28 COLEOPTEUA. 



is hidden the head. In fifteen days the perfect 

 insect ruptures the anterior and upper part of 

 the skin, which it leaves sticking to the leaf, 

 and proceeds in the appointed time, to deposit 

 a row of eggs to perpetuate a future progeny. 



SPECIFICATION. 



Cassida viridis. C. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. p. 574. 

 Gmel. 1635. C. equestris. Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. 1. 

 p..388. Mant. Ins. 1. p. 62. Syst. Ent. \.p. 292. 

 Schaeffer, Icon. t. 27./. 5. 

 Panzer, Faun. Ins. Germ.fasc.96. No. 5. 

 Inhabits Europe, and is frequently found on thistles 

 and verticillated plants. 



PI . 9. fig, a. Natural size. b. Magnified . c. A horn . 

 d, The leg. 



