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Length, 5.5 mm.; maximum width, 2.7 mm. 

 Philippine Islands (Stal) ; Luzon, Los Baiios, Mount Maquiling 

 (Baker) . 



Cryptaspidia tagalica Stal. 



Cryptaspidia tagalica Stal, Hem. Phil. (1870), 729; Funkh., Journ. 

 Ent. & Zool. (1914), 6, 69. 



Cryptaspidia tagalica is the smallest species of the genus thus 

 far described. The specimens studied agree well in size and 

 color and vary only slightly in tegminal markings. 



Black, coarsely and densely punctate, the punctures being 

 much larger and farther apart on the posterior process than 

 on the metopidium. Head somewhat broader than long, punc- 

 tate, pilose with long yellowish hairs ; ocelli distinct, transparent, 

 much farther from each other than from the eyes and situated 

 well above a line passing through center of eyes ; clypeus broader 

 than long, only slightly deflexed, pilose; anterior margin of 

 head rounded between the eyes. Pronotum almost perpendi- 

 cular above the head, very obtusely convex, sparingly pilose 

 over lateral angles; lateral angles rounded, not prominent; pos- 

 terior process not set off from anterior pronotum by a hollowing 

 out above scutellum, but continuing to a gradual point from the 

 humeral angles, apex acute, very slightly depressed. Tegmina 

 wine-colored, base black and punctate, a rather narrow fuscous 

 band across middle, another near tip, apex hyaline. Under- 

 surface of body and femora black; tibiae and tarsi ferruginous. 



Length, 4.5 mm. ; maximum width, 2 mm. 



Philippine Islands (Stal) ; Luzon, Los Baiios, Mount Maqui- 

 ling (Baker). 



I have seen specimens close to this species, but apparently 

 distinct, which I would not care to describe as new from the 

 limited material. It may be that the species varies more greatly 

 than the above diagnosis would imply. 



Cryptaspidia impressa Stal. 



Cryptaspidia impressa Stal, Hem. Phil. (1870), 730; BuCKT., Mon. 

 Memb. (1903), 267. 



Cryptaspidia impressa is very close to C pub era, but is larger 

 and shows a distinct carina on the posterior process. 



Black, punctate, and pubescent with grayish hairs. Head 

 broader than long, very convex between the eyes, pubescent; 

 ocelli opalescent, farther from each other than from the eyes; 

 eyes prominent; clypeus strongly pilose. Pronotum rounded 

 anteriorly with faint median carina on metopidium which be- 



