CRYPT0CEPHALT7S. 
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near margin slightly behind the middle, a third near apex, trans- 
verse, nearer to margin than to suture, fourth slightly below 
scutellum between 1st and 4tli striae, fifth slightly lower than the 
second, round, between 2nd and 4th striae.” 
Length 3,1-41 mm. 
Hab. Bengal, Konbir. 
A very variable species which might easily be mistaken for 
one of the varieties of C. vahli , but in which the inner 
basal spot (when present) is always situated below the base, not 
at the basal margin near the scutellum. This difference too, 
and also the shape of the prosternum, separate this species from 
C. abbreviations , Suffr. 
347. Cryptoceplialus ensifer, Hope, in Gray's Zool Misc. 1831, p. 30 ; 
Suffr. Monoyr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 1860, p. 9. 
Above flavous ; two transverse spots on thorax, posterior margin 
and scutellum black ; elytra with two spots near base, sutural 
margin at middle and a transverse band behind latter black ; part 
of underside and legs entirely flavous. 
Head strongly and closely punctured, longitudinally grooved in 
middle ; antennae with third and following joints very elongate, 
basal five joints flavous, rest black. Thorax strongly transverse 
and narrowed in front, entirely impunctate, a transverse black spot 
on each side at middle. Scutellum rather broad, black, base more 
or less flavous. Elytra broad, strongly punctate-striate, punctures 
distinct but finer at apex, interstices finely and sparingly punctured, 
the fourth and fifth, sixth and seventh, and eighth and ninth rows 
of punctures joined at apex, an elongate spot on shoulders, another 
slightly oblique below base near suture lower than the humeral 
spot ; the transverse band widened at sides into a round spot, joins 
the sutural band in a narrow stripe, is widened at junction with 
that band and before the middle and abbreviated at each end. 
Pygidium flavous at base, mesosternum and last abdominal seg- 
ment likewise flavous ; prosternum of same colour, scarcely pro- 
duced anteriorly, posterior angles acute. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hab. Nepal; Sikhim : Mungphu. 
This is a well-marked species on account of the transverse 
thoracic spots and markings of the elytra ; these may vary how- 
ever, as in one specimen before me the posterior band is not 
connected with the suture, only represented by a lateral large 
spot, this spot is always placed nearer to margin and lower than 
in any of somewhat similarly marked species (Jierbsti, senarius, &c.). 
Suffrian gives the head as remotely punctured, the puncturation 
is, on the contrary, close ; it is also difficult to understand how this 
author can give the length as 5-7 millira., since he had only the type 
in the British Museum for comparison (a single $ ), and Hope 
himself gives the correct length as 2| lines. 
