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C'HRYSOMELIDiE. 
strongly punctate-striate, the interstices finely longitudinally 
costate, a narrow sutural baud and a small humeral and apical * 
spot fusco-aeneous. 
Head longer than broad, of equal width, the neck more or less 
dark aeneous, the other parts with a slight metallic gloss, finely 
and somewhat rugosely punctured and clothed with short 
pubescence ; the space between the .antennae raised into a feeble 
tubercle; antennae short aud robust, obscure fulvous, the basal 
three joints submoniliform, nearly equal, the others longer than 
broad, subquadrately widened. Thorax very feebly narrowed at 
base and apex, subcylindrical, without lateral margins, the surface 
finely rugosely punctured; scutellum subquadrate, piceous. Elytra 
subcylindrical, not depressed below the base, the punctures round 
and very closely placed, the interstices raised with some very 
fine punctures, a sutural regular fusco-aeneous stripe extends 
laterally as far as the first two rows of punctures but does not 
quite reach the apex. Underside and legs pale testaceous. 
Length 4 mm. 
Hab. Nilgiris. 
In the specimens obtained by Mr. Andrewes the small elytral 
spots are absent ; in those collected by Sir G. Hampson each 
elytron has a small humeral aud apical spot. 
Genus MANIPURIA, nov. 
Type, M. cloliertyi , Jacoby. 
Range. Manipur. 
Elongate and subcylindrical ; the head longer than broad, not 
constricted posteriorly but with a projecting triangular point or 
tooth beneath at each side anteriorly ; eyes not prominent, 
emarginate ; antennae robust, terminal joints subquadrately 
widened. Thorax similar to that of Lema or Crioceris. Scutellum 
trigonal. Elytra wider at the base than the thorax, punctate- 
striate. Tegs elongate, the posterior femora strongly thickened, 
claws divided at the base. 
This interesting genus has the general appearance and most of 
the structural characters of Lema or Criocens and agrees with the 
last-named genus in the divided claws and structure of the 
antennae, but in build and general shape of the head it differs 
entirely from either genus or any other of the Chrysomelidce on 
account of the peculiar tooth-like prolongation on the under 
surface in front of the mandibles ; also there are no supra- 
ocular grooves. 
161. Manipuria dohertyi, sp. n. 
Obscure aeneous ; the antennae, tibiae and tarsi black ; elytra 
with a fulvous transverse spot below the shoulders and another 
near the apex. 
Head elongately subquadrate ; the space between the eyes 
