396 CHBYSOMELIDJE. 



B. Body clothed with regular scales above. 

 . Prosternum not separated from epi- 

 sternum by a sutural groove. 

 a'. Anterior "and posterior femora thick- 

 ened, intermediate femora more 

 slender. 



a 2 . Sides of thorax serrate PSEUDOMETAXIS, p. 424. 



b 2 . Sides of thorax not serrate HYPERAXIS, p. 417 



b'. Anterior and posterior femora not 

 more thick than the intermediate 

 femora. 



a 2 . Tibiae simple LEPROTES, p. 425. 



b 2 . Tibiae of intermediate and posterior 



legs emarginate at apex DEMOTINA. p. 427. 



b. Prosternum separated from episternum 



by a deep groove AULACOLEPIS, p. 431. 



Genus AORIA. 



Aoria, JBaly, Jonrn. Ent. ii, 1863, p. 149; Chapuis, Gen. Coleopt. x 

 ' 1874, p. 270; Lefev. Cat. Eumolp. 1885, p. 71. 



Type, A. nigripes, Baly, from China. 



Range. India, ; China ; Malayan Subregion. 



Oblong, subcylindrical ; closely covered above and beneath with 

 adpressed silky hairs. Head perpendicular; antennae subfiliform, 

 moderately robust, first joint incrassate, second about half as long 

 as first, third longer than second, shorter than fourth ; eyes entire ; 

 terminal joints of palpi ovate, acuminate at apex. Thorax sub- 

 cylindrical, lateral border entirely obsolete. Elytra much broader 

 than thorax, surface closely punctured, sometimes impressed with 

 longitudinal striae. Legs moderately robust, femora unarmed, basal 

 joint of tarsi nearly equal in length to the following two united ; 

 claws bifid. Prosternum transverse, its anterior margin continuous 

 with that of the episternum ; mesosternum transverse, its apex 

 bifurcate. 



701. Aoria nigripes, Baly (Adoxusj, Joum. Ent. i, 1860, p. 28; Jac. 

 Notes Mus. Leyd. vi', 1884, p. 203. 



Fuscous or obscure fulvous ; antennae (basal four joints excepted) 

 and legs black. 



Yery convex, pubescence paler than the ground colour. Head 

 and thorax very closely, somewhat rugosely punctured ; antennae 

 two-thirds the length of body, third and following joints elon- 

 gate and slender. Thorax rounded and convex. Elytra broadly- 

 ovate, punctured like the thorax and with some obsolete longi- 

 tudinal grooves, entire upper surface covered with long and 

 soft grey pubescence that partly obscures the sculpture. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hob. India : Malabar ; Assam ; Burma ; China ; Sumatra. 



