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CHEYSOMELIDJE. 
428. Cryptoceplialus nilgiriensis, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely, xlvii, 
1903, p. 90. 
5. Fulvous; thorax with two large central and two small 
lateral spots ; elytra with two large black spots at base and two 
others behind the middle, the latter sometimes connected ; beneath 
black and flavous. 
Head black, closely and strongly punctured, subrugose ; the 
area surrounding the eyes more or less 
flavous ; clypeus fulvous ; eyes broadly 
emarginate ; antennas rather short, ful- 
vous, third and fourth joints equal, 
following joints more elongate. Thorax 
more than twice as broad as long, strongly 
narrowed anteriorly, sides nearly straight 
with very narrow reflexed margins ; sur- 
face fulvous with some minute punctures, 
the margins flavous ; middle of disc with 
two large black spots, sometimes joined 
anteriorly, another smaller spot on each 
side. Scutellum black. Elytra deeply 
punctate-striate, the puncturation gra- 
dually diminishing towards apex, inter- 
stices strongly costate at sides, flat and 
impunctate on inner disc ; an elongate 
black spot on tlie shoulders, a subquadrate one immediately below 
base near scutellum and two others behind the middle, the latter 
sometimes forming a transverse band. Pygidium black, margined 
with flavous at apex ; legs fulvous ; breast and abdomen more or 
less black ; metasternum and prosternum sometimes flavous ; latter 
subquadrate, anterior margin moderately produced, rounded and 
hollow, posterior slightly emarginate. 
Length 6 mm. 
Hah. Hilgiris. 
Allied to C. bissecesignatns, Suffr. and more nearly to C. indicus, 
Suffr. on account of the raised lateral elytral interstices, but from 
both it is distinguished by the four-spotted thorax, the spots 
of which are placed transversely, by the position of the spots 
placed on the elytra and by the impubescent head. 
Fig. 93. 
Cryptocepkcilus nilgiriensis. 
429. Cryptoceplialus leopardus, Jac. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belq. xlvii, 1903, 
p. 91. 
Fulvous ; apical joints of antennae, base of head and abdomen, 
black ; thorax with two, each elytron with four black spots 
( 1 . 2 . 1 ). 
Head very finely and closely punctured and finely pubescent, 
the surroundings of the eyes, anterior edge of clypeus and labrum 
fulvous ; antennae long and slender, basal four joints and part of 
