A new Curculionid belonging to the 

 Genus Cryptoderma 



by 

 Dr. H. J. Veth. 



CRYPTODERMA MAC-GILLAVRYI n. sp. 



Elongatus, subparallelus, convexus, niger, thorace rotundo 

 supra colore lactis, elytris fascia lata semicirculari ejusdem 

 coloris, ab humero in apicem elytrorum pergente, interstitiis 

 suturalibus omnino nigris. 



Length from the anterior margin of the pronotum to the 

 apex of the elytra 15 mm., width at the shoulders 5 mm. 



This large species is black with the exception of the 

 upperside of the very convex prothorax and a strongly curved 

 longitudinal band on each elytron, which parts have a creamy 

 white, slightly greenish color. Seen from above the pronotum 

 is almost wholly white, only a very narrow black border 

 along the lateral margins and a somewhat broader one 

 across the base shows the black color of the underside ; it 

 is strongly punctate and the very deep pits show on the 

 white coloured part a black point on the bottom. The white 

 band on each eh'tron begins at the basal margin in the 

 corner outwards from the shoulder, goes from there in a 

 curved direction till it reaches the second interstice, then 

 in a straight line backwards for a length of about 2 mm. 

 and at last widening out till the suturai interstice, so that 

 the two white bands are only separated by the two black 

 suturai interstices for about the last ^/^j of the length of 

 the elytra. The white band encloses outwardly a semiovate 

 black spot. The broadness of the white band amounts to 

 about 1Y2 mm. at the base, increasing gradually to 2 mm. 

 at the suturai interstice. The el\'tra are strongl)' punctate- 

 striate, but the pits on the black part are deeper than those 



