Aulacophora indica

Body length not given. General color yellowish brown, but metathoracic and abdominal ventrites black except apex of fifth abdominal ventrite; antenna dark brown except three basal antennomeres yellowish brown. Head brownish-yellow, except apical half to two-thirds of labrum and apices of mandibles dark brown to black, eyes black; frontoclypeus without arcuate ridges or densely setose patches. Antenna with first antennomere expanded, oval flat area in apical half defined by a ridge; antennomere 2 shortest; antennomeres 3–11 each with 3–6 erect lateral setae, not forming a row. Pronotum in lateral view with convexity of anterior half similar to posterior half. Elytra less shiny than pronotum, shallowly microreticulate; humeri with elongate oval patch of 100–200 erect setae. Legs variable in color, usually entirely brownish-yellow, sometimes with meso- and metafemora medially brown, darkest forms with mid and hind legs almost entirely black. Female: frontoclypeus medially keeled; abdominal ventrite 5 deeply concave with width at most 1.8x depth and with subparallel ridges at sides.

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