PHYGASIA. 



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are three longitudinal ribs, the outermost of which commences on 

 the humeral callus and extends to three-fourths of the length of 

 the elytron, being more or less interrupted behind its middle, and 

 sending a short ill-defined branch towards the intermediate rib ; 

 the latter commences just behind, and rather within, the humeral 

 callus and runs parallel to the outer rib, terminating at about the 

 same distance from the apex of the elytron ; the third or inner- 

 most rib is placed on the line of junction between the inner and 

 outer parts of the disc and is much shorter than the other two, 

 commencing considerably behind the base and terminating at 

 a short distance behind the middle. 

 Length, 6-7 mm. 



India (type-locality). Sikkim : Mungphu {Atkinson). In 

 recording the locality, Baly states that, although the labels 

 attached to his specimens bore only the word " India," he had 

 seen " Khasia Hills " on labels attached to specimens belonging 

 to Chapuis. 



Type in the British Museum. 



335. Phygasia indica, Jacoby. 



Phygasia indica, Jac, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xlii, 1898, p. 187. 



Body oblong. Colour shining brown; more or less of the 

 underside, the posterior femora, all the tibiae and tarsi, and the 

 apical segments of the antennae, are fuscous. 

 . Head with vertex impunctate, frontal elevations and inter- 

 antennal carina well developed. Antennae extending to the 

 middle of the elytra ; first segment club-shaped, second small and 

 rounded, third about equal to fourth, fifth equal to fourth ; the 

 following segments about equal, very slightly thickened. Pro- 

 thorax broader than long, sides rounded, margins channelled, the 

 transverse ante-basal furrow shallow, not reaching the sides ; 

 surface impunctate. Scutellum triangular, with apex rounded, 

 surface smooth and impunctate. Elytra broader at base than 

 prothorax, humerus convex ; surface very finely and confusedly 

 punctate. Underside thinly covered with fine hairs. 

 Length, 5 mm. 



S. India : Bangalore (type-locality). 

 Type in the British Museum. 



In the type-specimen there are lighter brownish spots on the 

 pronotum and the elytra, which, I think, are accidental ; the 

 other examples of the same series are without any such marks. 



336. Phygasia hookeri, Baly. 



Phygasia hookeri, Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1876, p. 445. 



Body oblong-ovate. Colour shining rich brown; apices of 

 femora, tibiae and tarsi, black; antennae black, with the underside 

 of their first segment brown ; eyes black. 



