CRYPTOCEPHALUS. 
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anterior margin, two semiconfluent spots at lateral margins, two 
oblique spots at base in front of scutellum and a more or less 
interrupted median line, flavous. Scutellum dark brown with 
darker margins. Elytra strongly geminate, punctate-striate, the 
striae connected at apex, sixth and seventh the shortest; interstices 
rather convex at sides, finely transversely wrinkled, with eight 
more or less connected flavous spots ; of these one is placed 
within the shoulders, one near scutellum and four transversely at 
middle ; of these last the two inner spots are lower than the outer 
ones, all are elongate, two others are at the apex, each consisting 
of three narrow connected short stripes. Beneath finely pubescent, 
flavous. 
Length 5 mm. 
Bab. Southern India ; Bombay. 
An easily recognized species by reason of its coloration and 
elytral sculpturing. 
377. Cryptocephalus calanns, Suffr. Linn. Ent. xiv, 1860, p. 37. 
“ Fulvous ; underside paler, margins of thorax and a few longi- 
tudinal spots on elytra pale flavous. 
“Head broadly longitudinally depressed ; clypeus feebly separated 
from face, surface closely and strongly punctured ; antennae half 
the length of body, robust, third and fourth joints equal, twice as 
long as the second, terminal joints widened. Thorax broad, 
strongly convex, sides rounded before the middle, base with a 
short deep depression in front of scutellum ; surface when seen 
under a lens remotely but distinctly punctured, anterior and lateral 
margins and a transverse spot near base pale flavous. Scutellum 
short, elongately subquadrate, truncate at apex, margined with 
piceous. Elytra geminately and distinctly punctate-striate, outer 
interstices feebly convex, very finely wrinkled, base and sides 
slightly paler than rest of surface ; on the wider interstices a 
yellow longitudinal, obsolete stripe.” ( Suffrian .) 
Ljength 6-7 mm. 
Hah. Southern India. 
Apparently closely allied to C. sandrocottus , rather larger 
although more slender, paler and less distinctly spotted, the gemi- 
nate punctured elytral striae less marked and the markings very- 
faint. 
378. Cryptocephalus fenestratus, Suffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 
1860, p. 45. 
“Reddish-brown; sides and an obsolete median line on thorax 
flavous ; elytra with two yellow spots on each (1 . 1). 
“ Head finely and rather closely punctured, opaque, lower portion 
paler : antennae ( 5 ) half the length of body, third and fourth 
joints equal, twice as long as the second, terminal joints widened, 
