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CHRYSOMELIDiE. 
437. Cryptoceplialus laterimaculatus, Duviv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bely. 
xxxvi, 1892, p. 403. 
“ Beneath black ; prosternum, middle of meso-and metasternum, 
first abdominal segment and apex of ventral segment, fulvous ; legs 
dark brown. Above ferruginous ; thorax with two spots and the 
basal margin black. Elytra with basal margin and a subquadrate 
spot attached to lateral margins black. 
“ .Head finely pubescent, densely and rather deeply punctured ; 
sides of clypeus and the labrum testaceous ; palpi fulvous ; an- 
tennae slender, black, basal four joints fulvous, apical joint ex- 
tending to middle of elytra, basal joint large, third nearly as long 
as the first, following joints slightly longer, feebly dilated. 
Thorax narrowed anteriorly, moderately convex in front, very 
superficially punctured, punctures only visible under a very strong 
lens, sides with a deep groove prolonged to base, latter narrowly 
black, the spots placed transversely at an equal distance from 
anterior and posterior margins. Scutellum smooth, margined 
with black. Elytra slightly narrowed posteriorly, moderately 
convex, base scarcely raised round scutellum, very feebly depressed 
below the shoulders, punctate-striate, punctures obsolete near 
apex, interstices flat at disc, convex at sides, impressed with a 
single row of fine punctures ; the marginal spot placed at the 
middle extending inwards to last row of punctures, humeral 
callus darker brown ; epipleural lobe rather pronounced. Beneath 
densely punctured and pubescent. Prosternum strongly produced 
anteriorly and triangularly pointed. Pygidium black, densely 
pubescent." 
“ Length 4| mm. 
“ Hab. Bengal: Konbir.” ( Duvivier .) 
438. Cryptoceplialus stigmatipennis, sp. n. 
Pale flavous ; extreme basal margin of thorax and two spots on 
disc of latter black ; elytra with two black spots at base and one 
close to suture. 
Head with a short central groove at middle of vertex ; eyes 
closely approximate above, intraocular space with a few tine 
punctures ; clypeus deeply emarginate in front, the sides narrowly 
produced ; antennae flavous, short, extending to base of elytra, 
third and fourth joints equal, terminal joints slightly thickened. 
Thorax short and strongly transverse, entirely impunctate, the 
spots large and round, placed each side near middle. Scutellum 
triangular, apex pointed. Elytra narrowed posteriorly, strongly 
punctate-striate ; the basal spots elongate, one at shoulder, the 
other near scutellum, both extending to basal margin, the third 
near apex, between third and ninth row. Prosternum with 
anterior margin produced at the middle, posterior margin straight, 
not produced at the angles ; base of prosternum black. 
Length 34 mm. 
Hah. Burma (Coll. Brit. Mas.). 
