414 CHRYSOMELID.E. 



slightly elevated ridge. Elytra coarsely punctured, punctu- 

 ration irregularly arranged in striae. Anterior and intermediate 

 femora with a minute tooth ; tibiae and tarsi rufo-piceous. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hah. Bombay. 



731 . Neculla obscnrata, sp. n. 



Black, entirely covered with white scale -like matter; basal 

 joints of antennae, palpi and labruin fulvous. 



Broad and robust, upper surface sparingly furnished with 

 white erect hairs. Head finely punctured ; basal three joints of 

 the antennae fulvous, rest black, basal joint thickened, third and 

 fourth equal, terminal joints shorter, not extending much further 

 than to the base of the elytra. Thorax half as broad again as 

 long, subcylindrical, finely rugose, middle portion somewhat 

 raised. Elytra wider at the base than the thorax, strongly 

 convex, strongly rugose and punctured. Legs elongate ; femora 

 armed with a tooth ; tarsi short ; claws bifid. Prosternum sub- 

 quadrate, widened at base. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hab. Manipur (Coll. Brit. Mus.\ 



On account of the white matter that entirely covers the upper 

 and under sides of the specimens, the sculptunition is not visible 

 except in some small denuded spaces. The species is larger than 

 N. polUnaria, Baly, and the legs are entirely black, the general 

 shape is broader and more robust. 



Genus DEMOTINELLA, nov. 



Type, D. pectoralis, Jac. 



Range. Tenasserim. 



Oblong, subcylindrical, pubescent ; antennae short and monili- 

 form, terminal joints thickened and widened; eyes oblong, entire. 

 Thorax transverse, subcylindrical, lateral margins obsolete. Elytra 

 wider at base than the thorax, punctured in rows. Legs short and 

 robust ; femora moderate, unarmed ; tibiae widened at the apex, 

 entire ; claws bifid. Prosternum broadly subquadrate. Anterior 

 margin of thoracic episteruum concave. 



Separated from any other geuus of this group by the moniliform 

 antennae, unarmed femora and non-ernarginate tibiae. 



732. Demotinella pectoralis, sp. n. 



Obscure dark fulvous, clothed with yellowish-grey pubescence : 

 posterior portion of elytra paler ; antennae flavous ; breast 

 piceous. 



