202 CETOxiix.f:. 



spot, a large ragged patch at the middle of the outer margin of 

 each elytron, several minute spots near the suture and an irregular 

 apical mark, and large irregular patches on each side of the 

 pygidium, sternum and abdomen. 



The head is closely punctured and the 

 pronotum .rather finely and spai'ingly, 

 with the sides strongly conAergent in 

 front and nearly parallel behind, the 

 hind angles sharp and slightly produced 

 backwards, the base being broadly and 

 deeply excised in the middle. The scv- 

 tellum bears a few punctures at the sides. 

 The elytra are a little depressed behind 

 the scutellum and bear a few very large 

 aud irregular punctures. The pifr/idimn 

 Fig. 45. — SpilopJiorua has a sharp median carina and is coarselv 

 creiosHS a Hind ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ -^t^j^ rj^^^ ^j^^g ^'j 



angle or prothorax. ^ , , , 177 1 



the metasternum aud abdomen are coarsely 



punctured. 



Length 15-17 mm. ; breadth 8-10 mm. 



Bengal: Maldah, Berhampur; Bombay: Malegaon ; Cetlox : 

 Western Pro v. (Colombo Mus.). 



Tyj^e unknown — formerly in coll. Sykes. 



Three specimens of this species were found in the nest of a 

 black ant (Cremastoyasier) at jNIalegaon, according to Mr. 11. 

 Maxwell Lefrov. 



180. Spilophorus maculatus. 



Cremastochilus maculatus, G. cS- P.*, Monor/r. Ccf. 1833, p. 119, 

 pi. 16, fig. 8; Wesfw., Thc^. Ent. O.von. 1874, p. 20. 



Spilopliorus bangalorensis, Kraotz* Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. 1890, 

 p. ()•>. 



Shining black above and beneath, and decorated with white 

 markings as in S. cretosus, Hope. 



The form is narrower than that of the preceding species. The 

 7iead is closely punctured and the pronotnm very coarsely but not 

 closely so. Tlie lateral margins of the latter are curved and 

 slightly angulated in the middle and the hind augles are very 

 blunt. The sciifiUum bears a few punctures at the sides, and the 

 elytra are very coarsely and irregularly pitted and a little depressed 

 behind the scutellum. The pyrjidium has a slight median carina 

 and is coarsely punctured. The metasternum and abdomen are 

 strongly but sparsely punctured all over. 



Lenyth 13 mm. ; breadth 7 mm. 



Mai)R.\s : Bangalore. 



Type in the Oxford Museum : that of banyahrensis in the 

 German Entomological National Museum. 



