380 MANDIBULATA.— COLEOPTEEA. 



near Ripley. " Stockton-common.'" — W. C. Hewitson, Esq. 

 " Tynemouth."— G. Wailes, Esq. 



Sp. 12. septempunctata. Plate xxiii. f. 2. var. 6. — Hemisphaerica nigra, 

 ihorace utrinque macula apicis albida, coleoptris ruHs punctis septem nigris J, 

 ^obliquis 1. (Long. corp. SJ — 4§ lin.) 



Co. septempunctata. Linne. — Don. ii. pi. 39. f. 5; pi. 40. f. 1. larva. — Steph. 

 Catal. 231. JVo. 2372. 



Hemispheric, black : head with two white spots on the front : thorax with a 

 patch of the same on each of the anterior angles : elytra rufous, with a 

 common black spot at the scutellum, bordered anteriorly with white, and each 

 with three other simple black spots disposed in a triangle, one being in the 

 middle of the back, the others on the lateral margin. 



Obs. The spots on the elytra very considerable in magnitude ; and the elytra 

 are sometimes irregularly sprinkled with black. 



Var. /3. With the spot towards the shoulder wanting. 



Var. y. With the apical spot obliterated. 



Var. 5. With the dorsal spot deficient. 



Var. £. With the humeral and dorsal spots wanting. 



Var. Z,. With the elytra immaculate. 



Var. V. The elytra together with nine spots, the additional one being placed 



on the shoulder, and the dorsal one being very large. 

 Var. 0. Plate xxiii. f. 2. — Each elytron with an irregular black circle, uniting 



the two lateral dots, and including the dorsal one. 

 tVar. I. The elytra totally black. 

 Var. K. The elytra with a large common black and oval patch, leaving the 



humeral spot, which is large and irregular, alone free. 



One of the commonest species of the genus throughout England, 

 occurring at times in prodigious numbers: in July and August, 1828, 

 the neighbourhood of Kipley was absolutely alive with the myriads 

 that abounded in every hedge and lane. 



Sp. 13. quinquepunctata. Hemisphwrica nigra, thorace utrinque macula alba, 

 elytris sanguineis punctis quinque : §, 1, 1. (Long. corp. 2 — 3 lin.) 



Co. quinquepunctata. Linne. — Don. xvi. pi. 572. f. 1. — Steph. Catal. 232. 

 No. 2373. 



Hemispheric, black : head with two small oblique white spots on the forehead: 

 thorax with a large patch of white on each anterior angle, extending along 

 the lateral margin in a fine line to the hinder angle : coleoptra sanguineous, 

 withfive black dots, placed on each § common, 1 dorsal, and 1 lateral towards 

 the apex. 



Var. /3. Coleoptra with 3 spots, the apical ones deficient. 



Var. y. Coleoptra with 3 spots, the dorsal one wantuig. 



