CASSIDIAD.E. CASSIDA. 3()7 



apex cleflexed : sides of the abdomen pale testaceous : legs entirely and base 

 of the antennae pale testaceous. 



Rare : taken near London. 



b. With the hinder angles of the thorax rounded. 

 1. With the thorax very shorty transverse. 



Sp. 5. equestris. Supra Icete viridis, crehre vage punctiilata, suhtus nigra, abdo- 

 minis limbo late pedibusque totis luteo-ferruginels. (Long. corp. 4 — 4§ lin.) 



Ca. equestris. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal. 228. No. 2343. 



Short, ovate : deep gree?i above, thickly and irregularly punctulate : ihe punc- 

 tures coarse on the elytra^ and rather obsolete on the disc of the tJiorax : body 

 beneath;, deep black ; with the sides of the abdomen broadly luteous, with a 

 ferruginous tinge: legs also entirely of a \\xieo-ferruginous hue, with the 

 femora greenish during life : antennae black, with the base testaceous. 



Not uncommon within the metropolitan district in June, on mint 

 and other verticillate plants. " Raehills, not uncommon." — Rev. W. 

 Little. " llickeshj.'"—T. C. Heysham, Esq. " In North Valley 

 and Crwmlyn Bog, not common." — L. W. DUlivyn, Esq. " York." 

 — W. C. Heivitson, Esq. " Bath." — C. C. Babington, Esq. 



2. Thorax moderate, not transverse. 



* Body ovate. 



Sp. 6. Vibex. Nigra, supra viridis, elytris convexiorihiis, distincte punctato- 



striatis, basi interiori, suturdqiie rufo-brunneis . (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 Ca. Vibex. Linne. — Steph. Catal. 229. No. 2344. 



Oblong-ovate, Z>/ac/f : thorax somewhat semicircular, above green, obsoletely 

 punctate, with the lateral margin somewhat ferruginous : elytra a little 

 convex, green, distinctly punctate-^frzaife, with the base within and the suture 

 irregularly reddish-brown : abdomen beneath with an interrupted pale 

 margin : legs pale testaceous, with the base of the femora more or less 

 dusky : antennae piceous, with the base pale. 



Not very common in the vicinity of the metropolis ; on the Serra- 

 tula arvensis : I have occasionally taken specimens at Hertford, and 

 have received the insect from the neighbourhood of Bristol. 



Sp. 7. nebulosa. Nigra, supra griseo-Jlavescens, elytris nigro-maculatis, 



profunda prmctato-striatis, punctis subocellatis. (Long. corp. 3 lin.) 

 Ca. nebulosa. Linne. — Steph. Catal. 229. No. 2345. 



Ovate, black ; above yellowish-griseous, or pale green: thorax very short, semi- 

 circular, with the angles rounded, obsoletely punctate, the middle of the base 

 frequently paler than the disc: elytra with the disc very convex, deeply 

 Mandibulata. Vol. IV. 31st Jan. 1832. b b 



