138 NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 



ned with piceous, elytral epipleura3 narrowed but distinct below the 

 middle, below and the legs testaceous, the latter slender, first joint 

 of the posterior tarsi elongate. 



Hah. Khasia Hills. (My collection.) 



This species is probably closely allied to Monolepta latefascia 

 Motsch. but is larger and there is no elytral band placed below the 

 middle, the darker colour being confined to the apex ; the straight 

 sides of the tborax and the obsolete sulcus of the latter part as well 

 as the close subrugose punctuation will help to distinguish the 

 species. 



CANDEZEA QUADRIMACULATA n. sp. 



Flavous, the terminal joints of the antennae and the abdomen 

 black, thorax impunctate, elytra very finely and closely punctured, 

 flavous, a spot at the base and a larger oval one near the apex of 

 each elytron, black. 



Length, 5 mill. 



Head impunctate, transversely grooved between the eyes, the 

 clypeus strongly raised, the frontal tubercles broad and trigonate, 

 labrum piceous, antennse extending slightly beyond the middle of 

 the elytra, black, the lower three joints fulvous, the second and 

 third joints short and equal, the fourth as long as the preceding 

 two joints together, thorax twice as broad as long, the lateral and 

 basal margins rounded, the angles not produced, the surface 

 impunctate, flavous or pale fulvous, elytra rather convex, very 

 finely and closely punctured, the base with a transverse black spot, 

 not quite extending to either margin and slightly narrowed near the 

 suture, another larger spot of ovate shape is placed near the apex, 

 elytral epipleurse broad at the base, continued below the middle; 

 the breast and legs flavous; all the tibise mucronate, the metatarsus 

 of the posterior legs longer than the following joints together, the 

 abdomen black. 



Hab. Khasia Hills. (My collection.) 



Distinct in its system of coloration from any of its congeners. 



CANDEZEA LABIATA n. sp. 



Narrowly elongate, pale testaceous, thorax transverse, the sides 

 straight, the surface obsoletely depressed, impunctate, elytra extre- 

 mely closely and finely punctured, anterior edge of the labrum 

 piceous. 



Length 4-5 mill. 



Head not longer than broad, impunctate, frontal tubercles 



