204 CHBYSOMELID.E. 



obliquely but feebly narrowed in front, surface with a very 

 obsolete transverse depression at sides, entirely impunctate. 

 Scutellum black. Elytra with finely and closely approximate rows 

 of punctures, apex broadly whitish-yellow. Prosternum not pro- 

 duced in front, deeply bilobed posteriorly. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hob. Sikhira. Type in Belgian Mus. 



I know of no other similarly coloured Indian Cryptocephalus. 



356. Cryptocephalus elegans, sp. n. 



Black ; head, antennae, thorax and legs pale flavous ; elytra 

 with a narrow transverse flavous band behind the middle. 



Head longitudinally depressed between eyes ; nearly white, 

 impunctate ; antenna? long and slender, third joint shorter than 

 fourth, terminal joints slightly widened. Thorax subconical, 

 strongly narrowed in front, sides nearly straight, posterior angles 

 produced ; surface impunctate, sometimes with two small obscure 

 spots at middle near anterior margin. Scutellum triangular, 

 flavous. Elytra narrow and parallel, elongate, very finely punctate- 

 striate, the flavous band placed behind the middle of regular shape, 

 leaving the apical portion to about a fourth part of the entire 

 length black. Prosternum flavous, not produced in front, posterior 

 -angles strongly pointed. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hab. Burma: Ruby Mines (Coll Brit. Mus.). 



A very small species, of narrowly subcylindrical shape arid easily 

 distinguished by its system of coloration. 



357. Cryptocephalus sufiriani, sp. n. 



.Flavous ; vertex of head and anterior margin of thorax with a 

 black spot ; elytra with a transverse band at base and the posterior 

 half blood-red, two spots at base and one behind the middle near 

 the suture black. 



Head closely and strongly punctured at vertex, an elongate 

 black spot at middle of latter ; clypeus separated from face, trans- 

 verse, finely punctured, anterior edge but slightly concave ; 

 mandibles black; antennas flavous, third and following joints very 

 slender and elongate. Thorax subcylindrical, not strongly convex, 

 sides nearly straight, strongly narrowed anteriorly, surface with a 

 few minute punctures. Scutellum triangular, strongly pointed, 

 flavous. Elytra strongly punctate-striate, interstices flat, a few 

 fine punctures here and there. Breast slightly darker than 

 abdomen and legs, closely punctured ; prosternum deeply bilobed 

 posteriorly. 



Length 4 mm. 



Hab. Nilgiris (Coll. Brit. Mus.). 



This species must not be confounded with C. cameobifasciatus, 



