136 NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 



closely punctured, flavous, the punctures more distinct than those 

 of the thorax, the margins narrowly piceous, the sutural one 

 slightly widened at the base and apex, legs flavous, the breast 

 black. 



Hah. Mandar, Bengal. 



Closely allied to E. biplagiata Jac. from Burmah and Borneo but 

 differing in having the lower portion of the face flavous and the 

 elytra of the same colour with the exception of the margins, in E. 

 biplagiata the flavous colour usually occupies ihe disc only and the 

 head is entirely black as well as the antennse. Eumelepta resembles 

 Mo7iolepta in general appearance hut the antennse are short and 

 thick, the elytral epipleurse are continued and the metatarsus of 

 the posterior legs is short. There are nine specimens of the present 

 insect before me which show no important differences in any 

 way, of the variety there are also six specimens contained in the 

 collection which I am unable to separate specifically from the 

 type. 



MONOLEPTA SEMIALBA n. sp. 



Pale yellowish-while, the breast black, antennae long and slen- 

 der, thorax transverse, impunctate, elytra very minutely punctured, 

 with traces of longitudinal raised lines. 



Length 5 mill. 



Of narrow, elongate shape, the head impunctate, the eyes large 

 and round, black, frontal elevations entirely obsol'te, palpi slender, 

 pale yellowish, antennre nearly extending to the end of the elytra, 

 pale flavous, the second and third joints small, subequal, the fourth 

 longer than the preceding two joints together, thorax nearly twice 

 as broad as long, the anterior margin and the sides straight, the 

 posterior margin rounded, anterior angles slightly obliquely thi- 

 ckened, sides with a very narrow mnrgin, the surface impunctate, 

 yellowish-white, elytra of still paler colour than the thorax, minu- 

 tely punctured, when viewed under a sliong lens, with four slightly 

 raised smooth lines, their epipleura) broad, indistinct below the 

 middle, legs slender, whitish, breast black, the metatarsus of the 

 posterior legs very elongate. 



Hab. Birmah. (Collection M"" Andrewes and my own.) 



I know of no other species of Monolepta of such pale, semi trans- 

 parent coloration, the only dark parts being the eyes and the 

 breast; two exactly similar specimens were received by M"" An- 

 drewes. 



