﻿20 Major Parry's Catalogue 



Gen. Neolucanus, Thomson, Ann. See. Ent. Fr. 1862, p. 415. 



Odontolabis, Hope, Cat. 



Anodontolahis, Parry, MS. (vid. Tr. Ent. Soc. ser. 3, vol. i. 

 p. 4t7). 

 The species, now amounting to eight in number, which compose 

 this genus, belong to the second section of the genus Odonto- 

 labis of Hope. One of its chief characters is the absence of the 

 spine behind the eyes ; it also differs essentially in the size of the 

 mandibles, which never attain to any considerable development, 

 and seldom exceed the length of the head. The species are from 

 East India, China, and the islands of the Indian Ocean. 



Neolucanus Saundersii $ , Parry. (PI. IX. fig. 3.) 

 N. fusco-brunneus, nitidus ; mandibulis capite paulo longioribus, 

 curvatis, intus excavatis, versus apicem irregulariter serrate 

 dentatis, dentibusque duobus robustis, suberectis ; capite 

 antice emarginato, angulis ante oculos acutis ; prothorace 

 lateribus antice rotundatis, angulis posticis emarginatis ; 

 elytris glabris, extus marginatis; tibiis anticis irregulariter 

 spinis 4 vel 5 instructis, quatuor posticis inermibus. 

 Long. Corp. unc. 2 ; mandib. lin. C. 

 Hab. Ind. Or. Coll. Parry (spec, imicum). 

 The totally different form of the mandibles, and especially the 

 two very singular sub-erect teeth with which each of them is 

 armed, sufficiently distinguish this insect from O. Baladeva, Hope, 

 to which in its general form it has a remarkable similarity. 



Neolucanus cingulatus ?, Parry. (PI. IV. -fig. 3.) 

 N. nigro-castaneus, nitidus, subparallelus ; elytris singulis vitta 



obliqua flava ab humero ad apicem notatis. 

 Long. corp. unc. 1, lin. 3. 



Hab. Malacca. Coll. Castelnau (spec, unicum). 

 I am indebted for my acquaintance with this species, and also for 

 the drawing from the pencil of M. Migneaux, to Count Mniszech. 

 It is allied to 0. castanoplerus, Hope, from northern India, 



Neolucanus Ciiampioni $, Parry. 



L. niger, sub-opacus ; prothoracis elytrorumque lateribus pau- 

 lulum ex])lanatis ; mandibulis brevibus, apicibus subfurcatis, 

 lateribus intus excavatis, sex-denticulatis ; capite prothorace- 

 que granulosis. 



Long. Corp. (mandib. inch) lin. 14. 



Hab. China. 



This species is similar both in form and character to N. Sinicus, 



