PHYTOPHAGOUS OOLEOPTEKA FKOJI BURMAH '^13 



Head with a few very line punctures , nearly black ; eyes 

 very large ; antennae closely approached , extending slightly 

 beyond half the length of the elytra, Havous , the apical joint 

 fuscous, the third one half longer than the second but only 

 half the length of the fourth joint ; thorax about one half broader 

 than longj the sides slightly rounded, the surface witli an 

 obsolete transverse depression on each side , extremely finely 

 puntured , nearly black , shining ; scutellum triangular , black ; 

 elytra ovate, convex, without any basal depression, closely and 

 much more strongly punctured than the thorax, the extreme 

 lateral margin black anteriorly ; their epipleurse broad anteriorly, 

 gradually diminishing below the middle ; legs fulvous ; breast 

 black ; the posterior tibise with a distinct spine , the first joint 

 of the posterior tarsi as long as half the tibiae. 



Bhamò, Teinzò. 



Closely allied to several Indian species, but distinguished by 

 the black head and thorax ; there are only two specimens before 

 me, of which one is devoid of the black margin of the elytra. 

 L. piceicollis, although resembling closely in colour L. albopla- 

 giatus Motsch. is larger than that species , the antennae are 

 differently coloured and the elytra more strongly punctured. 



127. Luperu-S flavovittis, Motsch. 



Many specimens from Bhamò, differing frequently by the 

 more or less predominating dark or pale colour of the elytra , 

 the latter in some specimens being almost of entirely testaceous 

 colour, in others nearly black. 



128. Galerucella, nielancliolica, n. sp. 



Oblong, slightly widened, black, clothed witli greyish pube- 

 scence above ; thorax finely rugose with a central longitudinal 

 furrow ; elytra irregularly wrinkled and rugose , obsoletely 

 punctured. 



Length 3 lines. 



