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Genus. Cephalotrichia, Kirby. 

 Type of the Genus. Melolontha Alopex, Fab, 



Caput clypeo reflexo emarginato. 



AntennoB 10-articulatse caule 4-articulato, clava 

 hexaphylla. 



Palpi maxillares articulo extimo lanceolato-ovato 

 supra excavato. 



Labrum sinu profundo excavatum. 



Occiput hirsutum. 



Caput, thorax et corpus infra pilis densissimis 

 hirta. 



Elytra glabra. 



Cubitus 3-dentatus. 



Unguiculi dentati. 



This singular insect inhabits the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; other species allied to it are spread over the 

 warmer parts of those regions. It might naturally 

 be supposed that insects in warm climates would 

 have less clothing than those of northern ones. It 

 will be found, however, on examination, that this is 

 very far from being a general rule, as many genera 

 sufficiently attest. Mel. Crinicollis, Hope, and 

 ^-fasciata, Hope, belong to this genus. 



