136 CHBYSOMELIDJS. 



242. Aspidolopha decora, Fab. (Clythra) Syst. Eleuth. ii, 1801, p. 35. 

 Clytra amcena, Oliv. Ent. vi, 1808, p. 8(52, pi. 2, f. 25. 



Metallic blue ; elytra fulvous. 



Slightly elongate and narrowed posteriorly ; head rugosely 

 punctured, with a band of grey pubescence in front of the eyes ; 

 antennae obscure fulvous, the basal five joints testaceous. Thorax 

 about one half broader than long, nar- 

 rowed anteriorly, the sides nearly straight, 

 posterior angles distinct ; surface deeply 

 and irregularly punctured, with some 

 more or less distinct depressions at sides, 

 median lobe short and slightly rounded. 

 Scutellum broad, carinate at apex, base 

 finely pubescent. Elytra very strongly 

 and closely punctured, the punctures 

 more or less arranged in rows, especially 

 near the apex. Pygidium carinate in 

 the middle. Underside clothed with grey 

 pubescence. 

 Fig. 39. Length 6-7 mm. 



Aspidolopha decora. H ^ Bengal . Nilgiris . Assam> 



Except that it is smaller and the abdominal foveae are absent, 

 the male does not differ to any marked degree from the female. 

 The species is without elytral markings and has the head and 

 thorax as well as the legs and underside entirely metallic blue. 



243. Aspidolopha clavareani, sp. n. 



Metallic blue ; pubescent beneath ; elytra fulvous. 



Narrow and elongate ; head rugose and longitudinally striate 

 between the eyes, finely pubescent, the pubescence forms a silvery 

 band in front of the eyes ; anterior margin of clypeus nearly 

 straight ; labrum black ; antennae black, extending to the base of 

 the thorax, basal three joints more or less fulvous. Thorax twice 

 as broad as long, lateral margins feebly rounded near the base, 

 slightly constricted anteriorly; surface irregularly and rather 

 closely, deeply foveolate-punctate, the punctures more crowded at 

 the sides, interstices more or less convex. Scutellum broad, 

 pubescent, apex raised into a small tubercle. Elytra elongate, 

 gradually narrowed towards the apex, only slightly wider at base 

 than the thorax, shoulders prominent and shining ; puncturation 

 strong, somewhat rugose, arranged in very close irregular rows, 

 more distinct but finer near the apex ; epipleural lobes strongly 

 produced. Body beneath covered with silvery pubescence. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hob. India. Type in Brussels Museum. 



