. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. 143 segments nearly equal. Proihorax broader than long, sides straight, anterior angles not produced, posterior angles widely rounded ; surface not very convex ; the clothing of dense pub- escence obscures the punctuation. Scutellum piceous, triangular, pubescent. Elytra broader than prothorax, parallel-sided; sur- face not very convex; the pubescence obscures the punctuation. Underside thinly covered with tine hairs, breast more or less piceous, other structures as stated under the genus. Length, 3 mm. Burma: Karen Hills (Fed). Sou
. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. 143 segments nearly equal. Proihorax broader than long, sides straight, anterior angles not produced, posterior angles widely rounded ; surface not very convex ; the clothing of dense pub- escence obscures the punctuation. Scutellum piceous, triangular, pubescent. Elytra broader than prothorax, parallel-sided; sur- face not very convex; the pubescence obscures the punctuation. Underside thinly covered with tine hairs, breast more or less piceous, other structures as stated under the genus. Length, 3 mm. Burma: Karen Hills (Fed). South India: Nilgiri Hills (H. L. Andrewes). Bombay : Dharwar (Andrewes Coll.). Ceylon : Kandy, vii. 1905 (G. E. Bryant). Type in the Genoa Museum. There is also an example marked "type " in the British Museum. This species seems to have a very wide distribution. The Indian and Ceylonese specimens differ from the Burmese example only in that the general colour of the body is slightly Fig. 56.—Hespera nigri/pes, Maulik, 87. Hespera nigripes, sp. nov. Hespera nigripes, Weise MS. Black, covered with fine silvery hairs. The three basal seg- ments of the antennae are in some examples yellow-brown, and. 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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