. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. PODONTIA. 225 P. affinis, with minor variations; the elytra and the underside call for no special remark. Length, ll|mm.; breadth, 6| mm. These measurements are from the type; other examples before me measure 14| mm. in length and 8 mm. in breadth. The locality of the type was unknown to Baly. Other material has been collected as follows: Bombay : Kanara (Jacoby Coll.). Malabar (ex Coll. F. Moore). Nilgiri Hills : (G. F. Hampson); Karteri Koad, 4000-8000 ft., 27. viii. 1917 (Naganath, Pusa Coll.); Coonoor, 1500-2000 metres (about 4900-6500 ft
. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. PODONTIA. 225 P. affinis, with minor variations; the elytra and the underside call for no special remark. Length, ll|mm.; breadth, 6| mm. These measurements are from the type; other examples before me measure 14| mm. in length and 8 mm. in breadth. The locality of the type was unknown to Baly. Other material has been collected as follows: Bombay : Kanara (Jacoby Coll.). Malabar (ex Coll. F. Moore). Nilgiri Hills : (G. F. Hampson); Karteri Koad, 4000-8000 ft., 27. viii. 1917 (Naganath, Pusa Coll.); Coonoor, 1500-2000 metres (about 4900-6500 ft.) 13-30. vi. 1901 (M. Maindron). Type in the British Museum. 162. Podontia quatuordecimpunctata, L. Chrysomela quatuordecimpunctata, L., Syst. Nat. ed. xii, 1767, p. 599; Fahr., Spec. Ins. i, 1781, p. 117; 01., Ent. v, 1807, p. 539, pi. 4, fig. 42. Podontia quatuordecimpunctata, Baly, Journ. of Ent. i, 1862, p. 451 ; Jac, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xxvii, 1889, p. 204; Stebbing, Indian Forest Insects, 1914, pp. 258-260. In form and size this species resembles the type of the genus (P. lutea), and it is one of the largest Halticinje from our regions. VOL. II. Q. Fig. 81.—Podontia congregata, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Maulik, Samarendra. London, Taylor and Francis
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