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450. Cryptocephalus floriger, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, 

 p. 27. 



Another form closely related to C. herbsti, but, according to 

 Suffrian, diifering in the following details : Larger than the 

 largest specimens of last-named species but not broader, more 

 strongly narrowed posteriorly, colour of elytra paler than tbat of 

 thorax, puncturation of latter finer and more sparse. Elytra with 

 finer punctures, interstices broader, finely transversely wrinkled 

 anteriorly only, all intermediate punctures and those on interstices 

 more or less obsolete from the middle posteriorly. The markings 

 also differ and are as follows : " A spot on shoulders, another 

 farther down and placed obliquely inwards as in G. Jierbsti but con- 

 nected with suture by a narrow curved line behind the middle, 

 suture from thence to apex evenly black, at the middle a transverse 

 band extends across suture nearly to the lateral margins ; underside 

 and legs as in 0. herbsti." (SwffrianC) 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. India. 



Described from a single female. I doubt if it is specifically 

 distinct, possibly only a variety of C. herbsti. 



451 . Cryptocephalus guttifer, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854 

 p. 22. 



Above flavous, beneath black ; thorax with two, elytra with 

 three, black spots (2 . 1) and a sutural black band ; legs 

 flavous. 



$ . Head slightly convex, front feebly depressed, sparingly but 

 distinctly punctured ; clypeus closely and rugosely punctate ; 

 antennae black, rather shorter than half 

 the length of the body, third and fourth 

 joints scarcely longer than second, fifth and 

 following longer and widened, basal five 

 joints flavous. Thorax very finely and 

 sparsely punctured, posterior margin nar- 

 rowly black, two large spots at middle, 

 close together. Scutellum pale fulvous, 

 margined with black. Elytra broad an- 

 teriorly, narrowed posteriorly, distinctly 

 punctured anteriorly, more finely behind 

 the middle, but the punctures distinct to 

 Fi 10 2 apex ; posterior portion of suture and 



Cryptocephalus guttifer. lateral margins black, that colour widened 

 at the suture into an elliptical band ; the 



three spots large an elongate spot at shoulders, a round spot 

 between the subsutural and third rows, and a third spot, 

 rounded or kidney-shaped, behind the middle between third 

 and ninth rows of punctures. Pygidium black ; prosternum, 



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