CASSIDA. 287 



ish-griseous, or pale green ; thorax semicircular, hinder angles rounded, 

 sparingly punctured ; elytra deeply punctate-striate, the disc, especially 

 towards the apex, thickly sprinkled with minute hlack spots, somewhat 

 united on the sides ; edge of abdomen, and legs, pale ; thighs dusky at base. 

 (L. 3 1.) Hedges: Darenth Wood ; Bottisham ; Monk's Wood : 6. 



2240 ferruginea Fab. E. i. 391. — Herbst. C. viii. pi. 130. f. 14 Ste. M. 



iv. 368. — Ovate ; black ; above dull red ; thorax finely punctured, hinder an- 

 gles rounded; elytra thickly punctured, the punctures irregularly disposed, 

 and interrupted with several elevated ridges, 2 of which are parallel with the 

 suture ; sides of abdomen broadly testaceous ; legs and antennas pale, base of 

 thighs and tips of antennas dusky. (L. 2^- 3 1.) In Devonshire: 6.' 



2241 obsoleta III. K. i. 484 Ste. M. "iv. 368. — Ovate; black; above 



griseous yellowish ; thorax with the hinder angles rounded, the base with 

 a deep fovea, sides flat ; elytra deeply punctate-striate, alternate interstices 

 slightly raised ; forehead, sides of abdomen, and legs very pale testaceous; 

 antennae pale, tip dusky. (L. 2\ 1.) Grassy places; Coombe Wood; Hert- 

 ford ; widely distributed : 4-6 



2242 sanguinolenta Fab. E. i. 389. — Ste. M. iv. 369. — Ca. crucntata 

 Don. ii. pi. 62. f. 2. 3. — Ovate ; black ; above green ; thorax curved 

 behind, the angles rounded ; elytra very convex, shining, punctate-striate, 

 2d and 5th interstices slightly raised; base of the suture with a bright red 

 spot ; sides of the abdomen and legs pale green. (L. 2-2^-1.) Hedges: 

 Hammersmith; Epping Forest; Highgate; Cambridge; Crwmlyn Bur- 

 rows : 4-6. 



2243 singularis Sturm. — Ste. M. iv. 369. — Short, ovate; black; above 

 green ; thorax thickly punctured, a little waved at the base, hinder angles 

 rounded; elytra thickly, irregularly, and coarsely punctured, spotless; 

 abdomen with a narrow pale edge ; legs and antennas at base pale ; thighs 

 dusky at base. (L. 2£ 1.) London district : 6. 



2244 viridula PL F. ii. 49. — Ste. M. iv. 369. — Ca. margaritacea var. 

 Herbst. E. viii. pi. 130. f. 16. — Oblong-ovate, convex; black; above pale 

 greenish, spotless : thorax rather round at the base, hinder angles obtuse, 

 disc smooth; elytra moderately punctate-striate, 3d interstice dilated in 

 the middle and irregularly punctured, margin deflexed ; breast fuscous ; 

 a broad margin to abdomen and the legs pale greenish, base of thighs 

 dusky. (L. 3. 1.) 



Var. Ca. Spergulae Marsh, i. 144. — Ste. M. iv. 370 -Body beneath black; 



margin of the abdomen narrowly pale and legs wholly so. On Spergula 

 arvensis : London district ; Bristol ; Swansea : 6. 



2245 Salicornias Cur. iii. pi. 127. — Ste. M. iv. 370. — Rather oblong- 

 ovate ; black ; greyish ochre above ; thorax sparingly punctured, margin 

 somewhat transparent, hinder angles obtuse ; elytra punctate-striate, 3d 

 interstice with a few scattered punctures, with a waved metallic-green 

 stripe, disappearing with life ; suture brownish ; sides of abdomen broadly 

 ochreous; legs entirely ochreous. (L. 2^ 1.) On aquatic plants: 

 Ripley ; Coombe Wood ; Fakenham, &c. : 4-6. 



2246 nobilis L. ii. 575. — Don. iv. pi. 138. f. 1-3. — Ste. M. iv. 370. 



Ovate, convex; black; above greenish-yellow; disc of thorax smooth, 

 sides punctate, hinder angles obtuse ; elytra deeply punctate-striate, 2d 

 interstice broad silvery blue or coppery during life, fading to pale yellow ; 

 margin of abdomen and legs pale testaceous; base of thighs black. (L. 

 2-211.) Ockham Heath, Surrey; Cambridge; Martori, Yorkshire : 4-6. 



2247 splendidula Marsh, i. 147. — Ste. M. iv. 371. — Ca. pulchella. Pz. F. 

 xxxix. f. 15. ? — Ovate, convex, black; griseous above; thorax with hinder 

 angles obtuse : elytra punctate-striate, suture brownish ; a golden coppery 



