INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 18. Coccinneila. 125 



Angujiata. Yellowifh: (hells narrowed behind. 

 Inhabits India, 



Rubigiwfa. Ferruginous; thorax and fhells brown pun&ured, the 

 outer edges ciliate. 

 Inhabits Europe, Muf, Lesk. p. 12. n, 236. 



Kitens, Black ; thorax and fhells grey with a golden polifh : legs 

 livid. 

 , Muf. Lefk, p. 13. n, 237. 



Superba. Black; fhield and punclured fhells green-gold: antennae 

 abdomen and legs green. 

 Inhabits Europe. Muf. Lefk. p. 13. «• 238. 

 The golden hue vanifhes with life. 



Sanguino- Gold-yellow ; oval ring on the fhells and tubercle on the 

 lenta. future fanguineous. 



Inhabits America, Stockh. Tranfacl. 8, 3. n, 3, U. 



Albida, Whitifh ; the common difk black, the border oval, ring and 

 arch on the hind-part fine yellow. 

 Inhabits America, Sock. TranJ. 8, 3. n. 3. 12. 

 Middle-fized : breajl and abdomen black. 



18. COCCINELLA. Antennce clavate, the 



club folid : anterior feelers hatchet- 



fhaped, pofterior filiform : thorax and 



jhells margined: body hemifphaerical : 



abdomen flat. 



Thefe feed chiefly on plant-lice, and are very ferviceable in 

 purging vegetables of the miriads with which they are often 

 infefted. 



A. Shells red or yellow with black dots 



Marginata, Shells red? ecjged with black: thorax with a white 

 marginal dot each fide. 



Inhabits South America. 



Limbatct. Black ; difk of the fhells red with 2 black dots. 

 Inhabits Hamburg : middle fized. 

 Thorax edged with whitifh. 



Marginella. 



