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CHKYSOMELIDJS. 
183. Gynandrophthalma delesserti, Lacord. Mon. Phytoph. ii, 1848, 
p. 267. 
Black ; head with a fulvous spot. Thorax flavous with a blue- 
black central baud. Elytra black, with the apex flavous. 
$ . Elongate, slightly narrowed at apex. Head small, ovate, 
black, shining, with triangular fulvous spot anteriorly, smooth, with 
a small fovea or deep puncture between the eyes ; clypeus feebly 
emarginate in front ; eyes rather large, oblong, entire ; antennae 
black, comparatively robust, extending slightly beyond the thorax. 
Thorax twice as broad as long, cylindrical, sides straight, pos- 
terior angles rounded, surface entirely smooth, very shining, the 
central band of regular shape. Scutellum small. Elytra very 
finely and rather regularly punctured in striae ; the apical 
spot rounded, fulvous, or ivory coloured. Body beneath with 
fine grey pubescence. Legs rather long and slender like the 
tarsi, first joint of latter as long as the following two joints 
united. 
Length 2| mm. 
Hob. Nilgiris. 
The author gives the elytra as black in the diagnosis but as blue 
in his description. 
Elytra blue with apex pale. 
184. Gynandrophthalma frontalis, sp. n. 
<S • Eulvous ; base of head, apical joints of antennae, breast and 
pygidium black. Elytra metallic blue, apex fulvous. 
Head impunctate, with three shallow foveae, upper portion black, 
this colour extending to middle of eyes, anterior portion and 
labrum fulvous ; antennae not extended to the base of the thorax, 
basal four joints fulvous, rest black, fourth and following joints 
strongly transverse. Thorax twice as broad as long or slightly 
broader, sides rounded and somewhat narrowed in front, angles 
distinct, surface entirely impunctate, fulvous. Scutellum strongly 
pointed, triangular, black and shining. Elytra parallel-sided, 
regularly punctate-striate, punctures stronger near suture, sides 
and apex nearly impunctate, the latter in appearance like a rounded 
pale fulvous spot. Underside and legs fulvous, clothed with 
short silvery pubescence. Eirst joint of anterior tarsi twice as long 
as second. 
Length 3 mm. 
Hab. Nilgiris. Type in Coll. H. E. Andrewes. 
Closely allied in coloration to G. apicipennis , Jac., but with base 
of head and scutellum black, the elytra finely punctured with the 
rows more widely separated, the pygidium black, size generally 
smaller. 
