THE LADY BEETI^EP. 509 



c. Body IcMisely jointed, generally rounded in form; epipleura wide, 

 concave, strongly descending externally. 

 d. Frontal plate narrowed from the base, not covering the base of 

 antennfe. 

 I. Upper surface of body glabrous. 



Tribe II. CocciNELtiNi. p. 512. 

 cc. Upper surface of body pul>e!^ccnt; antenuiT' long, with loosely 

 articulate club; thorax deeply emarginate at apex; mandi- 

 bles b'ifid at tip and denticulate within. 



Tribe VII. EPILACH^•I^•I. p. .532. 

 (hi. Frontal plate broadly dilated, concealing the base of antenna; 

 and sulidividini: the eyes; upper surface .glabrous: tiody 

 I'ounded. very iMinvex; lct;s free or feebly I'etractile. 



Tribe III. CiiiTflcsiii.M, |i. ."IT. 



(•<•. Body iiiniiiact. lieuer.-illy oval in form; epipleura n:;rr iw. lii'iivr- 



ally horizontal. Hat or feebl,\- concave. 



f. Abtlomen ciiniiinst'il nf nuly tivo sc;.'iin'uts. I bt- fifth triamrular and 



lon.ser than tbi- three in'Oeeilinu' i-nmbiiied; eyes entire; base 



of antenme e.Yposed ; size minute. Tribe IV. fExEixi, p. -510. 



ff. Alxlomen with the sixth se.^'uient well ilevelojied, the fifth shorter. 



{!. Body glabrcius. Tribe V. Hyperaspixi. p. .5111. 



Off. Body pubescent. Tribe VI. Scymmxi, p. 524. 



66. Front enxal cavities epen behind; eyes coarsely faceted; l>ody ob- 



lona'-oval, ijubeseeiit; abdomen with six segments; antenmie lonir. 



the club lotpSG ; length less than 0.5 mm. 



Tribe VIII. CVicc idulini, p. '<:',::. 



Tribe I. Hiri'i:)I>AMIIXI. 



The member.-^ of this trilie are <f\ K /\ 



easily recognized from those j] Vi) VaI l? f / 'ir^ 



whieli follow by having the an- /jj t// jjj \^ V've '(^ 



tennre very short ; Ijody more '^'^ y ^ ^^ "^ 



elongate and loosely formed ; up- F"S- l** Tarsal cUii^ of CoccinelUd*. (After Ung.) 



per surface glabrous ; legs longer and less retractile. The tribe is 

 represented in the State by three genera. 



KEY TO IXDIA.VA GEXER.\^ OF HlPPOD.iMIlXI. 



a. Tarsal claws simple (Fig. 1S4. /) ; body eval ; hind angles of thorax ob- 

 tuse but not rounded; length li'ss th.in O.o mm. I. Axisosticta. 

 aa. Tarsal claws either with a large tooth at liase or bifid ; length 4.5 mm. 

 or more. 

 6. Claws with a large quadrate liasal teotb (Fig. 1^4. c) ; thorax with a 

 narrow li\it distinct niarein alenir the base. II. Me(1illa. 

 66. Claws liibd. flie two loiies unequal in len^'lli and aeutely pointed 

 (Fig. 184. (71 ; thorax not margined at base. III. Hippodamia. 



