140 CHBYSOMELIDJE. 



anterior portion impunctate, the basal blue band not extending to 

 lateral margins and interrupted in the middle by a raised smooth 

 space of the ground-colour that terminates in a blunt protuberance, 

 the basal portion rather strongly punctured at the sides. Scutel- 

 lum broad, metallic blue, longitudinally carinate at apex. Elytra 



Fig. 43. Aspidolopha thoracica. 



rather strongly narrowed in J , basal lobe strongly produced at the 

 sides ; surface somewhat closely and strongly punctured, much 

 more finely so posterior to the middle, the punctures arranged in 

 indistinct rows at the apex. Body beneath closely covered with 

 whitish pubescence. 



Var. The basal elytral spot connected with the humeral one. 



Length 46 mm. 



Hob. Burma: Eangoon, Karen Hills, Karennee. 



Can be distinguished by the more or less strongly raised middle 

 portion of thorax ; the elytral pattern, however, is similar to that of 

 several others of the genus, but there is an extra spot close to the 

 humeral spot and the posterior spot is placed behind not at the 

 middle. $ much more robust and larger ; the markings also 

 larger. 



249. Aspidolopha trimacnlata, Fab. (Clythra) Ent. Syst. Suppl. 1798, 

 p. 110; Lacord. Mon. Phytoph. ii, 1848, p. 252. 



$ . Bluish-black ; antenna obscure fulvous ; thorax narrowly 

 margined with fulvous ; elytra fulvous, shining, a humeral and 

 subsutural spot before and a narrow band at the middle that 

 consists of two united spots, blue. 



"Short, parallel-sided and moderately convex, finely pubescent on 

 the head and thorax ; head short and flat, very finely punctured ; 

 clypeus not separated, feebly emarginate in front ; antennae rather 

 stout, slightly shorter than the thorax, basal joints pale, the others 

 darker. Thorax twice as broad as long, cylindrical, slightly 

 narrowed anteriorly, basal and anterior margins straight ; median 

 lobe very short ; posterior angles oblique, very finely punctured, 



