ZOXOPTERCS. 



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205. Zonopterus flavitarsis, Hope, Trans. Linn. Soc. xix, p. Ill 



pi. 10, tig. 7 (1843). 



Black and dull above, with two yellow bands that cross the elytra, 

 one about midway between the middle aud the base, the other a 

 very short distance behind the middle ; the first band somewhat 

 narrower than the second, which is variable in width but usually 

 extends to about a fifth part of the 

 whole length of the elytra ; first four 

 joints of the antennae and the base of 

 the fifth black, the rest fulvous ; legs 

 black and glossy, with the tarsi testa- 

 ceous yellow ; body beneath violaceous- 

 or steel-blue, with the abdomen of the 

 d 1 testaceous, that of the $ blue, 

 the hind borders of the segments 

 sometimes testaceous, in both covered 

 with a faint silky pubescence. Head 

 punctured strongly and less closely on 

 the clypeus, finely and very closely on 

 the front, more coarsely on the vertex. 

 Antennae stout, reaching almost to the 

 middle of the second elytral band in 

 the , beyond it in the cf . Pro- 

 thorax slightly protuberant at each 

 side just before the middle, finely and 

 very closely punctured above, with a 

 short velvety pubescence which more 

 densely covers two patches on the 

 anterior part. Scutellum closely punctulate, scarcely depressed in 

 the middle. Elytra finely and very closely punctured, the punc- 

 tures a little stronger and more prominent on the basal black 

 band, but there and elsewhere more or less obscured by a 

 covering of very short pubescence. Femora closely and distinctly 

 punctured. 



Length 21-35 mm. 



Hab. Assam: Sylhet, Khasi Hills, Shillong. 



Fig. 75. 



Zonopterus flavitarsis, 

 Hope. X f . 



206. Zonopterus consangninens, Ritsema, Notes Leyd. Mu*. xi, p. 10 



Closely allied to and very like Z. flavitarsis, but differs as follows : 

 First five or six joints of the antennae black; the anterior 

 yellow band of the elytra somewhat narrower. Prothorax more 

 regularly rounded at the sides. Scutellum narrower, depressed 

 along the middle with the edges raised, much less densely punc- 

 tulate. Femora more finely and less closely punctured. 



The elytra in this species sometimes show a decidedly bluish 

 tint, especially near the apex. 



Hab. Himalayas (?) ; Southern India : Bangalore, Malabar. 



