CRIOCERIS. 
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broad, only slightly constricted at the middle, the anterior 
portion rounded and slightly prominent ; the surface rather flat, 
impunctate and not or scarcely perceptibly sulcate near the base ; 
lateral cavities rather deep, bounded by a blunt ridge above. 
Scutellum narrowly elongate. Elytra very elongate and parallel, 
without any basal depression, finely and remotely punctured at 
the base, the punctures gradually disappearing from the middle 
downwards, the sutural margin from the middle and the lateral 
margins throughout strongly thickened. Breast and the anterior 
segments of the abdomen black, the posterior segments and the 
legs fulvous. 
Length 9 mm. 
Hob. India. 
An easily distinguished species on account of the more than 
usually long and slender antennae, fine and sparing elytral 
pun duration and black underside. 
144. Crioceris inconspicua, Clark , App. Cat. Phytoph. I860, p. 68. 
Dark brown ; antennae, sides of breast and abdomen black. 
Head with a short central groove between the eyes, this area 
slightly raised, marked by one or two punctures ; eyes deeply 
notched ; antennae rather long, third and fourth joints short, 
subquadrately widened, the following joints about twice as long, 
gradually dilated. Thorax of the same shape as the preceding- 
species, obsoletely silicate anterior^ at the sides only, the basal 
sulcus very shallow and placed at some distance from the base, 
the surface with a few punctures near the anterior angles. 
Scutellum black, broadly subtriangular. Elytra parallel, with a 
very shallow depression below the base, this portion as usual 
more strongly punctured than the rest of the surface, the latter 
dark brown, all the punctures piceous. Body beneath black, 
closely covered with yellow pubescence ; middle of the breast and 
the legs fulvous. 
Length mm. 
I fab. India. 
145. Crioceris semihirsuta, sp. n. 
Obscure fulvous ; beneath densely covered with yellowish 
pubescence ; above testaceous : antennae and legs piceous ; thorax 
fulvous, the base flavous. 
Subcylindrical and parallel-sided. The head fulvous ; the vertex 
remotely punctured, rather convex, obsoletely grooved at the 
middle ; emargination of the eyes clothed with yellow pubescence ; 
lower portion of face sparingly pubescent ; antennas extended to 
the base of the elytra, the third and fourth joints equal, trans- 
versely subquadrate, the following joints moderately widened 
and of equal width, distinctly longer than broad. Thorax about 
as long as broad, very moderately constricted at the sides, the 
