ENTOMOLOGY. 



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JIispa. Olivier. 



Body not spinosc. Mandibles terminated by a strong 

 hook. 



Sfi. 1. Grossus. 



Alurnus grossus. Fabricius, Latrcillc. 



Genus CCCVII1. Hispa. Linn. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Crioceris. Olivier. 



Body spinose. Mandibles with their points bidentate. 



Sfi. 1. Atra. 



Hisfia atra. Linn. Fabricius, Olivier, Panzer. 



Inhabits Europe. This species has been introduced 

 into the British Fauna on dubious authority. 



Division II. 



Thorax semicircular. Body shield-shaped. 



Genus CCCIX. Himatidium. Illiger. 



Imatidium. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Antennae entirely exserted, cylindric. Body nearly 

 quadrate. 



Sfi. 1. Leayanum. 



Imatidium leayanum. Latreille. 



Genus CCCX. Cassida. Linn. Fabr. Latr. &c. 



Antennje thicker towards their extremities, their base 

 concealed by the thorax. Body nearly orbiculate. 



Sfi. 1. Equestris. 



Cassida equestris. Fabr. Payk. Panz. Latr. 



Cassida viridis Marsham, Illiger. 



Inhabits Mentha sylvestris. 



Family II. Galerucida. 



Maxillary palpi very apparent. Antennae inserted 

 very near to each other, between the eyes, towards the 

 middle of the face. 



Division I. 



Feet not formed for leaping. 

 Genus CCCXI. Adorium. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Oides. Weber. 



Palpi with the last joint but one dilated, the last short, 

 nearly cylindric, truncate. Antennae almost orbicular. 

 Elytra with their exterior margin arcuated. 



•S/i. 1. Biftunctatum. 



Adorium bi/iunctatum. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Oides bifiunctala. Weber. 



Inhabits Eastern India. 



Genus CCCXII. Galeruca. Geoff. Latr. Fabr. Oliv. 



Chrysomela. Linn. De Geer, Marsham. 



Palpi with the two last joints very slightly different in 

 size, the last conic. Antennae shorter than the body, the 

 joints obconic, the second joint half the length of the third. 



Sfi, 1. Tanaceti. 



Chrysomela tanaceti. Marsham. 



Galeruca tanaceti. Latreille, Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCXIII. Adimonia. Schrank. 



Galeruca. Latreille, Fabricius. 



Criocehis. Fabricius. 



Palpi with the two last joints not very different in size, 

 the last joint conic. Antennae shorter than the body, 

 the joint obconic, with the second and third joints shorter 

 than the fourth joint. 



Sfi, 1. JVigricornis. 



Crioceris nigricornis. Fabricius. 



Galeruca nigricornis. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Sfi, 2. Alni. 



Chrysomela alni. Marsham. 



Galeruca alni. Latreille, Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCX1V. Lui-erus. Geoff. Oliv. Latr. 



Crioceris. Fabricius. 



Palpi with the two last joints nearly equal in size, the 

 last conic. Antennae as long as the body, the joint cy- 

 lindric, elongate. 



Sfi. 1 . Pluvifies. 



J.ufierus Jlavifies. Latreille. 



Criocerisjflavifies. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Sfi. 2. Rufifies. 



Crioceris ruji/ics. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Division II. 



Hinder feet formed for leaping, the thighs being in- 

 crassated. 



Genus CCCXV. Haltica. 



Altica. Geoffroy, Olivier, Panzer, Latreille. 



Chrysomela. Linn. De Geer, Marsham. 



Crioceris. Fabricius. 



Lema. Fabricius. 



Galeruca. Fabricius. 



Antennae with the second joint generally a little short- 

 er than the third. 



* Body ovate. 



Sfi. 1. Oleracea. 



Altica oleracea. Latreille, Panzer. 



Gallernca oleracea. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



** Body nearly orbiculate. 



Sfi. 2. Testacea. 



Galeruca testacea. Fabricius. 



Altica testacea. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Family III. Chrysomelida. 

 Maxillary palpi very apparent. Antennae inserted be- 

 fore the eyes, gradually thickening towards their points. 

 Head nutant, forming an obtuse angle with the thorax. 



Division I. 



Mandibles short, obtuse, truncated, or terminated by 

 a very short point. Antennae with the four last joints 

 globose or turbinated. 



Subdivision 1. 



Antennae with the four last joints turbinated. Body 

 hemispheric or oval. Thorax transverse. 



Genus CCCXVI. Paropsis. Olivier, Latreille. 



Notoclea. Marsham. 



Maxillary palpi terminated by a securiform joint. Bo- 

 dy hemispherical. 



Sfi. 1 . Australasia. 



Parofisis Australasia. Olivier. 



Inhabits New Holland. . 



Genus CCCXVII. Doryphora. Oliv. Latr. Illiger. 



Chrysomela. Fabricius. 



Maxillary palpi terminated by a transverse joint short- 

 er than the one before it. Sternum with its middle pro- 

 duced into a horn. 



Sfi. 1. Punctatissima. 



Chrysomela fiunctatissima. Fabricius. 



Doryfihora fiunctatissima. Illiger, Latreille. 



Genus CCCXVIII. Chrysomxle. Latr. Fabr. Oliv. 



