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cc. Lateral horns turned obliquely 

 outward and upward ; dorsal 



horn long, acute and slender.,... A. gracilispinus, StaL 

 7 (-i). Lateralhornsofprothorax strongly turned 

 upward, compressed toward the base, 

 seen from front broadened and trun- 

 cated toward apex Genus Daunus, Stal. 



a. Lateral horns almost erect, parallel; 



tegmina not narrow. 



h. Brown, golden pubescent; posterior 



process straight, slender, a little 



longer than abdomen ; tegmina 



brown, apex clearer D. tasmanioi, Fairni. 



hh. Piceous pale, yellow pubescent ; 

 posterior process lightly undulating 

 along superior surface, tapering to 

 apex, which far surpasses apex of 



abdomen; tegmina piceous D. contractus, Walk. 



aa. Lateral horns][not erect and parallel; 

 tegmina narrow. 



c. Piceous, white pubescent ; lateral 

 horns almost erect, the tips 

 slightly hooked ; tegmina lurid, 

 piceous D. falcatus, Walk. 



cc. Piceous, tawny pubescent; lateral 

 horns a little diverging, inclined 

 a little forward: tegmina piceous, 

 a ferruginous stripe extends from 

 base along disc to apex, two 

 short, brown stripes along pos- 

 terior border D. vitta, Walk. 



(1). Front below juga suddenly inflexed; pro- 

 thorax either armed or unarmed above 



lateral angles; tibiae dilated Genus Sextius, StaL 



a. Prothorax armed with a horn above 

 each lateral angle ; testaceous or 



pale greenish S. virescens, Fairm. 



act. Prothorax unarmed above lateral 

 angles or obtusely tuberculate; yel- 

 lowish-gray, a black spot on interior 

 vein of clavus S. hipunctatus, Fabr. 



