1966] Chapin — Coccinellidae 281 
view; B. Aedeagus (without sipho) ; C. Sipho ; D. Female genitalia, 
showing compound receptaculum seminis, sperm duct, and apex of bursa. 
the species of Brachyacantha J Cyra , and to a lesser extent, Hyper- 
aspis. The scutellar spot is transverse, of irregular shape; it extends 
along the basal margin of the elytron from the scutellum to the base 
of the humeral callus, and is approximately one and one-half times 
wider than long. The humeral spot lies almost entirely on the nearly 
vertical flank of the elytron, is nearly rectangular and about twice 
as long as wide; it touches both basal and lateral margins of the 
elytron and extends backward slightly farther than the scutellar spot. 
The third and fourth spots, situated slightly postmedian, are almost 
connected. The outer and larger of the two extends from the lateral 
margin to the middle line of the elytron, is wider than long and re- 
motely suggests a distorted hexagon. The inner spot is longer than 
wide, somewhat lozenge-shaped, and is well separated from the su- 
ture. The fifth and largest spot lies close to but does not touch the 
apical and lateral margins of the elytron and approaches the sutural 
margin only at its apex. 
The head is finely and densely punctate on a finely alutaceous sur- 
face. Surface of the pronotum is similar to that of the head but the 
punctation is more sparse. Surface of the elytra is shining, slightly 
uneven, the punctation similar to that of the pronotum. Metasternum 
highly polished, virtually impunctate in median area, abdominal 
sternites and flanks of the metasternum noticeably more coarsely 
punctate than other parts of the body. The femora, especially those 
of legs III, somewhat inflated. Elytral epipleura narrow, ending 
just behind the level of legs III, without well-defined cavities for 
the reception of the femoral apices. Abdomen with six visible stern- 
