384 MANDIBULATA. — COLEO?TERA. 



Sp. 19. quatuordecimpustulata. Subhemisphcerica, nigra, thorace antic^ 

 sinuatim, elytro siiigulo pustulis septemjlavo-albidis, 2, 2, 2j 1. (Long, cor p. 

 2 lin.) 



Co. 14-pustulata. Linrie. — Steph. Catal. 235. No. 2380. 



Subhemispheric^ black : head with a white spot on each side near the eyes : 

 thorax with the anterior margin and its angles irregularly whitish-yellow : 

 elytra each with 7 rounded yellowish-white spots, placed 2 at the base, 2 

 before and 2 behind the middle, and 1 within the apex : legs pale, with the 

 femora and base of the tibise more or less black. 



Var. j3. With the head entirely pale, the anterior legs fulvous. 



Very scarce, at least within the metropolitan district : I possess a 

 pair captured near Windsor, and have seen others from the same 

 neighbourhood. "Raehills." — Rev. W. Little. "Weston." — 

 Rev. A. H. Matfheios. 



Sp. 20. dispar. Ovato-hemisphcerica, corpore pedibusque nigris, elytris argute 



marginatis, varie coloratis. (Long. corp. 2 — 2§ lin.) 

 Co. dispar. Illiger. — Steph. Catal. 235. No. 2382. 



Ovate-hemispheric : body and legs black : an oblong white spot near each eye 

 on the forehead, sometimes wanting : thorax with the lateral margins white, 

 and occasionally a slight line of the same on the anterior margin ; passing 

 centrally backwards on the disc of the thorax ; the posterior margin with a 

 double spot of the same : elytra very slightly margined, the colours black 

 and red in various proportions, 



Var. a. (var. a. /3. y. Syst. Catal.) Thorax variable : elytra rufous-yellowish, 



with a round central black dot of variable bulk. 

 Var. p. (var. S. Syst. Catal.) The same, with a minute black spot about tht 



middle of the lateral margin. 

 Var. y. (var. e. Syst. Catal.) The same as var. a. with a small black spot 



between the apex and the suture. 

 Var. 5. The same as in var. a. with a small black spot on each side, forming 



three spots placed transversely. 

 Var. £. (var. K. Steph. Catal.) With the spot in the centre of the elytra 



rhombic, sometimes transversely elongate. 

 Var. '4. The same as var. a. with an interrupted black transverse fascia. 

 Var. V. With, the transverse fascia on the elytra continuous. 

 Var. 6. The same, with a fuscous cloud on the shoulder extending to the 



central fascia. 

 Var. t. The same as var. rj. with an angulated black line turning inwards on 



each elytron towards the suture. 

 Var. K. The same as var. . with a black twig turning forwards towards the 



shoulder, leaving 7 distinct rufous spots of variable bulk. 



