ORYPTOCEPH ALUS. 
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390. Cryptoceplialus rufulus, Suffr. Monoyr ., Linn. 
p. 32. 
Ent. xiv, 1860, 
6 . “ Eufous ; terminal joints of antennae and basal edge of 
thorax black. 
“ Head distinctly but remotely punctured, mouth parts rather 
darker; antennae about three-fourths the length of the body, robust, 
third joint three times longer than the second, following two still 
longer, rest widened, terminal joint with pointed appendage, basal 
four joints flavous, fifth and following black. Thorax short, sides 
strongly curved towards apex, posterior angles acute, surface 
impunctate. Scutellum yellowish-red, with darker margins. 
Elytra about twice as long as broad or rather longer, shoulders 
produced and elongate ; elytral epipleurae below shoulders strongly 
produced; finely punctate-striate, punctures feeble at base, strongest 
towards middle, then finer, almost obsolete near apex, the ninth 
row only distinct to end, interstices flat, sparingly and finely 
punctured anteriorly, finely obsoletely wrinkled posteriorly, extreme 
basal margin black. Pygidium pale reddish, closely punctured. 
Beneath with middle of first abdominal segment, sides of breast 
and prosternum flavous, tarsi blackish. 
“ Length 3 mm. 
“ Hob. Madras. 
“ Described from a single male specimen.” ( Suffrian .) 
391. Cryptocephalus madrasae, sp. n. 
Above fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae piceous ; basal 
margin of elytra and body beneath black. 
Head strongly and rather closely punctured ; antennae scarcelv 
extending beyond base of elytra, basal six joints and base of 
seventh fulvous, rest blackish, second to fourth joints gradually 
lengthened, terminal joints rather short and slightly widened. 
Thorax rather long, somewhat strongly narrowed in front, surface 
crowded with shallow and small punctures. Scutellum with black 
basal margin. Elytra cylindrical, slightly narrowed posteriorly, 
distinctly punctate-striate to apex, rows more closely placed at the 
sides than near suture, interstices at first-named place closely and 
finely wrinkled, those on inner disc less distinctly so. Legs fulvous. 
Pygidium black, finely punctured and pubescent ; prosternum not 
produced in front, feebly emarginate at base. 
Length 5 mm. 
Hah. Madras. Type in Oxford Mus. 
Elytra blade. 
392. Cryptocephalus mandarensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xli, 
1897, p. 421. 
Elavous ; thorax with two widely separated short longitudinal 
black stripes at base ; elytra black. 
Head with a few fine punctures at vertex, sometimes stained 
