136 
CHRYSOMELIDJE. 
242. Aspidolopha decora, Fab. (Clythra) Syst. Eleuth. ii, 1801, p. 35. 
Clytra amoena, Oliv. Ent. vi, 1808, p. 802, pi. 2, f. 25. 
Metallic blue; elytra fulvous. 
Slightly elongate and narrowed posteriorly ; head rugosely 
punctured, with a band of grey pubescence in front of the eyes ; 
antennae obscure fulvous, the basal five joints testaceous. Thorax 
about one half broader than long, nar- 
rowed anteriorly, the sides nearly straight, 
posterior angles distinct ; surface deeply 
and irregularly punctured, with some 
more or less distinct depressions at sides, 
median lobe short and slightly rounded. 
Scutellum broad, carinate at apex, base 
finely pubescent. Elytra very strongly 
and closely punctured, the punctures 
more or less arranged in rows, especially 
near the apex. Pygidium carinate in 
the middle. Underside clothed with grey 
pubescence. 
Lenyth 6-7 mm. 
Hab. Bengal; Nilgiris ; Assam. 
Except that it is smaller and the abdominal foveae are absent, 
the male does not differ to any marked degree from the female. 
The species is without elytral markings and has the head and 
thorax as well as the legs and underside entirely metallic blue. 
Fig. 39. 
Aspidolopha decora. 
243. Aspidolopha clavareaui, sp. n. 
Metallic blue ; pubescent beneath ; elytra fulvous. 
Narrow and elongate; head rugose and longitudinally striate 
between the eyes, finely pubescent, the pubescence forms a silvery 
band in front of the eyes ; anterior margin of clypeus nearly 
straight ; labrum black ; antennae black, extending to the base of 
the thorax, basal three joints more or less fulvous. Thorax twice 
as broad as long, lateral margins feebly rounded near the base, 
slightly constricted anteriorly ; surface irregularly and rather 
closely, deeply foveolate-punctate, the punctures more crowded at 
the sides, interstices more or less convex. Scutellum broad, 
pubescent, apex raised into a small tubercle. Elytra elongate, 
gradually narrowed towards the apex, only slightly wider at base 
than the thorax, shoulders prominent and shining ; puncturation 
strong, somewhat rugose, arranged in very close irregular rows, 
more distinct but finer near the apex ; epipleural lobes strongly 
produced. Body beneath covered with silvery pubescence. 
Lenyth 5 mm. 
Hab. India. Type in Brussels Museum. 
