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MIMELE axp EUCHLORA. 
These genera appear peculiar to the East: in a monograph, read before the Entomological Society, 
there are thirteen Mimele described ; several from Nepal. Euchlora appears wherever Mimela ranges, 
and is more abundant in species. 
POPILLIA. 
This genus appears nearly equally abundant in Asia and Africa, and is common to the Old and 
New World. Fourteen species have been collected in Nepal. The following genera of Melolonthide, 
also, viz. Anomala, Hoplia, Apogonia, and Adoretus, occur in the same territories. 
TRICHIID. | 
Acanthurus, Trichius, and Dieronocephalus, inhabit the Himalayas. The first of these forms 
approaches our European type, the latter is the representative in India of what Goliathus is in Africa, 
and Incas in Southern America. Goliatide is a conspicuous family, and may justly be ranked among 
the most extraordinary forms of the Insect world. 
CETONIADZ. 
Although I described seventeen species from Nepal, Dr. Royle’s collection appears to contain at least 
six more, entirely new. Campsiura xanthorhina, Hope, is represented in Africa by Cetonia scutellata, 
Jab. C. cornuta, Jab. is found in Africa, as well as Asia. I am acquainted with more than 111 
species from India, and from this surprising number still likely to be greatly increased, it is evident that 
the metropolis of Cetoniade is situated in the tropical regions. , 
BUPRESTID&. 
Of this superb and extensive baunitly, comprising at present more than one thousand species, existing in 
the cabinets of Europe, the most magnificent inhabit India ; the splendid Sternocera and giant Catoxantha 
range the Equator and the Tropics. Ninety species belong to the continent of India, many to Nepal, 
the isles of Java and Sumatra: among them are forms of temperate as well as of northern climes, 
ELATERIDZ. 
This family presents us with types of form belonging both to the tropical and temperate regions: the 
former, however, are few in number, when compared with the latter. Several of the Nepalese Elateridz 
resemble our British species, some so closely as to induce one to imagine that difference of climate is the 
cause of variety of the species. Elater murinus, Jab. of England, is well represented in Nepal by 
Elater ccenosus, Hope; and various species, which in Europe frequent the oak, alder, and willow, have 
Nepalese species nearly resembling them, and we have stated that there is a correspondence of vegetation 
between stops and the Himalayas. 
LAMPYRID. ee 
‘Passing the Cebrionide, few examples of which oceur in India, we arrive at the Lecipyiace: and 
justly may the East boast of its numerous and fine species, unsurpassed probably by those of South 
America. The warm damp of the jungle is peculiarly adapted to the habits of this snes: Lycus and 
Omalysus, as well as Lampyris, abound in the Himalayan range. A 
MALACODERMATA. 
By some writers, the families composing this group are considered rare within the Tropics, and they 
certainly are more abundant in Nepal than Central India; and yet they are not of rare occurrence. 
Anisotelus, Hope, appears to be peculiar to the East. Several species of Malachius and Melyris. web an 
Asiatic and African clime. 
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