. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. CHRYSOLINA. 37 This is a very variable species. Though I have not seen the type of inconstans, I cannot, from the description, distinguish it from bonvouloiri. Weise (Coll. Cat., part 68, 1916, pp. 61, 76) catalogues the two as distinct species, but places democratica as a synonym of inconstans, and I follow him in this latter finding. 17. Chrysolina conglomerata, sp. nov. Body elongate, oval. Head and pronotum blue, with or without a brassy tinge, scutellum sharing the colour of the pronotum, elytra shining brown, underside brown in some par
. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. CHRYSOLINA. 37 This is a very variable species. Though I have not seen the type of inconstans, I cannot, from the description, distinguish it from bonvouloiri. Weise (Coll. Cat., part 68, 1916, pp. 61, 76) catalogues the two as distinct species, but places democratica as a synonym of inconstans, and I follow him in this latter finding. 17. Chrysolina conglomerata, sp. nov. Body elongate, oval. Head and pronotum blue, with or without a brassy tinge, scutellum sharing the colour of the pronotum, elytra shining brown, underside brown in some parts and blue in others, or in some cases almost entirely dark Fig. 12.— Chrysolina conglomerata, Maulik. Head sparsely and finely punctate, clypeus triangular, depressed, median longitudinal line finely, in some cases faintly, impressed. Antennas slender, less than two-thirds the length of the body ; first segment thickened, second shorter than third, fourth, fifth and sixth each shorter than third, the next segment slightly thickened, opaque and pubescent. Prothorax broader than long, front margin emarginate, sides almost straight, slightly narrowed anteriorly, basal margin almost straight from the middle to the side, anterior angles acute and rounded, posterior almost right angles ; middle area only slightly convex, sides with hardly any longitudinal depression; surface with punctures of various sizes. 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
Size: 1461px × 1710px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbeetles, bookyear1919
