372 Mr. Balv's descriptions of 



5. Crijjdocephabis interject k.^, n. sp. 



Elongato-oblong-us $ , oblongus 9 , convexus, nitidus, subtus 

 niger, pedibiis nigro-piceis ; supra Havus, capite hie illic parce 

 fortiter punctato, fronte sulco loTigitudinali impresso ; vertice, 

 maculis duabus inter oculos, labro, antennisque nigris, his basi, 

 sulco longitudinali mandibulisque piceis ; thorace lasvi, limbo 

 angusto et utrinque macula subrotundata nigris ; scutello sub- 

 cordato, nigro ; elytris fortiter punctato-striatis, punctis piceis, 

 apicem versus minus fortiter impressis ; interspatiis convexis, 

 transversim rugulosis ; utrisque limbo angusto, externo ante 

 medium excepto, maculis(iue quinque 2, 2, ] dispositis nigris. 

 Long, 2^ lin. 



Var. A. Pygidio corporeque subtus flavis, illo macula cunei- 

 formi, ]iectore abdominisque disco nigris. 



Var. B. Corpore nigro, antennarum basi, clypeo, facel signa- 

 turis thoracisque linea longitudinali sordide flavis. 

 llab. Murree. 



Head rather coarsely but not closely punctured, the punc- 

 turiug varying in degree in different individuals ; front impressed 

 with a distinct longitudinal groove ; clypeus broader than long, 

 trigonal e ; antennas three-fourths the length of the body in the 

 9 , rather longer in the $ , the three lower joints pale piceous, 

 the rest black. Thorax i-ather more than tmce as broad as 

 long at the base ; sides moderately rounded and obliquely con- 

 verging from base to apex ; basal margin concave-emarginate 

 on either side, the outer angles produced backwards, acute ; 

 above convex, minutely but not closely punctured. Elytra 

 slightly broader than the thorax, oblong-quadrate, convex, 

 rather strongly punctate-striate, the punctures piceous, finer and 

 less strongly impressed towards the apex ; interspaces faintly 

 but distinctly convex, transversely wrinkled ; each elytron with 

 the extreme outer limb (interrupted on the lateral margin before 

 its middle) and five large patches black ; these spots are arranged 

 as follows : two transversely below the base, the outer one oblong, 

 covering the humeral callus and attached to the basal margin, 

 the inner one subrotundate, placed on the inner disc ; two just 

 below the middle also placed transversely, both subrotundate, 

 the outer one usually attached to the lateral margin ; and lastly 

 one apical, transversely oblong either free or attached to the 

 apical border ; these patches are often more or less confluent, 

 and occasionally, as in var. B, cover the entire surface of the 

 elytron. Pygidium and body beneath clothed with griseous hairs. 



