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obsolete at apex ; interstices feebly convex, finely but distinctly 

 punctured ; shoulders with an ovate spot, another larger, triangular 

 spot touching base, near scutellum ; posterior band nearly touching 

 lateral margins and slightly curved upwards there, apparently 

 consisting of two united spots. Pygidium finely and closely 

 punctured ; prosternum with anterior margin produced at middle, 

 posterior augles produced into long points." (Suffrian.') 



Length 3 mm. 



Hob. Southern India. 



In colour similar to 0. vahli, but with differently sculptured 

 elytra and long, pointed, posterior angles to the prosternum. 



Genus PACHYBRACHYS. 



Pachybrachytj, Suffrian, Monoyr., Linn. Ent. iii, 1848, p. Ill; Chapuis, 

 Gen. Coleopt. x, 1874, p. 168. 



Type, P. hieroglypliicus, Laich., from Europe. 



Range. All parts of the globe, principally developed in North 

 and South America. 



Cylindrical, only moderately convex. Antennae filiform, terminal 

 joints very feebly widened. Thorax transverse, sides with a sub- 

 marginal fine groove, anterior angles shortly dentate, posterior 

 obtuse ; posterior margin with a narrow acute ridge, which is raised 

 in front of scutellum. Scutellum divided into an anterior sub- 

 quadrate and a posterior triangular portion. Elytra rather raised 

 at base and round scutellum ; epipleurse invisible from above ; 

 surface generally partly punctured in rows, rarely irregularly, with 

 more or less prominent elongate pale costre or spots, the punctures 

 dark. Prosternum not produced anteriorly for the reception of 

 the parts of the mouth, the disc longitudinally concave, posterior 

 margin produced into a more or less prominent lobe. 



The species of this genus can be distinguished from Crypto- 

 cephalus proper by the different shape of the thorax and elytra, 

 and the sculpture of the latter ; the thorax is much more 

 transverse and less subcylindrical, and its angles are more pro- 

 minent, not closely approximate to base of elytra. Only two 

 Indian species are known. 



460. Pachybrachys rubiginosus, Suffr. Monoyr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 

 1860, p. 64. 



" Dark brown spotted with fulvous ; breast piceous ; clypeus 

 and legs flavous. 



"$. Head flat, closely punctured, clothed with fine grey 

 pubescence ; vertex, central line and a spot at base of antennae 

 obscure fulvous ; clypeus flavous, smooth and impunctate ; eyes 

 very elongate ; antennae half the length of the body, slender, third 

 joint shorter than fourth, fifth and following joints very slightly 



