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VII. On new and little-known Lagriidae and Pedilidae. 

 By George Charles Champion, F.Z.S. 



[Read June 7th, 19 IG.] 



Plates LXIII, LXIV. 



The present paper, based upon material in the British 



Museum, contains descriptions of various new genera allied 

 to Ictistygna, Diacalla, and Egestria, Pascoe. Five species 

 are added to the first-named genus and three to Eurygenius, 

 Laferte, and the very numerous unidentified Macratriae in 

 the same collection are named or described. Specimens 

 captured by Mr. H. L. or H. E. Andrewes in India, by 

 Commander Walker in China and Australia, and by Mr. 

 G. E. Bryant in Australia, Borneo, Brazil, etc., have also 

 been examined, as well as a few interesting forms belong- 

 ing to the Oxford University Museum and some others 

 recently sent me by Mr. H. J. Carter of Sydney. Ictistygna 

 and the genera with closed anterior acetabula, i.e. with 

 the cavities closed by the inward extension of the pro- 

 thoracic epimera, are retained for the present under 

 Lagriidae, though in other respects they are extremely 

 like Eurygenius, Stereopalpus, and other Pedilids, all of 

 which have definitely open coxal cavities. Egeslrin forms 

 a sort of connecting-link between the Lagriidae and 

 Pedilidae, as it has the inferior basal margin of the pro- 

 thorax extending inward behind the anterior coxae ; bul 

 the prothoracic epimera do not meet, and therefore the 

 cavities, it seems to me, must be regarded as open. This 

 character, however, cannot be seen till the prothorax is 

 completely detached. 



NEW GENERA AND SPECIES DESCRIBED. 



Lagriidae. pedilidae. 



Egestriomima (n. gen.), for Egestria nVn- Egestrin 



„ futcip alia. 



Ictistygna macleayi, Queensland. 



„ fasciata, Au- i 



„ biformts, N.S. Wales. 



,, laticollis, Australia. 



„ tenuis, W. Australia. 

 Ictistygnina (n. gen.) fdicornis, Brazil. 

 Diacallina (n. gen.) mult if oris, W.Africa. 



Macratriomima (n, gen.) lobigera, New 



Guii 

 Eurygenius villosus, ColoniM i. 



i) '"■' 



■ Sills. 

 Macratria walla 



„ tilolo. 



„ 'ineo. 



albofasciut'i, 



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