42 CETONIIN-i:. 



inner edge of the hind tibia or forming a thick brush near its 

 extremity, the hind tarsi are frequently longer, and in some there 

 is a considerable difference in the length of the antennal club. 



This is one of the most characteristic and peculiar of Oriental 

 genera. It has been subdivided into numerous so-called genera 

 according to the phases of its very variable outline, but these pass 

 into one another by indefinable degrees. 



Macronota elonyata, G. & P., although attributed by the 

 authors to Calcutta, is probably not an Indian species. The 

 only examples of authentic origin known to nie are from the 

 Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 



Macronota stictica, Hope, said to inhabit ^Mysore, is a Philippine 

 species. I have found the type to be ide)itical with the later- 

 described M. (/uttidata. Wall. 



Ke>/ to the Species. 



1 (8) Prothorax dilated from apex to base. 



2 (7) Abdomen not carinate at the sides. 



•3 (6) Proiiotuni do.corated with 3 pale longi- 

 tudinal bands. 



4 (5) Long-itudinalbandsi)fpronotum narrow diardi, G. & P., p. 4.3. 



5 (4) Longitudinal bands of pronotinn broad penicillata, Hope, p. 44. 

 <3 (3) I'ronotum decorated with 1 pale longi- [p. 4o. 



tudinal baud dlhonotntn, Blanch., 



7 (2) Abdomen carinate at the t-ides I'vijia, Fab., p. 46. 



8 (1) Prothorax not dilated from apex to 



base. 



9 {'rl) Middle tibia bearing a strong spine near 



the middle of the outer edge. 



10 (13) Clypeiis not notclied in front. 



11 (12) ]?ody not thickly hairy Jt(dyi, Sharp, p. 47. 



12 (11) Body thickly hairy se.viuaculata, Kraatz, 



13(10) Clypeus notched in front. [p- 'i'"' 



14 (17) ]}ody densely clothed with long hairs. 



lo (10) Middle tibia armed with one lateral [p. 49. 



spine tcesticoodi, Thorns., 



10 (1.")) Middle tibia armed with two lateral 



spines Krsus, AVestw., p. 48. 



17 (14) I'ody not clothed with long hairs. 



18 (23) Upper surfoce metallic. 



10 (22) Pronotum coarsely, not densely, punc- 

 tured, [p. 50. 



20 (21) Body rather short Jlavomaculata, G. vt P., 



21 (20) Bt)dy rather long sericea, Gestro, p. 50. 



22 (19) Pronotum densely punctured 7ii;/ricullis, Jaus., p. 51. 



23 (18) Upper surface not metallic. 



24 (45) I'ronotum sharply angulated at tlie 



sides. [p. 51. 



25 (26) Hind tibia spatulate at the tip flavofasciata, Moser, 



26 (25) Hind tibia not spatulate at the tip. 



27 (32) Mesosternuni minutely toothed on its 



vertical face. 



28 (29) Sides of elytra strongly sinuated : [p. 52. 



elytra red iu front, black behind. , . . mahdiariensig, G. iV: P., 



