margin membranous 

 and pubescent (2). 



MaxillcE with a large oval internal lobe, having a dense brush 

 of curved hair at the apex : external lobe narrower, obtuse, pro- 

 ducing a few bristles at the apex. Palpi rather stout and 4- 

 jointed, basal joint small, 2nd trapezate, 3rd the largest subcla- 

 vate-truncate, 4th conical and pilose (3). 



Mentum small subquadrate, the anterior margin and the sides 

 concave. Lip comparatively large, oval and fleshy. Palpi in- 

 serted on each side of the lip towards the middle, short triarti- 

 culate, basal joint very minute, 2nd stout obconic, 3rd smaller 

 subovate (4). 

 Males smaller than the females. Head nearhj or quite as broad as the 

 thorax. Eyes rather prominent. Thorax slightly transverse, the 

 sides rounded. Scutellum minute. Elytra elliptical. Wings ample. 

 Thighs equally thick. Tibiae simple, hinder slightly curved. Tarsi 

 rather long, very pubescent beneath and 4-jointed, basal joint much 

 longer than the 2nd, except in the anterior pair, 3rd joint bilobed, 

 4th clavate. Claws bent and acute, with a tooth near the base (5, 

 afore leg). 

 Obs. the dissections and characters are from L. rufipes. 



Brassic^ Panz. 21. 18. — Curtis's Guide, Gen. 426. 3. — suturella III. 

 — circumfusa Mars. — Spartii Ent. Heft. 



Black, shining : antennae not much longer in the male than 

 female, 2nd and 3rd joints nearly of equal length, the 3 basal 

 joints ochreous : thorax with the anterior portion ochreous, form- 

 ing 3 lobes : elytra sparingly and faintly punctured, with abroad, 

 pale ochreous stripe on each : 4 anterior legs with the tibiae and 

 the lips of the thighs dull ochreous. 



In the Author's and other Cabi""*^. 



