AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



The present volume forms a continuation of my study of 

 the Chrysomelid/E of India, Burma and Ceylon, and is 

 my second contribution to the " Fauna of British India " 

 series *. As before, the work has been done in the 

 British Museum (Natural History), where I have had the 

 opportunity of studing Baly's and Jacoby's types as well 

 as much undetermined material ; and I wish to thank 

 the authorities of that institution for allowing me continual 

 access to the reserve collections. Besides the British 

 Museum collections I have examined other material of 

 the groups treated in this book, from various sources : from 

 the Indian Museum, Calcutta, I have received more than 

 one consignment ; the collections of the Pusa Agricultural 

 Research Institute were sent by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Fletcher, 

 through Dr. Hugh Scott ; Dr. C. F. C. Beeson, of the 

 Dehra Dun Forest Research Institute, has on several 

 occasions sent to me small series of specimens ; Mr. G. C. 

 Champion has handed over to me from time to time the 

 interesting captures made by his son, Mr. H. G. Champion, 

 in the Himalaj^an forest districts ; Mr. G. M. Henry, 

 of the Colombo Museum, sent me a small collection ; 

 while I have also seen the Indian Chrysomelice belonging 

 to the late Mons. Julien Achard of Prague, whose recent 

 death must occasion many regrets. By correspondence 

 I have obtained assistance from Dr. Walter Horn of Berlin, 



* My first was the volume on Hispin^e and CASSiDiNiE published in 

 July, 1919. 



