CRYPTOCE P1LALUS. 
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The closely approximate eyes at top of vertex, the pale flavous 
colour of upper and under sides, and the shape of the basal elytral 
spots and their position at the basal margin, also the position of 
the third spot near the apex, distinguish this species from others 
that have the same number of spots. 
439. Cryptocephalus bowringi, sp. n. 
Pale fulvous ; terminal joints of antennae and breast fuscous ; 
elytra flavous, extreme basal margin and three spots placed in a 
triangle on each elytron black. 
$ . Head sparingly but rather strongly punctured, feebly trans- 
versely depressed at middle ; clypeus scarcely separated from 
face; antennae only extending to base of elytra, basal five joints 
flavous, rest black, all very slender, third and following joints 
nearly equal. Thorax less subglobular than usual, strongly 
widened at middle, lateral margins quite straight, posterior angles 
pointed, only slightly produced ; disc entirely impunctate. Scu- 
tellum broadly trigonal, flavous, margined with black. Elytra 
broad, short and robust, strongly punctate-striate, interstices finely 
and sparingly punctured ; a black humeral spot, another close 
to margin near apex, a third between the others near suture 
between third and fifth row of punctures at middle or somewhat 
below it. 
Length 6 mm. 
Hcib. India ( Boivring ). {Coll. Brit. Musi) 
The position of the elytral spots differs from that of any other 
Indian species and the interstices are finely punctured ; the general 
shape is broad and robust. 
Male unknown. 
440. Cryptocephalus samiio, Redtenb. in Hiigels Kaschm. iv, 1848, 
p. 561 ; Stiff)'. Monogr., Linn. Ent. ix, 1854, p. 63 ; id. t. c. xiv, 
“ Elavous ; two spots or bands on 
thorax, five on elytra (2.2.1), and the 
underside black. 
“ Head finely and remotely punc- 
tured, black ; clypeus obsoletely sepa- 
rated from face, deflexed anteriorly ; 
the sides and a triangular patch at 
middle flavous ; antennae with the basal 
joints flavous, rest, in the only specimen 
available for examination, wanting. 
Thorax of usual shape, impunctate, 
anterior and posterior margin and two 
large semicircular spots nearly touching 
base black, these spots extend nearly 
to the anterior margin; scutellum black. 
1860, p. 31. 
Fig. 96. 
Cryp t ocephalus sav nio. 
