76 CIIRYSOMELIDJE. 



constriction sulciform, black within, the disc with two rows of 

 fine punctures ; fulvous, the base with a distinct transverse sulcus, 

 navous behind the latter. Scutellurn triangular, closely covered 

 with yellow pubescence. Elytra rather deeply depressed below 

 the base, the shoulders prominent, somewhat angular ; the basal 

 portion strongly, the posterior portion much more finely punctured, 

 puncturation very distinct to the apex, the interstices flat. Under- 

 side densely clothed with yellow silky pubescence ; legs obscure 

 piceous, finely pubescent, the apex of the femora more or less fuscous. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hah. India. Type in Brit. Mus. 



A rather small but very distinct species on account of the 

 pubescent scutelluin and underside, where the hairs are dense 

 and silky in appearance. Two exactly similar specimens are 

 contained in the Museum collection. 



146. Crioceris semifoveolata, sp. n. 



Dark piceous ; thorax with two obscure dark bauds on the 

 middle of disc ; tarsi fulvous. 



Rather short and broad. The head strongly constricted, the 

 vertex with two elongate deeply divided tubercles ; antennae short 

 and robust, the fourth and the following joints strongly sub- 

 quadrately widened, terminal joints broader than long, the last 

 joint pointed, reaches to the base of the elytra. Thorax sub- 

 cylindrical, longer than broad, the lateral constriction sulciform, 

 basal Bulcus only indicated by a small central fovea ; the surface 

 with a central row of fine punctures and another small lateral 

 depression anteriorly, obscure piceous or dark fulvous, with two 

 elongate obscure dark bands on the middle of the disc. Scutelluin 

 narrow. Elytra broad at the base, the latter strongly raised, with 

 about twelve deep foveolate punctures, irregularly placed ; the sides 

 and apex with similar foveae, leaving the sutural portion smooth 

 in the middle. Beneath somewhat darker, non-pubescent; the 

 tarsi fulvous. 



Length 7 mm. 



Hob. Manipur (DoJierty). Type in Brit. Mus. 



Closely allied to G. dromedarius and G. yibba, Baly, from China, 

 but differs in colour and the arrangement of the elytral punctures 

 from the first named, and in the short antennae, general smaller 

 size and the sulciform constriction of the thorax from C. yibba. 



SECTION II. 

 Metallic blue; elytra favous or fulvous. 



147. Crioceris flavipennis, Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. (2) v, 1859, 



p. 151. 



Metallic blue ; antennae long and slender ; thorax strongly 



