VII. CRYPTOSTOMES FROM THE INDIAN 



I\I U S E U M . 



By S. Maulik, F.E.S. 



The present paper is based on a collection of Hispinae and 

 Cassidinae belonging to the Indian Museum. The list contains 38 

 species of Cassidinae and nine of Hispinae. One new form and 

 two new varieties of Cassidinae have been described. In many- 

 cases the generic position of previoush- described species has been 

 changed. Full notes regarding variation and geographical distribu- 

 tion have been added. 



The work has been done in the Zoological Laboratory of 

 Cambridge University. To Professor Gardiner and Mr. Scott my 

 thanks are due for encouragement and much assistance. I wish to 

 express my obligations to the British Museum authorities for 

 kindly allowing me access to the reserve collections. My acknow- 

 ledgments are also due to the Indian Museum authorities for 

 kindly sending this collection to me at Cambridge. 



Fam. CHRYSOMELIDAE. 



CASSIDINAE. 



Genus Calopepla, Hope. 



I. Calopepla leayana, Latr. 



Boh., Mon. Cassid., 1850, vol. i, p. 9. 



Fifty-four examples in the collection. 



Localities. —S\k\i\m; Dam Dim; Assam; Naga Hills; N.E. 

 Frontier; Pashok, 2800 ft, Sikkim, is-ix-igoQ ; Cheerapunji, 

 Khasi Hills; DarjiUng, 8000 ft., E. Himalayas; Sadon, Myitkyina 

 district, U. Burma, 2500-3500 ft., May 1911 {E. Colenso): Calcutta, 

 July; Tezpur, Assam. 



There is one specimen from Poona with the following note : 

 " {F. Gleadow) feeds on the leave? of shivan tree, Gmclina arbor ea, 

 26-ix-i893." 



From these localities it may be concluded that its range is 

 more or less the Eastern Himalayan and sub- Himalayan region. 

 Its occurrence in Poona is interesting. 



This species varies a great deal in colour. The prothorax 

 varies between light yellow and very dark brown. The elytra are 

 greenish bronze with a bluish violet margin. This latter colour 

 may spread over the whole elytra. The colour of the underside 

 and legs, except the tarsi which are dark, is always that of the 



