;Wi; MARTIN JACOHY 



llab. Si-lluinbò, P;lnghel•ang-Pisan^^ 



This is a pretty little species, well distinguished hy tlie ful- 

 vous nearly rufous thorax, the Havous elytra and their pattern. 



10. Cryptocephalus Gemmingeri, n. sp. — Black, head distinctly, 

 thorax extremely finely ])unctured , elytra strongly punctate- 

 striate, the interstices with a row of finer punctures , i)lack , a 

 transverse broad band near the Imse, bright fulvous, underside 

 and legs black. 



Length 2 lines. 



Head rather strongly but not closely punctured, l)lack, eyes 

 deeply notched, clypeus transversely depressed, with a few fine 

 punctures, antennae with the l)asal joint piceous, the following 

 seven joints black , the rest wanting , thorax very convex . the 

 sides strongly deliexed , the lateral margins rather rounded , 

 strongly narrowed in front, the posterior angles ])roduced, the 

 posterior margin truncate and l)isinuate in front of the scutellum, 

 the surface sparingly impressed with tine obsolete punctures, 

 black, shining, scutellum longer than broad, its apex obtuse, the 

 base with a small fovea, elytra narrowed posteriorly, regularly 

 and strongly punctat(^-striate , the interstices with some finer 

 punctures, arranged in somewhat irregular rows, the black co- 

 lour interrupted by a, bright flavous transverse band , which 

 commencing a short distance below the base extends downwards 

 a little below the middle, the anterior edge of this band is irre- 

 gularly dentate and extends slightly upw^ards at the suture, the 

 posterior margin is more regular and slightly oblique, ))ygidiuni 

 finely punctured and pubescent, underside and legs black, pro- 

 sternum broad, slightly narrowed posteriorly, the posterior angles 

 produced, the surface finely rugose ; the last abilominal segment 

 with a deep fovea. 



Hub. Sumatra (my collection). 



In coloration, this species resembles C. /lavicincn/s^ .lac. from 

 Birmah, also ('. posticalia, Jac. and several other Indian forms, 

 from the first named it is distinguished by the entirely black 

 thorax and the want of the subapical elytral llavous spot; C. 

 poslicalis has a fulvous head and thoracic margin , the position 



