NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 121 



Head impunctate, the frontal tubercles distinct, antennae very 

 long, nearly extending to the apex of the elytra, flavous, the second 

 and third joint of nearly equal length, the following joints more 

 elongate, thorax about one half broader than long, the sides 

 straight, slightly obliquely narrowed towards the base, the anterior 

 angles oblique, the surface obsoletely transversely depressed near 

 the base, entirely impunctate, metallic green or blue, scutellum 

 black, elytra wider at the base than the thorax, distinctly punctured 

 in closely approached semiregular rows which are nearly indistinct 

 near the apex; below nearly black, the legs flavous, the posterior 

 femora stained with piceous, the metatarsus of the posterior legs as 

 long as the following two joints together. 

 Hab. Calcutta. (Collection C ilcutta Museum and my own.) 

 Evidently closely allied to A. splendida Weise from China but ihe 

 underside not blue but piceous or black, the posterior femora of the 

 same colour; from A. Aiidreioesi 3 a.c. and other somewhat similarly 

 coloured species, the long antennae and their entirely flavous colour 

 as well as the similarly coloured legs will separate the present 

 insect. 



APHTHONA HUGELI n. sp. 



Fulvous, the antennae (the basal joints excepted) black, head 

 and thorax impunctate, elytra black, extremely minutely punctured. 



Length 4 mill. 



Oblong-ovate, the head impunctate, fulvous, the frontal tubercles 

 narrowly transverse, clypeus distinctly raised between the antennas, 

 the labrum fulvous, apex of the mandibles piceous, palpi rather 

 thick at the penultimate joint, antennae rather long and slender, 

 black, the lower two joints fulvous, basal joint elongate, second 

 very short, third and fourth equal, fifth and following joints longer; 

 thorax one half broader than long, the sides slightly rounded, with 

 a narrow reflexed margin, the anterior angles oblique, forming 

 another distinct angle before the middle, the disc rather convex, 

 entirely impunctate, fulvous, shining, scutellum black, elytra 

 slightly widened posteriorly, extremely minutely punctured in 

 closely placed irregular rows, only visible under a strong lens, 

 black, shining; below and the legs fulvous, the posterior tibiae 

 with a distinct spur, placed laterally, the metatarsus of the posterior 

 legs nearly as long as the following joints together. 



Hab. Kashmir. (Collection M. Andrewes and my own.) 



A typical Aphthona and distinguished by the distinct angle at the 

 sides of the thorax in connection with its coloration ; in some 

 specimens the tarsi are more or less piceous or fuscous. 



