180 CHRYSOMELIDJE. 



Head extremely minutely and closely punctured ; clypeus not 

 separated ; eyes broadly but not deeply emarginate ; antennae 

 fulvous, second and following joints short, moniliform, terminal 

 joints thickened, last joint more elongate and thinner, reaching 

 to the base of elytra. Thorax about two and a half times broader 

 than long, strongly widened at middle, sides nearly straight, 

 posterior margin strongly pointed and produced at middle, finely 

 serrate, extreme basal margin black. Scutellum invisible from 

 above. Elytra convex and ovate, slightly narrowed towards the 

 apex, finely puuotate-striate, interstices with some very minute 

 punctures, extreme basal margin black. Body beneath very finely 

 punctured ; legs robust ; sides of abdomen fulvous. Prosternum 

 broader than long, black. 



Length 2| mm. 



Hob. Mlgiris. Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 



Differs from D. castaneus in the nearly black, not fulvous, under- 

 side, absence of raised prosternal margins and uniformly coloured 

 antennae and legs. 



309. Dioryctus manipurensis, sp. n. 



Black ; basal joints of antennas fulvous ; elytra with a kidney- 

 shaped fulvous broad band at middle of disc that extends to the 

 apex and sides. 



Strongly rounded and convex. Head impunctate, opaque ; eyes 

 not deeply emarginate ; antennae extending to base of thorax, 

 second and third joints very short, moniliform, following joints 

 triangularly widened, basal three fulvous, rest black. Thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, narrowed in front, sides straight, 

 posterior margin produced at middle into a pointed lobe, surface 

 microscopically punctured, shining. Scutellum invisible from 

 above. Elytra subglobular, epipleural lobes strongly angularly 

 produced at sides, extremely finely punctate-striate, the first two 

 and the outer two rows more distinctly marked ; the fulvous 

 portion commences below the shoulders, extends obliquely to the 

 suture, and there turning outwards again occupies the entire 

 posterior portion of sides and apex. Legs short and robust. Pro- 

 sternum slightly broader than long, lateral margins highly raised 

 and curved outwards anteriorly. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hab. India: Manipur (Coll. Brit. Mus.\ 



Very similarly coloured to D. nigroplagialus, Jac., but with 

 nearly impunctate thorax and black legs, the elytral fulvous band 

 not interrupted posteriorly. 



310. Dioryctus semibrunneus, sp. n. 



Fulvous ; elytra black, an elongate subtriaugular band at middle 

 near suture fulvous. 



