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INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 17. Caflida. 



Jamaicenfis Pale yellow bronzed : (hells immaculate with hollow 



punctures. 

 Inhabits Jamaica. Oli<v. Inf. 97. tab. 2. fig. 32. 

 Edge of }he thorax and Jhells teftaceous : when the infect is' 



preferved in fpirits of wine, the braffy hue difappears, and 



changes to a dull teitaceous, but is reftored by dipping it in 



warm water. 



Perforata. Teftaceous; (hells fpinous at the fore-angle and perforated, 

 at the bafe. 

 Inhabits America. Pall.fa/c. ix. 3. tab, i.fig. 1. 



Bi 



Blue ; (hells with a truncate fpine at the fore-angle. 

 Inhabits S. America, and India. 



Taurus. Black ; (hells with a truncate fpine at the anterior angle. 

 Inhabits Cayenne; lefs than the laft. 

 Shells reticulate with imprefled dots. 



Cyanea, Blue-braffy : (hells with hollow punctures, immaculate. 

 Inhabits India. Degeer Inf. 5. tab. 15. Jig. 9. 



Sp'ni/er. Ferruginous; (hells with a projecting fpine at the anterior 

 angle : thorax with a tranfverfe fpine each fide. 

 Inhabits India. . Voet. Colcop. 2. tab. \^fig. 21. 

 Shells with a black line at the bafe. 



Bidens, Black ; (hells projecting before, with an erect fpine at the! 

 future. 

 Inhabits Brafil. OU<v.Infi 97. tab. 2. fig. 20. 

 Shield fubemarginate, carinate on the back, black with 2 obfoletef 

 ferruginous dots : Jhells reticulate : fore-thighs pale within. 



Gibbofa. Black; thorax with 2 villous gold fpots : (hells reticulate 

 with greeniih, an obtufe fpine at the future. 

 Inhabits Brafil. Qli<v. Inf. 97. tab. i.fig. 6. 

 Shield emarginate : Jhells edged with black. 



Trmcata, Rufous; (hells fubreticulate, fpotted with black, gibbous on 

 the back. 

 Oliit. Ins. 97. tab. i.fig. 9. 



Antenna black : Jliield rufous with 2 black fpots: Jhells truncate:! 

 body black. 



F/auaj Yellow, immaculate: body teftaceous with a black fpot 

 on the fcutel. 

 Inhabits Africa. Degeer Inf. 5. tab. i$<fig> 13. 



Leucophaet. 



