Chryfomela. COLEOPTERA. 49 



The diftindtions from which Geoffroy and 

 Schaeffer have formed fo many new genera, are 

 in general too trifling to be taken for generical ; 

 in which cafe, the multiplication of genera, in- 

 ftead of elucidating the fcience, ferves but to 

 render it more obfcure. 



The larvse of the Chryfomelas confume the 

 pulp of leaves, rejecting the fibres : Thofe of 

 the Chryfomela Saltatorise infeft the cotyledons 

 and tender leaves of plants. 



The infect called the Lady Cow, or Lady 

 Bird, belongs to this genus. 



Genus 



