CRYPTOCEPHALUS. 
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Allied to C. crucipennis, Suffr. in coloration but quite distinct 
in the deep and strong elvtral puncturation and the costate inter- 
stices, coloration of the head &c. 
422. Cryptocephalus angulato - fasciatus, Jac. Ann. Mus. Civ. 
Genova , xxxii, 1892, p. 890. 
Black ; clypeus, lateral and anterior margins of thorax and tibiae 
flavous ; elytra flavous, a humeral spot and a transverse band 
behind the middle angularly widened at 
the suture, black. 
Cylindrical and parallel-sided. Head 
finely punctured, space between upper 
portion of eyes and their emargination 
black, lower portion of face flavous ; 
labrum piceous ; antennae slender, ex- 
tending to about the middle of elytra, 
basal six joints flavous, rest black. 
Thorax with strongly deflexed sides, 
posterior angles acutely produced ; surface 
impunctate, very shining ; disc black, 
sides broadly, anterior margin very 
narrowly, flavous. Scutellum black. Ely- 
tra deeply punctate-striate, the trans- 
verse band extends upwards along the 
suture to the middle. Pygidium black ; 
sides of abdominal segments, anterior legs, posterior tibiae and 
all the tarsi flavous. 
Length 4 mm. 
Ilab. Burma : Karennee. 
Fig. 87. — Cryptocephalus 
angulato- fasciatus. 
423. Cryptocephalus dichotomus, Suffr. Monogr ., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, 
p. 46. 
“ Dark red above; two spots on thorax, a transverse band behind 
the middle of the elytra and the underside black. 
“ Head broad and flat with deep central groove, closely and 
strongly punctured ; emargination of eyes acutely triangular ; 
antennae of male half as long as the body, third joint slightly 
longer than fourth, twice as long as second, fifth and following 
joints widened, basal five pale red, rest black. Thorax short and 
globose, strongly narrowed in front, surface very finely and 
sparingly punctured ; disc with two large black spots that extend 
to two-thirds the length and touch the hind margin ; these spots 
are sometimes greatly enlarged, geminate and occupy the entire 
disc, leaving only the lateral margins narrowly red. Scutellum 
margined with black. Elytra slightly narrower at base than 
thorax, narrowed posteriorly, shoulders broad and flat ; epipleural 
