MESOCOLASPIS. 437 



turation extremely close, interstices very finely wrinkled and 

 sparingly pubescent. 



Lenyth -i-4% mm. 



Hah. Bengal : Mandar, Koubir. 



A dark and sombre-looking species which may be known by the 

 fine reticulations of the thorax and elytra ; the thorax is less 

 elongate and widened at the middle than in. E. lonyicollis, Baly, 

 and the anterior margin of its episternuin is concave. 



Genus MESOCOLASPIS, nov. 



Oblong-ovate, finely pubescent. Head without sulci or grooves; 

 antennae short, with dilated terminal joints. Thorax slightly 

 broader than long, with distinct serrate lateral margins, surface 

 with short hairs. Elytra wider at base than the thorax, punctate- 

 striate, with rows of hairs. Legs robust ; femora thickened, with 

 tooth beneath : tibiae entire; tarsi short ; claws bifid. Prosternum 

 broad, widened posteriorly; anterior margin of thoracic episternum 

 concave. 



The species are similar in shape to the species of Pseiidocolaspis, 

 but have distinct and serrate lateral margins to the thorax; 

 the prosternum is less broad generally, more narrowed in front. 



The genus somewhat resembles the African genus Cheiridella, 

 Jac., but differs in the short and thickened terminal joints of the 

 antenna?. This genus is proposed for a species that was previously 

 placed in the genus Apolepis, Baly, from the species of which it 

 differs however in the concave thoracic episternum. 



766. Mesocolaspis indica, Jac. (Apolepis), Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xlviii, 

 1904, p. 385. 



Fulvous, above pubescent ; antenna? and legs flavous ; elytra 

 with sutural triangular patch, a lateral stripe and two spots 

 obscure fuscous. 



Upper surface furnished with short curved silvery hairs. Head 

 closely rugose, fulvous ; clypeus separated at the sides by narrow 

 grooves ; palpi flavous ; antenna? short, flavous, terminal five 

 joints strongly thickened, second longer and more slender than 

 the basal joint. Thorax fulvous, subquadrate, sculptured like the 

 head, with finely serrate lateral margins. Elytra flavous, very 

 closely and strongly punctured, with raised interstices at base and 

 sides, pubescence arranged in rows ; a posteriorly pointed fuscous 

 patch across the suture at base nearly extending to the middle, a 

 fuscous stripe close to lateral margins not extending to apex, and 

 two fuscous spots on the disc, one at, the other behind the middle. 

 Prosternum strongly punctured. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hab. Nilgids (Colls. H. E. Andrewes $ Jacoby). 



