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lari-maculatis, sed linea bifida signatis, dorso minus fortiter punce- 
tatis, prothoracis lateribus minus angulatim dilatatis et antice 
tuberculatis. 
Phymasterna rufocastanea. — Long. 15 mill. — P. Zacteo- 
guitalæ simillima et supra ægre distinguenda sed tota dilute 
castanea, genis albo-maculatis, antennis unicoloribus, prothorace 
lateribus magis obtuso, dorso biguttato, elytris paulo longioribus, 
postice minus angustatis, apice late truncatis et corpore subtus 
concolore late albo-maculato distincta. 
Aulacophora insignita. — Long. 7 mill. — Oblongo-ovata, 
convexa, fulvo-flava, nitida, elytris metallico-viridibus, vitis 2 latis, 
transversis ruforubris marginem haud attingentibus, abdomine 
fumato, tibiis (basi excepta) tarsisque infuscatis, elytris sat dense 
punctulatis, ante medium transversim paulo depressis. 
Œdionychis cavifrons.— Long.5 mill.— Oblongo-ovata, rufa, 
nitida, antennis fuscis, articulis 4 primis rufis, pedibus fuscis, 
femoribus longe castaneis, capite inter oculos late fortiter impresso, 
elytris postice et apice latius marginatis, vix perspicue punctulatis, 
post scutellum transversim impressis. 
Diabrotica 14-notata. — Oblonga, convexa, pallide flavido- 
fulva, modice nitida, prothorace punctis 3 nigris, transversim 
dispositis, elytris utrinque punctis 5 et puncto communi post 
scutellum nigris, antennis elongatis, articulis 4-7 et ultimo nigris. 
Alphidia purpurina. — Long. 91/2 mill. — Sat breviter 
ovata, postice ampliata, convexa, fulva, nitida, elytris cœruleis, 
purpureo-micantibus, lateribus et apice præsertim fere virescentibus 
et nitidioribus, antennis articulis 6 ultimis nigris, prothorace sat 
dense punctato, elytris mediocriter sed dense punctatis, lateribus 
post humeros impressis. 
Epilachna lateripicta. — Long. 10 mill. — Breviter subo- 
vata, valde convexa, capite nigro, antice rufo, prothorace nigro, 
lateribus sat late pallido-fulvis, elytris valde convexis, rubris, 
vitta marginali sat anguste flava et vitta ante-marginali fusco- 
aurosa dense aureo-pubescentibus, his vittis maculis 3 nigris 
signatis, postica communi, macula scutellari minuta et macula 
humerali nigris. 
— M. Preudhomme de Borre donne lecture des deux notices 
suivantes : 
