NEW SPECIES OF PHYTOPHAGA 523 



3. Cryptocephalus Sacchii, sp. n. — Below black, the head and 

 thorax fulvous, the latter finely punctured, with or without two 

 black spots, elytra fiavous, finely punctate-striate, the interstices 

 finely punctured, the basal and suturai margin narrowly, a spot 

 at the base and another below the middle, black, legs fulvous, 

 claws simple. 



Length 3-3 '/ 2 millini. 



Head rather closely and strongly punctured, pale fulvous, the 

 clypeus semicircularly emarginate anteriorly, labrum and palpi 

 piceous, the latter robust, the eyes broadly emarginate, antennae 

 only extending just beyond the base of the elytra, fulvous, the 

 third and fourth joint equal , the terminal joints thickened , but 

 distinctly longer than broad , thorax strongly transverse , the 

 sides nearly straight, narrowed in front, posterior margin simple, 

 the surface very closely and finely punctured; scutellum pointed, 

 black or with the disc obscure fulvous; elytra slightly narrowed 

 posteriorly, subcylindrical, finely but distinctly punctate-striate, 

 the punctures stronger anteriorly, the interstices everywhere 

 finely transversely wrinkled and sparingly punctured, flavous, 

 the suturai and basal margin very narrowly black, each elytron 

 with a round black spot placed on the shoulders and a similar 

 one below the middle near the suture; breast and abdomen 

 black, the legs fulvous. 



flab. Da Dime al Lago Bass Narok , August - September 

 1896. 



At first sight, this species resembles entirely C. bistripuslulatus, 

 Boh. and C. mandibular is, Suff., also C. armalus, Jac. all African 

 species ; the present one may however be at once distinguished 

 by the entirely fulvous legs, the finely wrinkled elytral inter- 

 stices and especially by the simple claws ; there are six speci- 

 mens before me, in one or two of them the two elytral spots 

 are partly united, forming a semi-interrupted band, one has two 

 black spots at the disc of the thorax, which in all the others 

 are absent. 



I have named the species in memory of the late Dr. Sacchi 

 who formed a member of the Expedition. 



