84 CHRYSOMELIDjE. 



strongly punctate-striate, the interstices finely longitudinally 

 costate, a narrow sutural band and a small humeral and apical 

 spot fusco-aeneous. 



Head longer than broad, of equal width, the neck more or less 

 dark a3neous, the other parts with a slight metallic gloss, finely 

 and somewhat rugosely punctured and clothed with short 

 pubescence ; the space between the antenna raised into a feeble 

 tubercle; antennae short and robust, obscure fulvous, the basal 

 three joints submoniliform, nearly equal, the others longer than 

 broad, subquadrately widened. Thorax very feebly narrowed at 

 base and apex, subcylindrical, without lateral margins, the surface 

 finely rugosely punctured; scutellum subquadrate, piceous. Elytra 

 subcylindrical, not depressed below the base, the punctures round 

 and very closely placed, the interstices raised with some very 

 fine punctures, a sutural regular fusco-aeneous stripe extends 

 laterally as far as the first two rows of punctures but does not 

 quite reach the apex. Underside and legs pale testaceous. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hab. Nilgiris. 



In the specimens obtained by Mr. Andrewes the small elytral 

 spots are absent ; in those collected by Sir Gr. Hampson each 

 elytron has a small humeral and apical spot. 



Genus MANIPURIA, nov. 



Type, M. dohertyi, Jacoby. 



Range, Manipur. 



Elongate and subcylindrical ; the head longer than broad, not 

 constricted posteriorly but with a projecting triangular point or 

 tooth beneath at each side anteriorly ; eyes not prominent, 

 emarginate ; antennas robust, terminal joints subquadrately 

 widened. Thorax similar to that of Lema or Crioceris. Scutellum 

 trigonal. Elytra wider at the base than the thorax, punctate- 

 striate. Legs elongate, the posterior femora strongly thickened, 

 claws divided at the base. 



This interesting genus has the general appearance and most of 

 the structural characters of Lema or Crioceris and agrees with the 

 last-named genus in the divided claws and structure of the 

 antennae, but in build and general shape of the head it differs 

 entirely from either genus or any other of the Chrysomtlidce on 

 account of the peculiar tooth-like prolongation on the under 

 surface in front of the mandibles ; also there are no supra- 

 ocular grooves. 



161. Manipuria dohertyi, sp. n. 



Obscure aeneous ; the antennae, tibiae and tarsi black ; elytra 

 with a fulvous transverse spot below the shoulders and another 

 near the apex. 



Head elongately subquadrate ; the space between the eyes 



