392 CHRYSOMELIDJ3. 



Although closely allied to T. vestita, Baly, the present species 

 differs in the much more transversely shaped thorax and its closer 

 and finer puncturation and in the structure of the clypeus. 



695. Trichochrysea viridis (Plate II, fig. 4), Jac. (Heteraspis) 

 Entomoloyist, Suppl. 1892, p. 86. 



Bright metallic green, with dense white pubescence. 



Subquadrate-ovate. Head strongly and rather closely punc- 

 tured ; clypeus not separated from face ; labrum metallic green, 

 anterior edge trisinuate ; basal joint of palpi fulvous; antennae 

 extending to about one-third the length of the elytra, basal five or 

 six joints metallic green, rest black, slightly thickened, basal joints 

 more or less fulvous beneath. Thorax subcylindrical, sides straight, 

 slightly widened at the apex, anterior angles preceded by a tubercle, 

 surface densely rugose-punctate and pubescent. Scutellum closely 

 punctured. Elytra much wider and more strongly rugose than the 

 thorax, interstices closely punctured and densely pubescent. 



Length 8 mm. 



Hob. Burma. 



Although closely allied to T. hirta, Fabr., the soft metallic green 

 colour, the very fine and dense white pubescence which gives the 

 species the appearance of being covered with mould, and the 

 densely rugose upper surface distinguish the present insect. 



I have seen only females. 



696. Trichochrysea parvula, Jac. (Heteraspis) Ann. Mm. Civ. 

 Genova, xxxii, 1892, p. 909. 



Bluish-black, pubescent*; elytra violaceous or aneous ; basal 

 joints of antennae fulvous. 



Head without depressions, very finely punctured ; labrum arid 

 palpi fulvous ; antenna? black, slender, extending to middle of 

 elytra, basal five joints fulvous, terminal joints scarcely thickened. 

 Thorax strongly transverse, more than twice as broad as long, sides 

 nearly straight, anterior angles acute but not produced ; surface 

 extremely finely and closely punctured throughout, clothed with 

 greyish pubescence. Elytra scarcely wider at base than the thorax, 

 puncturation slightly stronger anteriorly than on the thorax, finer 

 towards the apex ; surface with greyish not very long pubescence, 

 intermixed with longer stiff black hairs. 



Length 4| mm. 



Hob. Burma : Karennee. Type in Genoa Mus. 



T. parvula is smaller than most of its congeners, and differs in 

 the scarcely thickened antenna?, the strongly transverse thorax and 

 its fine puncturation. In one specimen the legs are dark fulvous. 



697. Trichochrysea variegata, Jac. (Heteraspis) Ann. Mtis. Civ. 

 Genova, xxvii, 1889, p. 172. 



Blue or purplish ; antenna? black ; thorax greenish with a dark 

 purplish semicircular band ; elytra greenish, pubescent ; each 

 elytron with two purplish oblique bands from shoulder to suture. 



