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coi)stitut<;Ml for three species, all of tliein peculiar to India, 

 which exhibit a remarkable combination ot" the characteristic 

 features of the Anomalini and Adoretini. Like lihinyptia in 

 the former group and O.vi/adoretus in the latter, they have the 

 head narrowed iu front into a kind of snout, and for that reason 

 have been hitherto confused with Jihinj/ptia. 



The Parastasiixi are sharply separated structurally from the 

 three preceding groups, the forms nearest allied to them being 

 inhabitants of Tropical America (Rutela, C'nemida, Pelidnota, etc.)- 

 Ib is strange that the predominant genus Farastasia is confined 

 to the Oriental Region, with the exception of a single species, 

 P. brevipes, Lee, wiiich inhabits North America. That the 

 Paeastasiini form the point of closest contact of the RutelijSTvE 

 with the Dynastin^, the great enlargement of the mandibles of 

 some of the males {Didrepanepliorus, Fruhstorferia, etc.) and the 

 strange thoracic process of Feperonota are an interesting 

 indication. 



Pinally, the Pelto^s^otim consist of only about half a dozen 

 Indian and Malayan species composing the aberrant genus Felto- 

 notus, formerly grouped with the Dynastin^, but having a 

 mouth-structure v\hicli is entirely peculiar to itself. Of the habits 

 of these we are profoundly ignorant. 



Keij to (lie Divii:lons of tJi.e Sahfamihi Eutelinre. 



Labrum horizontal (not produced down- 

 wards). 



Labriun visible from above Peltonotini, p. 27. 



Lidjrnm not visible from above.* 



Mandibles produced beyond the 



clypeus Parastasiini, p. ;'jO. 



Mandibles entirely covered by the 

 clypeus. 

 Antennfe 9-jointed ; elytra with 



membranous margins Ancmalini, p. o2. 



Autennjie lO-jointed ; elytra with- 

 out membranous margins .... Adorrhinyptiini, p. 273. 

 Labrum produced downwards Adoretini, p. 276. 



* Except in certain males with liypertropliied mandibles {^Didrepancphorus 

 and Fruhsiorferia). 



