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Motsch. as the head is strongly punctured and bears a black spot ; 

 the spot on the thorax is placed at middle of anterior margin ; 

 the thorax has nearly straight sides, and the elytral bands are 

 broad, deep red ; of the two black spots at the base of elytra one 

 extends to the shoulders, a little way downwards on the sides, and 

 is joined to the similarly coloured extreme basal margin, the second 

 is round, placed close to scutellum and includes a small flavous 

 spot at the base, the third spot situated between second and fourth 

 row of punctures near suture. 



358. Cryptocephalus durius, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv. I860, 

 p. 35. 



" Black ; scutellum whitish, sides and a central band of thorax 

 pale reddish ; elytra with a transverse spot below base and the 

 apex pale red. 



" Head feebly convex, with deep central groove, closely punc- 

 tured, opaque ; clypeus shining ; lower part of labrum and sides 

 below eyes pale red ; antennao black, with third joint shorter than 

 following, twice as long as second, rest of the joints wanting in 

 the only specimen I have seen. Thorax short, strongly narrowed 

 in front, obliquely depressed at base in front of scutellum, posterior 

 margin sinuate, surface very finely and remotely punctured, lateral 

 margins broadly and an interrupted middle line pale red. Scutel- 

 lum triangular, margined with black. Elytra two and a quarter 

 times longer than thorax, distinctly raised round scutellum, 

 shoulders very prominent ; surface rather strongly punctured below 

 base, scarcely finer posteriorly and arranged in stria? on latter 

 portion, interstices feebly raised, indistinctly wrinkled anteriorly, 

 a transverse reddish spot at end of anterior third portion extending 

 from the side to the second row of punctures and a narrow apical 

 spot of the same colour. Pygidium and legs black ; middle of first 

 abdominal segment, prosternum, mesosternum, coxae, base of 

 femora and knees pale yellowish-red; anterior margin of pro- 

 sternum hollow, produced ; last segment of male depressed and 

 shining at middle." (Sujfrian.) 



Lenr/th 3 mm. 



Hab. Northern India. 



359. Cryptocephalus depressus, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 1860, 

 p. 34. 



Pale flavous ; a humeral spot and an oblique band on posterior 

 half of elytra black. 



" c? Elongate; head with fine central groove, scarcely punctured ; 

 antenna? of tf pale flavous, nearly as long as the body, third joint 

 twice, fourth three times longer than the second, following two 

 still longer, the others scarcely widened. Thorax short, strongly 

 narrowed anteriorly, sides narrowly margined, surface deeply 

 obliquely depressed on each side at base, surface impuuctate, very 



