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CHRYSOMELIDtE. 
348. Cryptocephalus crucipennis, Snffr. Monogr ., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, 
p. 64. 
Flavous ; an obscure transverse band at thorax, two anterior 
spots and a transverse band on elytra black. 
Head finely and remotely punctured; labrum and mandibles 
piceous, a narrow line at vertex black ; eyes broadly triangularly 
emargiuate; antennse more than half the length of body, fifth and 
following joints distinctly widened, basal five joints fiavous, others 
black. Thorax short, posterior angles produced, posterior margin 
straight except in front of shoulders ; surface extremely finely and 
remotely punctured, a very obscure elongate dark line in front of 
scutellum and a kidney-shaped, partly divided transverse band 
at middle. Scutellum broader than long, margined with black. 
Elytra narrowed posteriorly, puncturation fine, intermediate rows 
finer from middle, nearly obsolete near apex, interstices extremely 
finely and sparingly punctured ; extreme basal margin black, two 
large spots at base touching basal margin, the outer spot elongate, 
the other transverse, not quite touching suture, the black band 
sinuate behind the middle, all margins below the band and the 
suture anteriorly black. Prosternum produced anteriorly into a 
short broad point. 
Length 4| mm. 
Hob. Bengal. 
A specimen obtained by Bowring in India (precise locality not 
given) agrees very nearly with Suffrian’s description, but the elytral 
bands extend quite to suture, the thorax has a transverse short 
band on each side and the intermediate space is slightly darkened. 
349. Cryptocephalus monachoides, sp. n. 
Elavons ; head and two large thoracic spots black ; elytra with 
a transverse, broad, irregular band at base and a round spot at apex 
black. 
Head strongly and closely punctured, black ; clvpeus flavous, 
equally strongly punctate, deeply concave-emarginate at apex, 
separated from face by a transverse groove which is joined bv a 
central groove that extends upwards to base of head ; antennse 
short, terminal six joints widened, all short. Thorax strongly 
transverse, posterior angles prominent, median lobe broadly trun- 
cate; surface entirely impunctate with two broad, nearly contiguous, 
trigonal black spots near anterior margin. Elytra rather short 
and broad, slightly narrowed posteriorly, very finely punctured, 
the punctures nearly obsolete at base and apex, the latter with a 
round black spot, the basal band with irregular posterior margin 
half the width of the flavous portion, extreme lateral margins and 
epipleurse likewise black. Pygidium flavous, legs short and robust. 
Prosternum broad, anterior margins broadly produced, posterior 
margin bidentate. 
Length 3| mm. 
