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pygidium is coarsely and confluently punctured, as are the meta- 

 sternum and abdomen at the sides. The mesosternal process is 

 moderately produced and sharp. 



c? . The front tibia bears two short and rather sharp teeth. 



$ . The front tibia bears two longer and blunter teeth. 



This species closely resembles Popillia Icevicollis, Kr., to which 

 it is most nearly related, but with well-marked points of difference. 

 Besides the broadly turned- up edge of the clypeus, from which 

 it takes its name, it has a smaller and shorter seutellum, and the 

 pygidium has a ba*al band of not very dense hairs, instead of two 

 hair-patches. 



Length, 9 mm. ; breadth, 6 mm. 



ASSAM: Khasi Hills ; PUNJAB: Simla; KASHMIB. 



Type in Dr. F. Ohaus' collection. 



42. Popillia flavofasciata. 



Popillia Jlarofasciata, Kraatz, Deutsche Ent. Zeits. xxxvi, 1892, 

 p. 271. 



Brilliant deep purplish crimson, with the elytra testaceous, 

 except the apical third, the shoulders and the lateral margins, 

 which are black, and entirely metallic, with the exception of the 

 elytra, of which only the sutural edges are metallic. 



It is elongate in shape, rather depressed, and extremely smooth 

 and brilliant, with the sides of the body 

 beneath densely clothed with rather long 

 decumbent yellow hair. The clypeus is 

 densely rugose, with the front margin 

 straight and the sides rounded ; i he 

 forehead is rather rugoselv, and the ver- 

 tex irregularly, punctured. The prono- 

 tum bears only extremely minute and 

 scanty punctures, except near the front 

 angles, where they are stronger, and the 

 seutellum has onlv a few minute punc- 

 tures. The elytra are rather smooth, 

 but bear a sutural stria and five nearly 

 vofasciata. equal and equidistant dorsal striae, 

 with a wide and irreguLirly-punctured 

 subsutural interval ; the stria? are finely punctured and the 

 intervals nearly flat. The pygidium is coarsely but scantilv 

 punctured, and has a broadly transverse basal patch of yellow 

 hairs on each side. The mesosternal process is strongly produced 

 and compressed, with its apex curved upwards and rather sharp. 

 The legs are stout, the front tibia armed with two acute teeth. 



J . The terminal tooth of the front tibia is short and straight, 

 and the longer middle claw is hardly perceptibly cleft. 



$ . The terminal tooth of the front tibia is long and curved, 

 aud the longer claws of the front and middle feet distinctly cleft. 

 LenytJi, 10-12 mm,; breadth, 5-7 mm. 



