and Species of Hisjndce. 365 



(Sp. 2b.) Callispa brevicornis. 



Anguste oblonga, fere parallela, subdepressa, nigra, 

 nitida, abdomine fulvo, supra metallico-casrulea; thorace 

 lateribus a basi ultra medium oblique convergentibus, hinc 

 ad apicem rotundato-angustatis, dorso transversim con- 

 vexo, disco distincte, ad latera variolose punctate ; elytris 

 ante medium minus fortiter, pone medium subtenuiter 

 punctato-striatis, striis ad apicem vix sulcatis, margine 

 laterali confuse punctato; fronte obtusa, antrorsum non 

 productaj an tennis brevibus. 



Long. 2| lin. 



Rah. — Penang. 



Very similar in colour and punctuation to Callispa 

 Boivringii, but the legs are entirely black ; it may be easily 

 known by the short antennae, which do not exceed the 

 head and thorax in length; the sides of the thorax are 

 also rather less rounded; in other respects it is almost 

 entirely similar. 



(Sp. 5a.) Callispa Brettinghami. 



Anguste oblonga, subdepressa, rufo-testacea, nitida, 

 antennis nigris ; thorace ad latera foveolato-punctato ; 

 elytris cyaneis, profunde punctato-striatis, striis apicem 

 versus et ad latera sulcatis, interspatiis ad latera con- 

 vexiusculis ; fronte antrorsum angulato-producta. 



Long. 3^ lin. 



Hab. — India; collected by Mr. Brettingham. 



Antenna about one-third the length of the body, taper- 

 ing from base to apex, third joint distinctly longer than the 

 first two united ; three lower joints sometimes obscure 

 rufous; frontal projection acute. Thorax twice as broad at 

 the base as long, sides straight and slightly converg- 

 ing from the base to the middle, thence broadly rounded 

 and converging to the apex; upper surface broadly ex- 

 cavated on either side, coarsely variolose-punctate, disc 

 less closely and less strongly punctured ; scutellum trans- 

 verse, its apex obtuse ; elytra scarcely broader than the 

 thorax, oblong, obtusely rounded at the apex, deep 

 metallic blue with a purplish reflection, frequently stained 

 at the base with rufous. 



