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the thorax, parallel, rather strongly punctured, the punctures arranged irregularly in ill- 
defined longitudinal rows, which, on the inner disc below the middle, approximate in pairs ; 
interspaces plane, sparingly and very minutely punctured on the anterior disc, rugulose on 
the outer one below the humeral callus. Basal joint of anterior tarsus dilated, subcordate. 
Hab. — Murree. 
12. — Haltica ccerulescens. 
Saltica ccerulescens, Baly, Trans. Ent. Soe. 1874, p. 190. 
Hab. — Murree ; also China and J apan. 
13. — Haltica viridicyanea. 
Saltica viridicyanea, Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 191. 
Hab. — Sind Valley, apparently common. I possess this species from Japan ; it is prob 
ably found in the intermediate localities. 
1 J. — Enneamera variabilis. 
Nonarthra variabilis, Baly, Joum. of Entom, i, p. 456, tab. 21, fig. 1. 
Hab . — Murree. This species is also found in Northern India. 
Charcea, n. gen. 
Baly, Cist. Ent. ii, 1875 — 82, p. 376. 
Corpus clongato-ovalum. Caput exsertum , facie perpendi&ulari ; oculis rotundatis 
integris, prominentibus ; encarpis tranversis, contiguis ; earina oblongo-elongata, apice, 
acuta ; antennis filiformibus. Thorax transversus, dorso modice convexus . Elytra tliorace 
latiora, confuse punctata , limbo injlexo fere ad apicem extenso. Pedes, femoribus posticis 
non incrassatis ; tibiis simplicibus, apice spina acuta armatis ; tarsis posticis articulo basali 
sequentibus tribus longitudine fere cequanti, unguiculis appendiculatis. Prosternum angustum, 
coxis fere ccquialtum ; acetabulis anticis apertis. 
This genus at first sight bears in its facies a strong resemblance to Aphthora, but the 
slender hinder thighs at once separate it and place it amongst the Gallerucinie. 
15. — Charoea flaviventris. 
Baly, Cist. Ent. ii, 1875 — 82, p. 376. 
Elongato-ovata , convexa, subtus picea, aeneotincta, abdomine flavo ; supra viridi-cyanea , 
antennis nigris ; tliorace lateribus rotundatis, disco Icevi, modice convexo ; elytris tenuiter 
confuse pmctatis. 
Long. 1| lin. 
Vertex and front shining, impunctate ; cncarpse transverse, contiguous ; antennse half the 
length of the body, second and third joints equal, the fourth nearly twice the length oi 
