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 PLATE CCLXXIII. 



CHRYSOMELA NITIDULA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antenna moniliform : becoming larger towards the extremity i 

 feelers fix : thorax marginate : wing-cafes immarginate : body ge- 

 nerally oval. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS. 



Feet formed for leaping : wing-cafes blue : head and thorax golden : 

 legs ferruginous. 



Chrysomela Nitidula : faltatoria, elytris cceruleis, capite tho- 



raceque aureo. Faun- Suec. 542 

 Galleruca Nitidula, faltatoria viridis nitens, capite thorace- 



que aureis, pedibus ferrugineis. Fab. En/. Syji. \, 



SO. fp. 81. 

 This beautiful little fpecies is fometimes found on the willow and 

 alder. The fmalleft figure denote* the natural fize. 



F PLAT 



