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with fuscous ; eyes broadly emarginate ; antennae flavous, third 
joint slightly shorter than fourth. Thorax twice as broad as long, 
strongly narrowed anteriorly, sides rather rounded, posterior 
angles acutely produced, surface impunctate, base with a short 
oblique depression at each side, the latter with a short perpen- 
dicular black stripe resting on the basal margin and not extending 
upwards to the middle. Scutellum triangular, black or fulvous. 
Elytra strongly punctate- striate, the puncturation distinct to the 
apex, first, fifth and sixth rows abbreviated, the latter two joined 
at apex. Elytra and the epipleurae black. Body beneath and legs 
flavous ; prosternum subquadrate, anterior margin scarcely 
produced, posterior nearly straight. 
Length 3g mm. 
Hob. Bengal : Mandar. 
The widely separated black thoracic stripes and entirely black 
elytra principally distinguish this species, which cannot be con- 
sidered one of the numerous varieties of C. vahli since the 
elytral puncturation is not obliterated posteriorly nor is the pro- 
sternum produced in front. In one specimen each elytron shows 
a faint fulvous patch at the middle, suggesting a probable 
spreading of this colour occasionally. The species is larger than 
C. sobrius, Suffr. or than C. sanguinolentus , Oliv., both of which it 
somewhat resembles in coloration. 
393. Cryptocephalus subcylindricus, Svffr. Monogr., Linn. Ent. xiv, 
1860, p. 55. 
“ $ . Pale flavous; terminal joints, of antennae, two spots on 
thorax and the elytra (epipleurae excepted), black. 
“ Narrow and elongate ; head finely and closely punctured ; clypeus 
distinctly separated ; antennae extending beyond middle of elytra, 
robust, third and fourth joints equal, each twice as long as the 
second, fifth and following joints widened, terminal joint with an 
additional pointed prolongation, basal four joints flavous, rest 
black, pubescent. Thorax short and broad, narrowly margined at 
sides, posterior angles short and pointed, surface depressed at base 
in front of scutellum, impunctate, extreme basal margin black, an 
elongate black spot at base on each side of the depression that 
extends nearly to the middle. Scutellum triangular, strongly 
raised, margined with black. Elytra raised round the scutellum, 
shoulders elongate, rather flat, epipleurae at sides slight; punctura- 
tion strong anteriorly, more feeble at middle, nearly obsolete 
behind the latter, interstices feebly raised, transversely wu-inkled ; 
indexed edge of epipleurae at base yellowish. Pygidium and body 
beneath sparsely pubescent. Prosternum with short pointed 
posterior angles. 
“ Length 2\ mm. 
“ Hob. India.” (Suffirian.) 
