EUMELA. 



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other in length, the four apical segments slightly stouter and more 

 or less flattened laterally, the six basal segments sparsely, the rest 

 thickly, covered with fine golden-brown bristles; apical segments 

 of maxillary and labial palpi proportionately short and blunt. 

 Prothorax much broader than long, very slightly narrowed 

 posteriorly, sides straight, anterior angles rounded, posterior 

 angles obtuse, front border widely emarginate,base almost straight ; 

 upper surface widely convex, smooth, and more or less sparsely 

 covered with coarser and finer punctures. Scutellum broader than 

 long, anterior margin straight, posterior routided, and with a well 

 marked border, surface sparsely covered with finer and coarser 

 punctures. Elytra almost as broad at base as prothorax, slightly 



» Fig. 17. — Eumela cyanicottis, Hope. 



broader behind; convex; upper surface confusedly punctate, but 

 there is still a tendency towards formation of longitudinal rows ; 

 on each elytron there are three longitudinal impunctate stripes, 

 each bounded by rows of punctures, likewise there is a row along 

 the sutural border, but a scutellar row cannot be distinguished, 

 though the scutellar area bears some punctures. Underside punctate, 

 abdominal segments covered with brown bristles, each arising from 

 a puncture ; anterior coxal cavities not closed ; anterior process of 

 the metasternum not reaching beyond the middle coxal cavities. 



Length, 14-15 mm.; greatest breadth, 9-10 mm. 



Sikkim : Gropaldhara (Stevens) ; Darjeeling, v. 1912 (Indian 

 Museum). Assam: Saikhoa, 26. v. 1920, i specimen (Fletcher, 



b2 



