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HALTICIN^. 



margin, anterior angles oblique, so that another distinct angle is- 

 formed before the middle or the side ; disc rather convex, seen 

 under a high power to be very finely punctate, shining. Scutellum 

 triangular with apex rounded, surface smooth and impunctate. 

 Elytra slightly wider at base than prothorax, extremely minutely 

 punctate; some of the punctures tend to form one or two irre- 

 gular rows, and no punctures are visible towards the apex; 

 surface very finely rugose. Underside : posterior tibiae with a 

 distinct terminal spine : first segment of posterior tarsi as long as 

 the following segments together. 

 Length, 3^ mm. 



Kashmir. Bombay : Satara, v. 1865 (Hobson). 



Type in the British Museum. The example from Satara in 

 the British Museum has the following remarks on the label : 

 " feeds on Pereskia acideata, Mill., a species of cactus, found in 

 thousands ; the cactus is so bitter that its milky juice blisters the 

 hands." 



289. Aphthona lewisi, Jacoby. 



Aphthona lewisi, Jac, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1887, p. 85. 



Body oblong, parallel-sided, the apex rounded. Colour shining 

 brown ; antennas with the fifth to tenth segments black ; elytra 

 black or piceous ; scutellum obscure brown. 



Head impunctate, shining, frontal tubercles and interantennal 

 carina not well developed. Antennae two-thirds the length of the 

 body : first segment much thickened, second almost as thick as 

 first, third thinner than second and about equal in length 

 thereto, fourth and fifth equal ; the following segments much 

 thickened. Prothorax twice as broad as long, sides straight, 

 anterior angles obliquely truncate, so that a distinct angle is 

 formed on each side before the middle ; at each of the four 

 lateral angles the setal pores are distinct ; surface covered 

 throughout with very fine but not very closely placed punctures. 

 Scutellum triangular with the apex rounded, impunctate. Elytra 

 hardly broader at base than prothorax, subcylindrical, shoulders 

 prominently convex ; surface more distinctly and more closely 

 punctate than the prothorax, the punctures being strong and 

 confused. Underside: legs short; posterior tibiae without a 

 terminal spine. 



Length, about 2 mm. 



Ceylon : Bogawantalawa (G. Lewis). 



Type in the British Museum. 



290. Aphthona azurea, Jacoby. 



Aphthona azurea, Jac, Arm. Soc. Ent. Belg. xl, 1896, p. 256. 



Body broadly ovate. Colour metallic bright blue ; antennae, 

 tibiae, tarsi and scutellum black ; breast and abdomen black with 

 a slight bluish tint ; legs more distinctly metallic blue. 



