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placed punctures ou the elytra and the brighter blue colour in 

 birmanensis, as characters on which to base a new species. 

 In view of the wide distribution of H. cyanea and the remarks 

 made above, it is probably nearer the truth to regard birmanensis 

 as a variety of H. cyanea. 



346. Haltica coerulea, Olivier. 



Galeruca cairulea, 01., Encyl. Meth. vi, 1791, p. 590 ; id., Entomo- 

 logie, vi, p. 640, pi. i, tig. 5, a-b. 



Body oblong, somewhat narrowed behind. Colour blue above? 

 black on the underside ; antenna? and legs black. 



Head with vertex impuuctate, frontal tubercles varying some- 

 what in their prominence, interantennal carina well developed, 

 rounded. Antennae extending to about the middle of the elytra ; 



Fig. 138.— Haltica ccerulea, 01. 



second segment small, third and fourth about equal. Prothorax 

 much broader than long, sides somewhat rounded; ante-basal 

 furrow well impressed; surface very finely and sparsely punctate. 

 Scutelhim triangular, im punctate. Elytra broader at base than 

 prothorax, closely and strongly punctate, the punctures tending 

 to form longitudinal rows. Underside covered with fine brownish 

 pubescence. 

 Length, 6 mm. 



