5a Indian Museum Notes. Vol. VI. 



Genus Synonycha, 



Chev. Dej, Cat. p. 460 {typ. Grandis). 



Distinct by the bifid claws ; punctuation fine, elytra not margined, 

 scutellum impunctate, 



5, Synonycha grandis. 



Coccinella grandis, Thumb. Nov. Sp. Ins. p. 12. f. 13. 

 Synonycha grandis, Muls. Spec. p. 230. 1. 



(PI. III. fig. 5.) 



This is the largest species of the family known. 



Large, oval, orange-coloured, shining ; very convex above, resem- 

 bling a tortoise in shape. Head black. Thorax yellow-white a basal 

 median circular black spot occupying larger part of lower half. 

 Elytra crescent margined at their bases with in all 8 spots on each. 

 One just above centre of basal margin on either side, two more on 

 contour of outer margin ^rd and f rds, respectively, from outer basal 

 angle, two more directly above the first mentioned, about \ and | up, 

 two median ones joining to form a triangular blotch about ^rd up 

 median suture, two more much smaller -|ths up median suture with a 

 small one at each apex. Legs orange-yellow. Long. 12 — 13 millim. 

 Fig. 5 shows the beetle. 



Distribution. — India ; Ceylon. 



Indian Museum possesses specimens from Mungphu (Sikhin), 

 Manipur, Dikrang Valley, Calcutta, Andaman Islands and Upper 

 Tenasserim. 



Genus I*ala3oneda, 



Crotch, Cat. Cocc, p. 5. {typ. auriculata). 



Clypeus semi-circularly emarginate ; thorax with the sides nearly 

 straight; anterior angles extremely acuminate, above deeply im- 

 pressed, prosternum compressed, mesosternum emarginate, also com- 

 pressed, together with the base of the metasternum, which is united 

 to the preceding by an imperceptible suture ; elytra not thickened 

 at the margin, epipleurae very broad, not foveolate, not acuminate 

 at the apex ; antennae with the first joint triangularly dilated. Scutel- 

 lum very small. 



Distribution.— Northern India (Crotch) ; Madras Presidency. 



JPalwoneda sex-maculata. 



1. M. N. — Previous reference. I, I, p. 64. 

 Predaceous upon Aulacophora abdominalis Hope, 



