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ON iJew cryptostome beetles. 



shaf)'6d{ the second smallet ; the third, fourth, and fifth almost 

 equal to each other in length ; the sixth and seventh slightly 

 shorter; the eighth to elevehth formed into a thickened club, 

 which is piceoiis. Prothorasb broader than long, as broad as the 

 elytria At the base, the lateral angles being near the base ; the front 

 nial'gih uniformly arched. The upper surface slopes from the base 

 to the anterioi' margin, convex and impunctate ; the explanate 

 margin with a honeycomb structure. Scutdlnm small, tri- 

 angular, smooth, and im.punetate. Elyti^ ovate, with the sides 

 and the explanate margin's sloping dowh. Oti each elytron, 



Text-fiffure 8. 



Dorsal view of Cassida dimbakar, 



besides a very short scutellar one, there are eleven other rows 

 of punctures ; the fourth row is irregular and confused, the rows 

 meeting in pairs on the apical area. The interstices n)ore or less 

 costate. Underside : abdominal sternites slightly covered with 

 hairs. 



Length 5*5 mm. 



India: ex coll. Linn. Soc. , 



2^9/pe in the British Museum. 



Described from one example. 



