KXI'LANATION l)F I'LATK I. 



Diagram iUuMratimj the ewlution and distrihiition of tin- MncnJininat. 

 The sonii'what iscilati'tl gi'inTii Macroliitiis ami J'liiiraritm have breii onutto<l. The 

 latter is probahl)' confiiRHl to the Iiuiiaii Peninsuhi,* ami the furmer to other jtartf* of the 

 Oriental Hepioii and f'elelws. 



The s|Hfies used in the preparation of the diagrnni are a« follows: — 



Aceraius doniiimnt sp., K. Himalayas to Borneo. 



„ other spp., E. liimulavas to linrticn 

 Kpinphenus dominant sp., Ceylon. 



,, <liiminant Kp., Indian I'eniiiMila. 



„ other Hpp., Ceylon. 



„ other spp., Indian Peninsula. 



Gonatas simplest .sp., New fJuiiiea, etc. 

 ,, onlv sp. shown, .Mohuias. 

 ,, dominant sp,, New Guinea, etc. 

 iMhietms other spp. (left). New Guinea, etc. 

 „ other spp. (right), New Guinea, etc. 

 „ .spp. with fused elytra, Molucca.s. 

 ,, .simplest sp., New Guinea, etc. 

 Ma.stfKhilns a.symmetrical sp., Australia. 

 ,, symmetrical spp., ,, 



„ only sp. shown, Moluccas, New Guinea, 



etc. 

 Ophnifinv ins only sp. sliowii. K. liimidayas to 



BorniMi. 

 I'elopidcs other spp., E. IIimalaya.s to Borneo. 

 „ simplest sp., E. Himalayas to Borneo. 



„ dominant .spp., E. Himalayas to Borneo. 



Plest/innis other sp., Celebes. 



„ clominant .sp., Celebes. 



Protomornrhis only «p. shown, New Guinea, etc. 

 Vsi ■ ' mis only sp. shown, New Guinea, etc. 



Tui Illy sp. shown. New (Guinea, etc. 



TUierioidts only sp. shown, I!. IIimalaya.s to 

 Boriu">. 



Accraiun ifnindl.t 



„ helferi 

 Episphenus ro»;i/)/oHi 

 Indirux 

 iiKHtrei 



iiehjherrieu«U 

 (i"ii'itiis nniiiniii.'i 

 nttriculatnr 

 rhelloitffi , . 

 i^i •,! nii.s CfuniH'rifiis 

 dohnti 



„ triijonophorHs 

 MiLttochitus austral icnsis 



., fiifnhdits 



jHlloslicltls 



Ojihrifgonius inaeqiialis 



Prlopidcs dorsal is . . 

 si/mmetricus 



„ tridrns . . 

 PlrMhrnus invUus . . 



,, ipiadricnrnis 



ProtninocneliiJi aiistralis 

 P.s. ■ ■ '■ rii.s 



To. 



Tibcriotdet, kuicerti 



' ino •bore, p^ U'l. 



