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as A. smaragdina, Dej., undoubtedly is also a Malaxia in 

 which the tibiae are all unarmed. I have seen specimens, 

 named by Cheviolat A. smaragdina, which certainly re- 

 present the last-named genus. This is also the case with 

 A. marina, Gerst., and A. nohilitata, Gerst., of which a 

 fiofuro is oiven and which belonof to Malaxia. I am 

 indebted to Mr. Gahan for his assistance in clearing up 

 the above synonyms. 



Pscndapophylia, gen. n. 



Elongate, antennie filiform, tliorax transverse and short, with an 

 obsolete transverse depression, scutelhun broad ; elytra elongate and 

 parallel, fine.y rugose, their epipleuraj broad anteriorly, indistinct 

 below tlie middle; legs robust, the anterior and intermediata tibiie 

 with a small spine, the posterior ones unarmed, their metatarsus as 

 long as the following joints together, claws appendiculate, prosternum 

 invisible between the coxce, the anterior cavities open. 



Type. P. smaragdipcnnis, Jac. (sub Apophylia). 



I am obliged to place this species in a special geniis, as 

 it has nothing to do witli A^wphylia (now Palxopliylia), 

 under which name I described it (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888) ; 

 the thorax differs quite in shape, being transverse and 

 short as well as obsoletely sulcate. It was perhaps this 

 species which Chapuis referred to A'po'phylia. 



Palxo'phylia, gen. n. 



Antennte filiform, the second to the fourth joint gradually 

 lengthened, eyes entire, thorax transverse, the sides, the posterior 

 angles and margin I'ounded, the surface rather convex, without de- 

 2)ression, elytra generally metallic, finely rugosely punctured, their 

 epipleurce very broad, gradually narrowed towards the apex, the 

 anterior and the intermediate tibiae mucronate, the posterior ones 

 unarmed, the metatarsus of the posterior legs as long as the follow- 

 ing two joints together, claws appendiculate; prosternum invisible, 

 anterior coxal cavities open. 



Type. P. tricolor, Fab. 



In this genus will have to be placed, besides the type 

 (the oldest described species) the Ap)op]iylia tricolor of 

 Gemminger's Catal., the following species, all described 

 under AjWj^^iy I ia — P. horrci, Alld. ; P. maculicoll is, Alld. ; P. 

 hipunctcda, Alkl. ; P. viridiniteus, Alld. ; P. nigritarsis, Jac. 



