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Meganthribus, Jord. (1913)- 



Labiophore without median tooth, and tarsal claws simple. 

 Both this and the preceding genus are purely Oriental. 



2. Meganthribus sulphureus, Waterh. (1876). 



Mecocerus sulphureus, Waterh.. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 24 (1876) 

 (Andamans; "Cambodia" alia spec). 

 A series from the Andamans. 



3. Meganthribus harmandi tessellatus, Jord. (1895). 



Eugigas tessellatus , Jord., Stett. Ent. Zeit. p. 369 no. 2 (1895) 

 (Assam; Calcutta; Darjiling). 

 Sikikim. 



Mecocerus, Schonh. (1833). 



Restricted to the tropics of Africa and Asia; not known from 

 the Malagassic and Papuan subregions, Sumbawa being the most 

 eastern point from which Mecocerus has been received and vSouth 

 India the most western. 



Some of the species are apparently very common. 



4. Mecocerus allectus elegans, Jord. (1906). 



Mecocerus allectus elegans, Jord., Nov. Zool. p. 408, no. i (1906) 

 (South India). 



Malabar. 



5. Mecocerus allectus maculatus, Jord. {1884). 



Mecocerus allectus ab. maculatus, Jord., I.e. p. 599 sub no. 11 

 (1894) (Burma). 



Tavoy ; Thingannyinaung to Sukli, Dawna Hills, 900 — 2000 

 ft., 23 — 27-xi-i9ii (F. H. Gravelv). 



6. Mecocerus g'azella guttatus, Jord. (1894). 



Mecocerus gazella ab. guttatus, Jord., I.e. p. 59S sub no. 9 (1894) 

 (Perak ; Sumatra; Bunguran). 



Johore, Mai. Pen.^ and Sinkip Is., off Sumatra {Moti Ram). 



7. Mecocerus asmenus, sp. nov. 



& $ . Niger, olivaceo-tomentosus , luteo-ochraceo et nigro signatus, 

 f rente carinata, spinis pectoris {&) jurcatis. 



One & from Cachar (/. Wood-Mason) ; a 2 from Sadi^-a, 

 North-East Assam (TF.Z)o/?£;/'/y) in the British Museum from the 

 Fry collection. 



The buff-ochraceous and black markings are prominent and 

 well defined. The rostrum bears a buff-ochraceous median stripe 



