The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology . b., , The following descriptions are of two new insects fromIndia. One belongs to the Indian Museum and the other toMr. H. E. Andrewes. Aspidomorpha chandrika, sp. n., hasa great superficial resemblance to Chirida cruciata, latter is a South-American species, and the former isfound in the Eastern Himalayas. Aspidomorpha chandrika, sp. rotundate. The colour of the disc of the prothorax, Indian Cassidinse Beetles. 323 the elytra, the anterior lateral angles of the explanate marginof the elytra
The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology . b., , The following descriptions are of two new insects fromIndia. One belongs to the Indian Museum and the other toMr. H. E. Andrewes. Aspidomorpha chandrika, sp. n., hasa great superficial resemblance to Chirida cruciata, latter is a South-American species, and the former isfound in the Eastern Himalayas. Aspidomorpha chandrika, sp. rotundate. The colour of the disc of the prothorax, Indian Cassidinse Beetles. 323 the elytra, the anterior lateral angles of the explanate marginof the elytra, and the suture at the apex, i. e., on the ex-planate margin, is yellow-brown, which is not uniform, someportions being lighter than others. The species has a darkervariety in which the colour is deeper brown. The explanatemargins are light yellowish and transparent, with a honey-comb structure. The fact that the suture is marked at itsapex distinguishes this from all other Indian species. Hencethe name cha?idrika, which is a Sanskrit word meaning amark or beauty Aspidomorpha chandrika, Maulik, X 10. Length 7-8, greatest breadth 6-7 mm. Head: it is completely concealed under the explanatemargin of the prothorax. Owing to the transparency of theformer the dorsal surface is indistinctly visible from from the underside the clypeus is slightly elevated,smooth, and impunctate. The basal six joints of the antenna?are slender and less hairy ; the apical five joints are thicker,more hairy, and the last two joints are black. The first jointis long and club-shaped, the second is small, the third is the 324 On Two new Indian Cassidinae Beetles. longest, the fourth, fifth, and sixth become shorter andshorter. Prothorax: semi-elliptical, broader than long, narrowerthan the base of the elytra. The basal margin is almoststraight except for a slight sinuation near the explanate margin is broad and gently reflexed, so thatthe upper surface is concave. The cent
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