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l^AMiLY. SERICID^, Hope. 



Genus. Calonota, Hope. /^ 

 Type of the Genus. Melolontha Festiva, Fah. 



Corpus hydrobiiforme. 



Clypeus rotundatus subemurginatus parum re- 

 iiexus. 



Ayitennce clava trilamellata. 



Cubitus S-dentatus dente interno fere obsoleto. 



Palpi 7naxillares ultimo articulo ovato-conico. 



Mesosternum inter pedes anticos porrectum siib- 

 cornutum. Quatuor pedes antici sequales femoribus 

 compressis, postici femoribus incrassatis. 



1 am unable at present to give the full details of 

 this genus, as the single specimen of the type in my 

 possession (originally in Mr. Lee's cabinet) is in too 

 mutilated a state to describe. It, however, affords 

 ample characters for generic distinction. I am in- 

 clined to think that the antenna? of the sexes differ, 

 and that the club in one sex has five lamellae, while 

 in the other only three. To this genus belong Mel. 

 laeta, Fab., and other species all from New Holland. 

 The name Calonota is derived from /caAos*, pulcher, 

 and voTO^, tergum. Some insects are remarkable 

 for their pearly and silky lustre ; others again for 



