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CEKAMBTCIDJE. 



the sides, the latter sparsely granulate. Elytra glossy, finely 



and rather closely punctured ; 

 innermost costa of each extend- 

 ing from the base for about 

 four-fifths of its length and then 

 turned outwards to join the 

 second costa, this being con- 

 tinued a little further back and 

 united behind with the third 

 costa ; third and fourth costae 

 united in front, ending some 

 distance behind the shoulder. 

 Legs smooth and glossy, with 

 the tibiae sparsely punctured ; 

 the front femora only, slightly 

 asperate near their lower 

 anterior edge. (Female un- 

 known.) 



Length 43-68; breadth 13- 

 16 mm. 



Hob. Darjeeling (Dr. Pearson); 

 Fig. 16. Manipur (Doherty). 



Dinoprioims cephalotes, Bates, $ . 



Genus JEGOSOMA. 



yEgosoma, Serville, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. \, p. 162 (1832) ; Lacord. 

 Gen. Coleopt. viii, p. 154 (1869). 



Type, JE. scabricorne, Scopoli. European. 



Range. Oriental Region and Mediterranean Subregion. 



Head elongated behind the eyes, more or less obliquely inclined 

 in front : eyes narrowly emarginate in front ; mandibles short, 

 oblique, toothless or armed with one small tooth on the sharp 

 inner edge. Antennae longer as a rule than the body in the male, 

 but reach beyond the middle of the elytra in the female ; first 

 joint short and stout, third much longer than the first and at 

 least as long as the fourth and fifth united. Prothorax either 

 unarmed, or with from one to three short spines or teeth on each 

 side ; its lateral edges bowed down in the middle, more or less 

 closely approximated to the outer angles of the coxal cavities, 

 sharp and distinct near the base, less distinct and sometimes 

 altogether obsolete in front. Elytra broader than the base of the 

 prothorax, nearly parallel-sided for the greater part of their length, 

 slightly narrowed posteriorly, rounded at the apex, either unarmed 

 or furnished with a short spine or tooth at the suture. Legs 

 moderately long, the hind pair longest ; femora laterally com- 

 pressed, with their dorsal and ventral borders nearly parallel ; 

 tarsi rather narrow, with the claw-joint at least as long as the 

 first two joints united. 



