104 CETONIID. 
Genus MACRONOTA, Wiedemann. 
This genus is at once distinguished by the posteriorly lobed 
prothorax, which does not however conceal the scutellum, which is 
the case both in Lomaptera and Gymnetis. The suture of the 
elytra and the centre of the prothorax are also generally deeply 
impressed, and the clypeus is commonly deeply emarginate. There 
is considerable diversity in the different species still retained in the 
genus; thus the males in M. smaragdina have curved anterior 
tibia externally destitute of teeth, and in this species the meso- 
sternum is very much porrected and curved upwards at the tip. In 
M. 3-suleata, De. H., closelyallied to M. Diardi, the mesosternum is 
very thick and not much porrected. M. egregia has the meso- 
sternum still less porrected, and the fore tibize of the males straight 
and externally 3-dentate. M. calcarata, Klug, (G. Doryscelis, 
Dej.) has also the fore tibize in both sexes 3-dentate. 
Miucronota Mearesii, Parry, MSS. (Plate 28, fig. 3.)—Nigro-enea, nitida, elytris nigris, 
capite parum emarginato, vertice utrinque macula sericea, prothorace in medio valde 
sulcato, lateribus plagaque magna mediana punctata scutelloque sericeis ; elytris maculis 
10, (duabus in medio elyirorum versus suturam majoribus et striatis) sericeis, sericie 
albido-virescenti, corpore subtus maculis lateralibus albido-virescentibus, antennarum 
capitulo fusco, podice fulvo-hirto. 9 
Obs. Mesosternum parum porrectum latissimum (figs. 8 @, 34). Long. corp. lin. 93. 
Received by F. Parry, Esq. in a collectjon formed by —— Meares, Esq., near Darjeeling, 
an invalid station in the Himalayan mountains, near the Nepaul frontier, about 50 
miles from Dhawalagiri, the highest mountain in the world. Itis very closely allied 
to the Macronata dives, G. and P. Mon. Cet. p. 314, pl. 61, fig. 6, which is from 
the coast of Malabar and which seems to be identical with the Coilodera penicillata, 
Hope’s Synops. Nep. Col. (Zool. Misc. p. 25.) 
Macronota Rafflesiana, W. (Plate 28, fig. 4.)—Nigra opaca, capite parum emarginato, 
prothorace elytris multo angustiori subhexagono haud sulcato, linea tenui albida cum 
margine antico et lateribus parallela angulos posticos haud attingente ; elytris basi latis 
postice attennatis, ad suturam vix sulcatis; nigris basi maculaque media in singulo 
rufis, linea tenui albida ad marginem scutelli, duabus transversis mediis alterisque duabus 
subapicalibus punctisque nonnullis (magnitudine variis) lateralibus albidis; segmentis 
abdominis (supra visis) albido marginatis, corpore subtus albido nigroque vario. 2 
Long. corp. lin. 83. 5 lat. humer. lin. 43. Inhabits Sumatra; SirS. Raffles. In Mus. Soc. 
Zool. London. Nearly allied to M. Malabariensis, Gory and Perch, Mon. Cet. p. 320, 
pl. 63, fig. 3, which is described as a native of Ceylon. 
Macronota tristis, Horsfield, MSS. (Plate 28, fig. 5.)— Nigro-virescens nitidissima, clypeo 
parum emarginato, antice sulcato punctato, palpis longis, (5 a, maxilla) prothorace angusto, 
lateribus deflexis et punctatis, margine antico in medio valde elevato, dorso vix sulcato ; 
elytris ad basin prothorace fere duplo latioribus, sutura valde sulcata humeris elevatis, 
Jateribus rugose punctulatis, singulo in medio spatio circulari parum impresso oblique 
striolato, podice striolato, pedibus longioribus, coxis posticis valde promiuentibus ; corpore 
subtus concolore lateribus striato-punctulatis; mesosterno brevi rotundato ; (figs. 5 6, 
5 ¢;) unguibus onychiis distinctis (fig. 5, d). 
Long. corp. fere lin. 15. Q. Inhabits Java. In the collection of the East India House, 
formed by Dr. Horsfield, to whom I am indebted for an opportunity of describing this fine 
and singular species. 
Macronota vitligera, Hope (Proc. Ent. Soc. July 1841). (Plate 28, fig. 6.)—Nigra 
nitida, clypeo valde emarginato, linea aurantia media e margine antico per prothoracem 
et scutellum ducta, prothorace vix suleato, postice fere elytrorum latitudine, aurantio 
marginato ; elytris versus suturam profunde impressis nigris lineato-punctatis, singulo vitta 
aurantia parum curvata, e basi fere ad apicem extensa, corpore subtus nigro nitido 
lateribus aurantio maculatis, podice maculis duabus magnis aurantiis; pedibus brevi- 
bus, dentibus tibiarum anticarum brevibus, mesosterno longo porrecto apice acuto 
(figs. 6 d, 6 e,—6 a mandible, 6 6 maxilla, 6 ¢ mentum). 
Long. corp. lin. 134. 9. Inhabits the Mysore district of India. In the collection of the 
Rev. F. W. Hope. 
This species makes a very near approach to the genus Lomaptera in several respects, 
especially the deeply emarginate clypeus, porrected mesosternum, &c, 
