142 
CHRYSOMELIDJE. 
bluish ; head seneous ; antennas fuscous from fourth joint ; a band 
at base of thorax, a humeral spot and two transverse bands at 
elytra, bluish-black or aeneous. 
Head with a broad band near eyes of yellowish pubescence ; 
labrum, palpi, and basal three joints of antennae fulvous. Thorax 
strongly punctured, more closely on the darker than on the 
lighter portions, interstices very finely punctate, the posterior blue 
band not extending to sides and incised at middle of anterior 
edge. Elytra rather more strongly punctured than thorax, the 
punctures regularly arranged in rows except near scutellum and 
apex, first ti’ansverse band close to middle, directed backwards and 
outwards, second before apex, surrounding a flavous spot at latter 
place. Male organ produced into a long point of moderate width, 
feebly emarginate at sides, apex truncate. 
<S . Pygidium entire. 
5 . Pygidium carinate, apex triangularly emarginate. 
Length 4-6 mm. 
Hab. Ceylon : Nalanda, Anuradhapura, Dambulla. 
This species and A. distincta, Duv. belong to a group in which 
the scutellum is truncate at apex and foveolate ; it is distin- 
guished from its allies by the yellowish abdomen, that has only a 
smooth blue spot on the first and last segments ; pygidium dark 
blue and metallic. Prom A. distincta the species is further dis- 
tinguished by the pointed clypeus, the greater amount of metallic 
colour on the elytra, and the deeply emarginate pygidium of the 
female. 
252. Aspidolopha sublaevicollis, Duviv. Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxv, 
1891, p. xxxi. 
Metallic blue ; antennae black ; elytra fulvous with a humeral 
spot and another near suture behind the middle, violaceous. 
Subelongate ; head sparingly punc- 
tured, pubescent near the eyes ; antennae 
black, extending to middle of thorax, 
basal three joints obscure fulvous. Thorax 
about one half as broad again as long, 
narrowed anteriorly, sides nearly straight, 
surface sparingly punctured at base 
only, posterior angles obtuse. Scutellum 
pointed, broad, pubescent at base. Elytra 
narrowed posteriorly, strongly lobed at 
sides, puncturation strong and arranged 
in irregular and closely approximate rows, 
apex nearly impunctate. 
Length 4|-6 mm. 
Fig. 45. 
Aspidolopha sublcevicollis. 
Hab „ India : Konbir. 
