ABPIDOLCMPHA. 143 



The author has only doubtfully described this species as 

 different from A. trimaculata, Fabr., but it is, I think, distinct ; 

 there is no pubescence on the thorax and the latter is almost 

 irapunctate, entirely metallic bright blue and without fulvous 

 margins, the elytra have two spots only on the shoulders and 

 near the apex, and the legs are entirely blue ; the general shape 

 is elongate. 



253. Aspidolopha nitidicollis, sp. n. 



Bluish black ; basal joints of antennae and anterior portion of 

 thorax fulvous ; elytra strongly and closely punctured, fulvous, a 

 broad transverse band behind, another below the middle, also the 

 apex metallic dark blue. 



Oblong ; head dark blue, impubescent, vertex impunotate, space 

 between eyes finely longitudinally strigose and feebly depressed ; 

 clypeus finely punctured, its anterior edge 

 but slightly emarginate; antennae short, 

 black, basal four joints flavous, second and 

 third very short, equal. Thorax more 

 than twice as broad as long, strongly 

 obliquely narrowed anteriorly, sides slightly 

 rounded ; surface extremely minutely punc- 

 tured at base, nearly impunctate anteriorly, 

 entire basal portion occupied by a broad 

 transverse blue band that does not extend 

 quite to lateral margins, its anterior edge 

 deeply sinuate at sides and slightly dentate 

 at middle. Scutellum broad, dark blue, 

 Fig. 46. a P ex ra ther raised. Elytra rather feebly 



Aspidolopha nitidicollis. lobed at sides, nearly parallel and subcy- 

 lindrical, strongly and closely punctured, 



the punctures finer behind the middle, interstices slightly 

 wrinkled ; a broad transverse band, deeply constricted at middle 

 from shoulders towards suture which latter it does not reach, 

 another irregular shaped band behind the middle, extending to 

 either margin and a large spot at apex, metallic blue. Beneath 

 thickly clothed with yellow pubescence ; base of femora and of 

 tibiae obscure fulvous. Tarsi short. 

 Length 7 mm. 



Hab. Khasi Hills (Coll. Jacoby). 



A somewhat aberrant species of which I only know the female ; 

 there is no pubescence near the eyes, the elytral lobes are less 

 developed than usual and the abdomen is not inflated nor the 

 pygidium exposed ; the thorax and legs however, are typical and 

 the elytral markings differ from those of any other species of the 

 genus. 



