912 H. S. GORHAM 
regular shape, the basal one very narrow and united by.a line 
(which surrounds the callus on the outer side) with the external 
one of the two following, which are themselves united in many 
examples, forming a figure 8 placed transversely: the two post- 
median rings have larger nuclei, the following one is very 
irregular, as if formed of two, in fact the nucleus is often di- 
vided, a subapical spot is surrounded by an extension of this 
ring on the sutural side, but is in general not completely closed 
on the marginal side. A very considerable series of this very 
beautiful species were collected by Marquis O. Antinori in 1881. 
Chnootriba (Epilachna) similis, Thunb. is very widely distributed 
and variable, but I have never seen any variety of that species 
which would connect it with this insect. C. antinori is a more 
robust insect and is also less acuminate behind. C. assimilis, 
seems in no way to resemble it, but I have only seen one 
example. It has also (according to Crotch) much stronger punc- 
tuation and is from Sierra Leone. 
