244 CHEYSOMELIDjE. 



. 428. Cryptocephalus nilgiriensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Eely. xlvii, 

 1903, p. 90. 



$ . Fulvous ; thorax with two large central and two small 

 lateral spots ; elytra with two large black spots at base and two 

 others behind the middle, the latter sometimes connected ; beneath 

 black and flavous. 



Head black, closely and strongly punctured, subrugose; the 

 area surrounding the eyes more or less 

 flavous ; clypeus fulvous ; eyes broadly 

 emarginate : antennae rather short, ful- 

 vous, third and fourth joints equal, 

 following joints more elongate. Thorax 

 more than twice as broad as long, strongly 

 narrowed anteriorly, sides nearly straight 

 with very narrow reflexed margins ; sur- 

 face fulvous with some minute punctures, 

 the margins flavous ; middle of disc with 

 two large black spots, sometimes joined 

 anteriorly, another smaller spot on each 

 side. Scutellum black. Elytra deeply 

 punctate-striate, the puncturation gra- 

 Fig. 93. dually diminishing towards apex, inter - 



Cryptocephalus nilgiriensis. stices strongly costate at sides, flat and 

 impunctate on inner disc ; an elongate 



black spot on the shoulders, a subquadrate one immediately below 

 base near scutellum and two others behind the middle, the latter 

 sometimes forming a transverse band. Pygidium black, margined 

 with flavous at apex ; legs fulvous ; breast and abdomen more or 

 less black ; metasternum and prosternum sometimes flavous ; latter 

 subquadrate, anterior margin moderately produced, rounded and 

 hollow, posterior slightly emarginate. 

 Length 6 mm. 

 Hdb. Nilgiris. 



Allied to C. Ussexsignatus, Suffr. and more nearly to C. indicus, 

 Suffr. on account of the raised lateral elytral interstices, but from 

 both it is distinguished by the four-spotted thorax, the spots 

 of which are placed transversely, by the position of the spots 

 placed on the elytra and by the impubescent head. 



429. Cryptocephalus leopardns, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xlrii, 1903. 

 p. 91. 



Fulvous ; apical joints of antennae, base of head and abdomen, 

 black; thorax with two, each elytron with four black spots 

 (1.2.1). 



Head very finely and closely punctured and finely pubescent, 

 the surroundings of v the eyes, anterior edge of clypeus and labrum 

 fulvous ; antennae long and slender, basal four joints and part of 



