

128 INSECTS, COLEOPTERA. 18. Coccinnella. 



Glacialis, Shells red with 6 black dots, the middle ones larger, finuate. 

 Inhabits North America. 



Head black with a white frontal dot: thorax black, the edge and 

 2 oblique lines white. 



6-macuIata, Shells red with 6 black fpots, the 4 fir ft tranfverfe, finuate. 

 Inhabits Eaji India. 

 Head whmfti: thorax white before with a black fpot, black be- I 

 hind : future red : fpots 1,1,1: body pale yellowifh. 



*j-puncla- Shells red with 7 black dots. Lady-bird. Lady-cow, I 

 ~ ta ' Inhabits Europe. Donovans Eng. Infecls. ii, pi. 39? y%« 5« 

 Dots placed triangularly. 



This infect and many others of the coleoptcra have the lingular pro- I 



perty of giving immediate and effectual relief in the moft vio- I 



lent paroxyfms of the tooth-ache, by rubbing them between the I 



ringer and thumb, and applying the finger to the affected tooth. I 



y-maculata Oblong ; (hells red with 7 black dots, the common one 3- I 

 lobed 



Inhabits Germany ; fmall. 



Head black : thorax black, the fore and lateral edge white : mid- I 

 die (pot tranfverfe. 



y-notata. Oblong ; fhells red with 7 black dots : edge and 2 dots on M 

 the thorax white. 

 Inhabits Germany ; fmall. 



Shells with a common dot at the bafe and 3 placed in a triangle H 

 near the tip : body black. 

 Capenjis, Shells red with 8 black dots : thorax immaculate. 

 Inhabits thzCape. Thunb. Inf. 1, jig. 15. 



*8-/k»5«- Shells red with 8 black dots : thorax white dotted with H 

 ta. black. 



Inhabits Northern Europe. 



Head whitifh with 2 frontal black dots : thorax with 5 dots at the M 

 bafe, and 1 each fide at the edges. 



g-macu/ata. Shells red with 9 black dots, the hinder one common : ) 

 thorax with 2 black dots. 

 Inhabits New Holland; body rufous. 

 Spots 1,2, 1, and a common one. 



*9-punc7ata Shells red with 9 black dots. 



Inhabits Europe ; in fields and gardens. 



Spots 2, 2, placed obliquely, and a larger common one. 



Oculata. Shells red with 9 black dots : eyes furrounded with a yellow 

 circle. 

 Inhabits the Cape. Thmnbt Inf, l* fg. 18. 



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