50 MALACODERMA — CYPHONIDAE. 



I, Elytra evenly, not very closely and rather strongly 

 punctured. 



Oval. Blackisli-hrovi^n ; base of antennae and legs 

 yellow. More shiny than C. coardatus, pubescence feebler, 

 thorax more narrowed in front. L. 1 1. Kather common. 



C. nitidulus, Th. 



II, Elytra more closely punctured round scutellum 

 than elsewhere. 



Oval. Pale ochre-yellow ; apex of antennae, vertex of 

 head and breast brown ; pubescence feeble. L. 1| 1. 

 Moderately common. C. jpallidivcntris, Th. 



-B. Elytra without trace of longitudinal elevations. 



a. Length 1 — 1\ lines. 



I, Pubescence close; elytra finely punctured through- 

 out. 



Not very convex. Pale brownish-yellow, base of head, 

 eyes, apex of antennae and hinder part of suture of elytra 

 blackish ; under-side sometimes with dark spots ; pubes- 

 cence gray. Elytra finely and closely punctured. Com- 

 mon. C. variahilis, Thunb. 



II. Pubescence scanty ; elytra strongly punctured at 

 base. 



Oval, convex, moderately shiny. Black ; thorax, elytra 

 and legs yellow-red ; base of antennae obscurely reddish ; 

 pubescence very short, fine, scanty. Shorter, broader and 

 more convex than C. variabilis, elytra more diffusely punc- 

 tured, with punctuation at base coarser, third joint of 

 antennae rather shorter. Elytra (but not suture only) some- 

 times brownish, lighter at apex than at base. L. 1^1. Rare. 

 C. ptt7ictipennis, Sharp (nigriceps, Sharp's Cat.) 



b. Length f line. 



I, Fourth joint of antennae oblong. 



Oval. Reddish-yellow ; eyes black ; antennae brownish 

 at apex ; pubescence rather feeble. More convex and 

 shiny than C. variahilis, with elytra rather more strongly 

 and less closely punctured. Common. C. pa lliih/Jus, Boli. 



II, Fourth joint of antennae reversed conical. 



Oval, slightly convex. Black ; base of antennae and 

 apex of elytra, tibiae and tarsi red-brown ; margins of 



