CRYPTOCEPHALUS. 
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widened, the last six black, basal joints flavous. Thorax strongly 
narrowed in front, posterior margin strongly oblique at sides, 
median lobe short and truncate, preceded by a curved transverse 
depression ; surface distinctly punctured, especially at the sides, 
two elongate brownish spots at middle and one shorter spot on 
the sides, all these obscure and large. Scutellum elongately tri- 
angular, with a few fine punctures, margins brown. Elytra 
strongly punctate-striate, distinct to apex, interstices broad and 
flat, finely transversely wrinkled and opaque, with a few solitary 
punctures anteriorly, an elongate spot on the shoulders and the 
basal margin black ; each elytron with five more obscure spots, 
first two before, second pair behind the middle, fifth (very obsolete) 
near apex. Pygidium whitish pubescent, obscure flavous ; breast 
at sides darker, finely punctured, closety so at sides ; legs short 
and robust ; femora thick, brownish at middle, as are also the 
tibiae. Prosternum nearly truncate posteriorly, with short posterior 
angles.” (Stiff rian.) 
Length 3 mm. 
Hab. “ East India.” 
In the diagnosis of this species Suffrian speaks of five elytral 
spots only, in the description he gives six, but says that the ante- 
rior outer spot nearly joins the humeral one. No particular 
locality is given. 
433. Cryptocephalus analis, Oliv. Ent. vi, 1808, p. 786, pi. 4, fig. 47 ; 
Suffr. Monogr Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, p. 67. 
Dark red ; thorax with two, elytra with three, black spots (2.1), 
those at base often joined ; middle of pygidium and of abdomen 
black. 
Fig. 95 . — Cryjp tocap halus analis , var. c. 
Head finely but distinctly punctured, depressed at bases of 
antennae ; these scarcely longer than half the body in both sexes, 
third and fourth joints equal, elongate, fifth and following 
joints widened, basal joints fulvous, rest black. Thorax almost 
impunctate, generally with two spots near middle. Scutellum 
