2m 



HALTICINJS. 



base than prorhorax, parallel-sided, narrowing towards the apex, 

 with the humeri prominent; punctate-striate, each elytron having 

 eleven rows of large deep punctures, the rows placed very close 

 to each other. Underside : the distance from the mouth-parts to 

 the front edge of the presternum is considerable ; the prosternum 

 is rather narrow between the prominent anterior coxae ; anterior 

 coxal cavities closed behind ; inesosternum somewhat broad and 

 punctate; metasternum much broader than long, with sides some- 

 what coarsely punctate ; hi st abdominal sternite long ; femora of 

 -all the legs equally thickened; the tibia? not channelled; tarsi 

 slender ; claws appendiculate. 

 Length, 1^ mm. 



Ceylon : Dikoya, 3800-4200 ft., 21.i.-7. ii. 1882 (G. Lewis). 

 Type in the British Museum. This species is included in 

 ■Crepidodera with some reserve. 



169. Crepidodera obscurofasciata, Jacoby. 



Crejndodera obscurofasciata, Jac, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 

 1892, p. 933. 



Fulvous ; elytra with the sutural and lateral margins obscure 

 fuscous. 



Head im punctate, shining, frontal elevations in the shape of 

 narrow transverse ridges, carina indistinct. Antenna? scarcely 

 extending to half the length of the elytra ; second segment 

 thickened, third and following segments thinner but not longer 

 than second. Prothorax twice as broad as long, rather convex, 

 sides straight at the base, rounded before the middle, the anterior 

 angles slightly thickened but not produced ; surface extremely 

 finely punctate, basal sulcus rather shallow, punctate like the rest 

 of the surface and bounded at either side by a longitudinal 

 depression. Elytra gradually narrowed behind, finely but dis- 

 tinctly punctate-striate; the interstices flat and impressed each 

 with a single row of minute punctures. Underside : prosternum 

 narrow ; anterior coxal cavities closed. 



Length, 2| mm. 



Burma: Bhamo. 



Type in the Grenoa Museum. 



I (save not seen the insect. The above description is taken 

 from Jacob v's original description. 



170. Crepidodera orientalis, Jacoby. 



Crepidodera orientalis, Jac, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxxii, 1892, 

 p. 933. 



Parallel-sided. Head, thorax, the five basal segments of the 

 antenna?, and the anterior legs fulvous ; elytra metallic-blue ; 

 breast, abdomen, hind legs and the six apical segments of the 

 antenna?, black. 



