. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. PLAGIODERA. G5 Body convex. General colour of the head, pronotum, elytral margin all round and underside, reddish-brown ; disc of elytra dark brown with bronzy reflections. Head broader thau long-, surface slightly depressed in the middle, scattered over with a few punctures, with a median longi- tudinal line which meets two oblique lines, forming a A-shaped figure; eyes convex. Antennae short, hardly passing beyond the pronotum ; the four b;isal segments shining, first stout, club- shaped, second, third and fourth small and almost equal to e
. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidæ. Chrysomelidae; Beetles. PLAGIODERA. G5 Body convex. General colour of the head, pronotum, elytral margin all round and underside, reddish-brown ; disc of elytra dark brown with bronzy reflections. Head broader thau long-, surface slightly depressed in the middle, scattered over with a few punctures, with a median longi- tudinal line which meets two oblique lines, forming a A-shaped figure; eyes convex. Antennae short, hardly passing beyond the pronotum ; the four b;isal segments shining, first stout, club- shaped, second, third and fourth small and almost equal to each other in length, fifth and sixth more thickened than the preceding three and slightly pubescent, the next five segments form a thickened and pubescent club which is piceous in colour. Pro- thorax narrower than elytra at <he base; nearly twice as broad as. Fig. 21.—Plagiodera rufescens, Gryll. long, the front margin widely emarginate to fit the width of the head, narrower than the posterior margin, sides widely rounded aud oblique, basal margin uniformly and widely arched ; upper surface sloping from base to front, smooth, shining and extremely finely punctate when seen under a high power. Scuiellum triangular, with surface brown, smooth and impuuctate. Elytra convex, rounded; anterior lateral angles rounded ; edge all round with a margin which is broader at the base and narrower towards the apex; humerus raised into a knob ; surface entirely and closely covered with punctures which tend to be arranged in irregular rowTs ; the punctures vary in depth in the specimens before me; surface of the margin less punctate. Underside shining brown. Length, 5 mm.; breadth, 4mm. India : Eatapani, Haldwani district, Kumaon, , on YOL. II. F. 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.
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