222 CHRTSOMELTD.fi. 



with fuscous ; eyes broadly emarginate ; antennae flavous, third 

 joint slightly shorter than fourth. Thorax twice as broad as long, 

 strongly narrowed anteriorly, sides rather rounded, posterior 

 angles acutely produced, surface impunctate, base with a short 

 oblique depression at each side, the latter with a short perpen- 

 dicular black stripe resting on the basal margin and not extending 

 upwards to the middle. Scutellum triangular, black or fulvous. 

 Elytra strongly punctate-striate, the puncturation distinct to the 

 apex, first, fifth and sixth rows abbreviated, the latter two joined 

 at apex. Elytra and the epipleurae black. Body beneath and legs 

 flavous ; prosternum subquadrate, anterior margin scarcely 

 produced, posterior nearly straight. 



Length 3| mm. 



Hob. Bengal : Mandar. 



The widely separated black thoracic stripes and entirely black 

 elytra principally distinguish this species, which cannot be con- 

 sidered one of the numerous varieties of C. vahli since the 

 elytral puncturation is not obliterated posteriorly nor is the pro- 

 sternum produced in front. In one specimen each elytron shows 

 a faint fulvous patch at the middle, suggesting a probable 

 spreading of this colour occasionally. The species is larger than 

 C. sobrius, Suffr. or than C. sanguinolentus, Oliv., both of which it 

 somewhat resembles in coloration. 



393. Cryptocephalus subcylindricus, Svffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 

 1860, p. 55. 



" c?. Pale flavous; terminal joints ; of antennae, two spots on 

 thorax and the elytra (epipleurae excepted), black. 



"Narrow and elongate ; head finely and closely punctured ; clypeus 

 distinctly separated ; antennae extending beyond middle of elytra, 

 robust, third and fourth joints equal, each twice as long as the 

 second, fifth and following joints widened, terminal joint with an 

 additional pointed prolongation, basal four joints flavous, rest 

 black, pubescent. Thorax short and broad, narrowly margined at 

 sides, posterior angles short and pointed, surface depressed at base 

 in front of scutellum, impunctate, extreme basal margin black, an 

 elongate black spot at base on each side of the depression that 

 extends nearly to the middle. Scutellum triangular, strongly 

 raised, margined with black. Elytra raised round the scutellum, 

 shoulders elongate, rather flat, epipleurae at sides slight ; punctura- 

 tion strong anteriorly, more feeble at middle, nearly obsolete 

 behind the latter, interstices feebly raised, transversely wrinkled ; 

 inflexed edge of epipleurae at base yellowish. Pygidium and body 

 beneath sparsely pubescent. Prosternum with short pointed 

 posterior angles. 



" Length 21 mm. 



" Hab. India." (Suffrian.) 



