Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . truncateat shoulder, constricted at apex ; latter truncate, bidentate ; the sutureand four raised costae on each elytron approaching each othertowards apex ; the golden coppery band of colour runs chiefly betweensecond and third costae, stretching into first and second near metallic green. Length, 34 mm. to 45 mm. ; breadth, II mm. to15 mm. FlG. 132. I took specimens of this beetle towards the end of Ctoysochroavittata, Fabr. ChittagongMay from pupal chambers in the sap- Hill Tracts. Life History. wood of jarul (Lagerstromia F
Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . truncateat shoulder, constricted at apex ; latter truncate, bidentate ; the sutureand four raised costae on each elytron approaching each othertowards apex ; the golden coppery band of colour runs chiefly betweensecond and third costae, stretching into first and second near metallic green. Length, 34 mm. to 45 mm. ; breadth, II mm. to15 mm. FlG. 132. I took specimens of this beetle towards the end of Ctoysochroavittata, Fabr. ChittagongMay from pupal chambers in the sap- Hill Tracts. Life History. wood of jarul (Lagerstromia Flos-Reginae) and chikrassi (Chickrassia tabularis) trees in the Chittagong Hill Tracts together with the Catoxantha opulcnta alreadyconsidered. These two beetles evidently lay their eggs in the same trees,and the larvae tunnel in the bast and sapwood in a similar manner, andprobably have a very similar life history. Since this insect has been recorded from Assansol (in Bengal) and fromthe Bombay Presidency, it must infest several other species of
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