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CHBY8OMELIDJS. 



Fig. 63. 

 Diapromorpha octomaculata. 



punctate, intraocular space very finely punctured, with an 

 obsolete transverse groove ; clypeus 

 finely punctured, its anterior edge 

 emarginate ; labrum and palpi fulvous ; 

 antennae fuscous, extending to base of 

 thorax, basal four joints shining, rest 

 triangularly widened. Thorax rather 

 more than twice as broad as long ; sides 

 rather regularly and strongly rounded ; 

 posterior margin straight at sides, 

 slightly produced at middle ; surface 

 with a few minute punctures. Scu- 

 tellum apex acute, slightly raised. 

 Elytra very closely and rather strongly 

 punctured, apex nearly im punctate, two 

 spots transversely before the middle and 



two behind the latter black ; outer spot of the second row very 



small, often indistinct, close to lateral margin. Beneath densely 



pubescent ; legs fulvous. 



Var. Thorax with four small black spots. 



Length 7 mm. 



Hal. Burma : Pegu. 



Differs from D. sexmaculata, Jac., in the fulvous, not bluish- 



black, head and much more strongly punctured elytra, the latter 



in the last-named species are nearly smooth. 



291 . Diapromorpha melanopns, Lacord. Mon. Phytoph. ii, 1848, p. 238. 

 Clytra pallens, Oliv. Entom. vi, 1808, p. 836, pi. 2, fig. 27. 



Black ; palpi and base of antenna? 

 testaceous ; thorax and elytra pale flavous, 

 subopaque. 



J . Short, cylindrical and feebly nar- 

 rowed posteriorly. Head finely rugose, 

 pubescent between the eyes, shining and 

 smooth on the vertex, latter slightly 

 convex; antenna? not extending to base 

 of thorax, dark fulvous, basal four joints 

 testaceous. Thorax about twice as broad 

 as long, feebly narrowed in front ; median 

 lobe obtuse ; surface more or Jess finely 

 punctured, sometimes indistinctly so. 

 Scutellum fulvous or black, smooth, 



rather small. Elytra strongly lobed at sides, strongly punctured, 

 the punctures rather closely placed. Legs and tarsi robust. 



Var. Much smaller ; upper part of head, labrum, palpi, antennae, 

 tibiae and tarsi testaceous. 

 Length 6 mm. 

 Hob. India; Siam. 



One of the commonest species of the genus. Can be recognized 

 by the black head and unspotted upper surface. 



Dia 



Fig. 64. 

 orpha melanopus. 



