CllYPTOCEPHALUS. 
205 
Motsch. as the head is strongly punctured and bears a black spot ; 
the spot on the thorax is placed at middle of anterior margin ; 
the thorax has nearly straight sides, and the elytral bands are 
broad, deep red ; of the two black spots at the base of elytra one 
extends to the shoulders, a little way downwards on the sides, and 
is joined to the similarly coloured extreme basal margin, the second 
is round, placed close to scutellum and includes a small flavous 
spot at the base, the third spot situated between second and fourth 
row of punctures near suture. 
358. Cryptocephalus durius, Sufr. Monoyr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 1860, 
p. 35. 
“ Black ; scutellum whitish, sides and a central band of thorax 
pale reddish ; elytra with a transverse spot below base and the 
apex pale red. 
41 Head feebly convex, with deep central groove, closely punc- 
tured, opaque ; clypeus shining ; lower part of labrum and sides 
below eyes pale red; antennae black, with third joint shorter than 
following, twice as long as second, rest of the joints wanting in 
the only specimen I have seen. Thorax short, strongly narrowed 
in front, obliquely depressed at base in front of scutellum, posterior 
margin sinuate, surface very finely and remotely punctured, lateral 
margins broadly and an interrupted middle line pale red. Scutel- 
lum triangular, margined with black. Elytra two and a quarter 
times longer than thorax, distinctly raised round scutellum, 
shoulders very prominent ; surface rather strongly punctured below 
base, scarcely finer posteriorly and arranged in striae on latter 
portion, interstices feebly raised, indistinctly wrinkled anteriorly, 
a transverse reddish spot at end of anterior third portion extending 
from the side to the second row of punctures and a narrow apical 
spot of the same colour. Pygidium and legs black ; middle of first 
abdominal segment, prosternum, mesosternum, coxae, base of 
femora and knees pale yellowish-red; anterior margin of pro- 
sternum hollow, produced ; last segment of male depressed and 
shining at middle.’’ (Sufrian.) 
Lenr/th 3 mm. 
Hah. Northern India. 
359. Cryptocephalus depressus, Sufr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 1860, 
p. 34. 
Pale flavous ; a humeral spot and an oblique band on posterior 
half of elytra black. 
“ cT • Elongate; head with fine central groove, scarcely punctured; 
antennae of B pale flavous, nearly as long as the body, third joint 
twice, fourth three times longer than the second, following two 
still longer, the others scarcely widened. Thorax short, strongly 
narrowed anteriorly, sides narrowly margined, surface deeply 
obliquely depressed on each side at base, surface impuuctate, very 
