CHRYSOMELIDJE. — CHRYSOMELA. 339 



on the sides, rufous or testaceous, generally with the middle of the base 

 broadly black : elytra rufous, delicately punctate-stria.te, with the interstices 

 thickly pimctured, the disc more or less spotted ivith black, rarely immaculate, 

 the spots sometimes confluent, and not exceeding five on each elytron : antennae 

 black, with the base testaceous : apex of the abdomen also testaceous. 

 As above indicated, this species is extremely variable as to the absence or con- 

 fluence of the spots on the elytra ; in rare instances the latter are nearly, black, 

 from the coalescence of the spots. 



Abundant in several of the woods in the vicinity of London, 

 especially at Darenth and Coombe in June. " Monk's-wood." — 

 C.C. Bahington, Esq. " Buttercrombe-moor, York." — W. C. Hew- 

 iisoii, Esq. " Raehills."--A*ez;. W. Little. " Epping,"— Mr. Doa- 

 hleday. 



Sp. 4. rufipes. Oblongn-ovata, nigra, ore, pedibus, thorace elytrisque riifis, Ms 

 nigra maculatis, elytris tenue punctato-striatis, interstitiis obsoletiiis punctu- 

 latis. (Long. corp. 3 — 3f lin.) 



Ch. rufipes. De Geer.—Steph. Catal. 222. No. 2276.— Ch. 10-notata. Don.xi. 

 ■pi. 373. f. 1. 



Oblong-ovate, black, with the mouth and legs rufous : thorax and elytra also 

 rufous, the former slightly punctate on its lateral margins, and with two irre- 

 gular black spots on its hinder margin, united by a black line ; the latter 

 delicately punctate-striate, with the interstices rather obsoletely punctulate, 

 the disc of each with five distinct black spots, of which one or more of those 

 placed towards the apex are sometimes obliterated : body beneath black, with 

 the tip of the abdomen testaceous : antennae testaceous, with the terminal 

 joints fuscous. 



Less abundant than the foregoing species, but nevertheless 

 common within the metropolitan district. " Armathwaite." — T. 

 C. Her/sham, Esq. " Epping." — 3Ir. Douhleday. 



Sp. 5. sexpunctata. Oblongo-ovata, convexa, nigra, thorace rufo, punctis duobus 

 disco atris, elytris rufis punctis tribus, uno suturali, nigris,femoribus piceis, 

 tibiis tarsisque pallidis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 



Ch. sexpunctata. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal. 222. No. 2277. 



Oblong-ovate, convex, black : mouth a little varied with rufous : thorax rufous, 

 minutely punctured, luith two distinct round black spots on the disc, one 

 towards each lateral margin : elytra rufous, delicately Y>^nctate-striate, with 

 the interstices faintly punctured, each with three black spots on the disc, one 

 placed in the middle of the base, a second in the centre of the disc, and the 

 third minute, and situated in the middle of the suture, and united to that of 

 the opposite elytron: on the shoulder is also a very minute black trace: 

 femora piceous : tibiw and tarsi pale : antenns rufous, with the apex fus- 

 cescent. 



