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CHllYSOMELIDiE. 
spots at middle of disc. Scutellum raised, margined with black. 
Elytra with broad tuberculate shoulders; epipleural lobes strongly 
produced ; surface very strongly punctured, outer and inner rows 
more deeply punctured, interstices slightly raised, more strongly 
so posteriorly, finely transversely wrinkled. Legs with an obsolete 
longitudinal spot on femora. Prosternum strongly produced 
anteriorly, posterior angles short and pointed. 
Length 2| mm. 
Hob. Ceylon. 
The elytra have the base very narrowly, the lateral margins 
broadly, black, the latter extend to the width of two row y s of 
punctures but in the middle to the seventh row; the epipleural 
lobes have only the inner edge dark but are otherwise flavous. 
Smaller than the preceding species, with the tarsi flavous and 
elytra more strongly punctured. 
339. Cryptocephalns semirufulus, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 
1854, p. 35. 
$. Flavous; thorax with two black spots; elytra dark red, 
margins blackish. 
Head strongly but sparingly punctured, a transverse spot above 
eyes, a longitudinal stripe at middle divided anteriorly and an 
obsolete mark at base of antennae, dark brown ; antennae with third 
joint slightly longer than second, fourth twice as long, sixth and 
following joints slightly widened. Thorax short, strongly narrowed 
in front, posterior angles strongly pointed, margin serrate, surface 
scarcely perceptibly punctured, two spots before middle. Scutellum 
broadly triangular, raised, black. Elytra cylindrical, gradually 
narrowed posteriorly, transversely depressed at base, more strongly 
so near the scutellum and within the shoulders ; epipleural lobes 
rather broad ; puncturation strong anteriorly, gradually diminishing 
towards apex, interstices slightly raised at sides only, scarcely 
punctured, all margins (the outer ones interrupted) black. Pro- 
sternum produced anteriorly. 
Length 2 mm. 
Hob. Mlgiris. 
Suffrian described this species from a single female specimen. 
340. Cryptocephalus inconstans, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxix, 
1895, p. 264. 
Black ; basal joints of antennae and legs fulvous ; head aud 
thorax fulvous, the latter with two black spots ; elytra fulcous, 
basal margin narrowly, lateral and apical margins broadly, black. 
Head fulvous or flavous, sparingly aud extremely finely punc- 
tured ; eyes broadly and subquadrately emarginate ; clypeus feebly 
separated from face, anterior edge strongly concave ; antennae 
black, basal four joints more or less fulvous, terminal joints slightly 
widened, not very elongate. Thorax strongly narrowed in front, 
