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widened, the last six black, basal joints flavous. Thorax strongly 

 narrowed in front, posterior margin strongly oblique at sides, 

 median lobe short and truncate, preceded by a curved transverse 

 depression ; surface distinctly punctured, especially at the sides, 

 two elongate brownish spots at middle and one shorter spot on 

 the sides, all these obscure and large. Scutellum elongately tri- 

 angular, with a few fine punctures, margins brown. Elytra 

 strongly punctate-striate, distinct to apex, interstices broad and 

 flat, finely transversely wrinkled and opaque, with a few solitary 

 punctures anteriorly, an elongate spot on the shoulders and the 

 basal margin black ; each elytron with five more obscure spots, 

 first two before, second pair behind the middle, fifth (very obsolete) 

 near apex. Pygidium whitish pubescent, obscure flavous ; breast 

 at sides darker, finely punctured, closely so at sides ; legs short 

 and robust ; femora thick, brownish at middle, as are also the 

 tibiae. Prosternum nearly truncate posteriorly, with short posterior 

 angles." (Suffrian.} 



Length 3 mm. 



Hab. " East India." 



In the diagnosis of this species Suffrian speaks of five elytral 

 spots only, in the description he gives six, but says that the ante- 

 rior outer spot nearly joins the humeral one. No particular 

 locality is given. 



433. Cryptocephalus analis, OKv. Ent. vi, 1808, p. 786, pi. 4, fig. 47 ; 

 Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, p. 67. 



Dark red ; thorax with two, elytra with three, black spots (2.1), 

 those at base often joined ; middle of pygidium and of abdomen 

 black. 



Fig. 95. Cryptocephalus analis, var. c. 



Head finely but distinctly punctured, depressed at bases of 

 antenna ; these scarcely longer than half the body in both sexes, 

 third and fourth joints equal, elongate, fifth and following 

 joints widened, basal joints fulvous, rest black. Thorax almost 

 impunctate, generally with two spots near middle. Scutellura 



