G4 Mr. C. J. Gahan— Note* on Cleric!*. 



exception of the American Aulicus, the African Dieropsis, 

 and the Mediterranean Trichodes, peculiar to Australia and 

 New Zealand, one genus only (Balcus) occurring in the 

 latter country. C/eropiestus, Fairm., another genus from 

 Madagascar, which Schenkling places in the group Hydno- 

 ceri, would, I think, go better in the present group near one 

 of the three genera just mentioned. In the form of the 

 prosternum, as well as in its wing-venation, it agrees closely 

 with Eburiphora, whereas, except for its somewhat prominent 

 eyes, it has little resemblance in form or structure to any of 

 the Hydnocerini. 



Calendyma, Lac, and Epiclines, Chev., the two remaining 

 genera of those included by Lacordaire in the group Clerini, 

 differ in some important respects from the other members of 

 the group. The first joint of the tarsi is in both quite 

 distinct, especially in the hind tarsi, where it is almost or 

 quite as long as the second joint, and equally visible from 

 above. If this character were alone to be considered, they 

 ought to be included in the group Tillini ; but Lacordaire 

 probably preferred to risk destroying the accuracy and value 

 of his synoptic tables rather than to violate natural affinities. 

 For these two genera do seem on the whole much more 

 nearly allied to certain genera of the present group than to 

 any genus of Tillini; but they should, in my opinion, be 

 placed as a distinct subgroup characterized as follows : — 

 Five distinct joints to the tarsi, the first joint in the hind 

 tarsi nearly or quite as long as the second ; head rather 

 narrow, prolonged anteriorly; eyes finely facetted, emarginate 

 in front ; front coxae transverse with distinct trochantins, 

 their acetabula widely open behind, the prosternum very 

 narrow between the coxae and not prolonged behind ; last 

 joint of labial palpi tr '.angular, of maxillary subcylindrical, 

 maxillary lobe long ; tarsal claws simple or with only a 

 feeble obtuse swelling at base. From this subgroup the 

 numerous species constituting the genus Eurycranus, Blanch., 

 must, however, be excluded. For some stras ge reason, 

 Lacordaire and since both Gorham and Schenkling have 

 regarded this genus as a synonym of Epiclines, Chev. ; but 

 it is altogether distinct, the only point in common being 

 that the species are mostly Chilian. In Eurycranus the 

 head is short, widened above, with the eyes prominent and 

 almost entire, not at all like the head of Epiclines; the first 

 tarsal joint is quite small and hidden below the second joint; 

 and the rest of the characters are such that, except for a 

 slight difference in the structure of the antennal club, there 

 is no reason why this genus should not go \n the group 

 Hydnocerini, and there I propose to place it. 



