Indian Cassidinae Beetles. 



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the elytra, tlio anterior lateral angles of the explanate margin 

 of the elytra, and the suture at the apex, i. «., on the ex- 

 planate margin, is yellow-brown, which is not uniform, some 

 portions being lighter than others. The species has a darker 

 variety in which the colour is deeper brown. The explanate 

 margins are light yellowish and transparent, with a honey- 

 comb structure. The fact that the suture is marked at its 

 apex distinguishes this from all othor Indian species. Hence 

 t he name chandrika, which is a Sanskrit word meaning " a 

 mark " or " beauty spot." 



Aspidomorpha chandrika, Maulik, X 10. 



Length 7-8, greatest breadth 6-7 mm. 



Head: it is completely concealed under the explanate 

 margin of the prothorax. Owing to the transparency of the 

 former the dorsal surface is indistinctly visible from above. 

 Viewed from the underside the clypeus is slightly elevated, 

 smooth, and impunctate. The basal six joints of the antennae 

 are slender and less hairy ; the apical five joints are thicker, 

 more hairy, and the last two joints are black. The first joint 

 is long and club-shaped, the second is small, the third is the 



