CEYPTOCEPHALUS. 251 



The closely approximate eyes at top of vertex, the pale flaroua 

 colour of upper and under sides, and the shape of the basal elytral 

 spots and their position at the basal margin, also the position of 

 the third spot near the apex, distinguish this species from others 

 that have the same number of spots. 



439. Cryptocephalus bowringi, S p. n. 



Pale fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae and breast fuscous ; 

 elytra flavous, extreme basal margin and three spots placed in a 

 triangle on each elytron black. 



$ . Head sparingly but rather strongly punctured, feebly trans- 

 versely depressed at middle ; clypeus scarcely separated from 

 face; antennaa only extending to base of elytra, basal five joints 

 flavous, rest black, all very slender, third and following joints 

 nearly equal. Thorax less subglobular than usual, strongly 

 widened at middle, lateral margins quite straight, posterior angles 

 pointed, only slightly produced ; disc entirely impunctate. Scu- 

 tellum broadly trigonal, flavous, margined with black. Elytra 

 broad, short aud robust, strongly punctate-striate, interstices finely 

 and sparingly punctured ; a black humeral spot, another close 

 to margin near 'apex, a third between the others near suture 

 between third and fifth row of punctures at middle or somewhat 

 below it. 



Length 6 mm. 



Hal. India (Boivriny). (Coll. Brit. Jhis.) 



The position of the elytral spots differs from that of any other 

 Indian species and the interstices are finely punctured ; the general 

 shape is broad and robust. 



Male unknown. 



440. CryptocephalllS sannio, Redtenb. in Hiiyets Kaschm. iv, 1848, 

 p. 561 ; Snffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, p. 63 ; id. t. c. xiv, 

 1860, p. 31. 



" Flavous ; two spots or bands oa 

 thorax, five on elytra (2.2. 1), and the 

 underside black. 



" Head finely and remotely punc- 

 tured, black; clypeus obsoletely sepa- 

 rated from face, deflexed anteriorly ; 

 the sides and a triangular patch at 

 middle flavous ; antennao with the basal 

 joints flavous, rest, in the only specimen 

 available for examination, wanting. 

 Thorax of usual shape, irapunctate, 

 anterior and posterior margin and two 

 large semicircular spots nearly touching 

 Fi 96 base black, these spots extend nearly 



Oryptocejfiialm saimio. to the anterior margin ; scutellum black. 



