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Genua Pseudomesomphalia Spaeth. 



PSEUDOMESOMPHALIA CHALYB^A Germ. 



Cassicla cludyhcea Germar, Ins. Spec. Nov. 1824, p. 532. 

 Ilesomphalia chalybcea Boheman, Men. Cassid. i. 1850, p. 248. 



1 example. 

 Locality. — Brazil. 

 Range. Bi-azil, Paraguay. 



Pseudomesomphalia decemguttata Sturm. 



Cassicla decemgiMata Sturm, in Thon, Abbild. ausl. Ins. Kaf. 

 1826-28, p. 2, t. 1. f. 3. 



Mesomphalia decemguttata Boheman, Mon. Cassid. i. 1850, 

 p. 321. 



2 examples. 



Locality. — Amazons {Goodman, 1879). 

 Range. Columbia, Equatorial Brazil. 



Pseudomesomphalia discoides Linne. 



Gassida discoides Linne, Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 1758, p. 364 ; 

 ed. 12, 1767, i., ii. p. 578 ; ed. 13, Gmel. 1787, i., iv. p. 1642. 



3 examples. 



Locality. — Amazons {Goodman, 1879). 



Range. Equatorial Brazil, Peru, Cohimbia, Venezuela, Ecuador. 



This has a very wide distribution. Since the time of Linne 

 many writers have written about it, and it has received many 

 names. For a list of the literature and the synonyms I refer 

 the reader to the Catalogvie of Cassidinee by Dr. Spaeth (Berlin, 

 1914). 



Genus Neomphalia Spaeth. 



Neomphalia vulnerata Boheman. 



Mesomphalia vidnerata Boheman, Mon. Cassid. i. 1850, p. 249. 

 ab. suhjyustzdata Boh. Mon. Cassid. i. 1850, p. 250. 



1 example. 

 Locality. — Brazil. 



Neomphalia adspersa Boheman. 



Mesomphalia adspersa Boheman, Mon. Cassid. i. 1850, p. 355. 



2 examples. '' 

 Locality. — Amazons {Goodman, 1879). 



Range. Para, Brazil. 



Genus PcEciLASPis Hope. 



Pcecilaspis pantherina Klug. 



Gassida panther ina Klug, Preisverz. 1829, p. 7. 



