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of front coxae not closed in behind ; femora rather stout, 

 especially those of the front legs in the male ; first tarsal 

 joint visible from above, claws simple. 

 Type of the genus, L. kirbyi, Gray. 



This genus will include also the following species now 

 placed in Pelonium, and probably some others at present 

 unknown to me : — 



L. trifasciata, Cast. 



L. rujipcs, King. 



L. rujicollis, Gorham. 



(2) Pelonium. 



If, as Gorham suggested, P. pilosum, Forst., be taken as 

 the type, this genus can scarcely be separated from Chariessa, 

 Newm. If, on the other hand, P. lampyroides, Spin., the 

 first species mentioned and described by Spinola, be regarded 

 as the type, as I think it should be, then Pelonium remains 

 a distinct genus wh h characters as follows : — 



Eyes large, coarsely facetted, emarginate in front, not 

 widely separated above ; acetabula of front coxae open or 

 sometimes closed behind, tarsal claws simple. 



Here may be placed P. lampyroides, Spin., optabile, Gorh., 

 luridum, Gorh., lituratum, Kirby, placidum, Schklg., and 

 all other species now placed in the genus in which at the 

 same time the eyes are coarsely facetted and the tarsal claws 

 simple. These species are mostly those of larger size and 

 more elongated form. 



(3) Galeruclerus, gen. nov. 



This genus is proposed to include all those species of 

 Pelonium in which the eyes are coarsely facetted and the 

 tarsal claws distinctly appendiculate at the base. These 

 species are nearly all smaller than those of the genus 

 Pelonium proper, with the elytra shorter in proportion and 

 more widened and obtusely rounded behind. They have a 

 great resemblance to Galerucidse, and not a few of them are 

 exact mimics of species of Diabrotica. 



Pelonium sexnotatum, Klug, may be taken as the type of 

 the genus. In this species, as in the majority, the antennae 

 are 10-jointed, in others they are 11-jointed. 



The Group Coi'ynetini. — I have no changes to suggest in 

 the order of the genera of this group as they appear in 

 Herr Schenkling's work. Laricobius, as is now generally 



