LEPKOTKS. 



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anterior and posterior femora very strongly dilated into a broad 

 tooth, intermediate femora less strongly thickened, their tibiae 

 emarginate at apex ; claws bifid. Prosternum constricted between 

 the coxae, strongly widened posteriorly. 



Most of the characters of Hypei-axis, but the thorax with serrate 

 margins and the prosternnm of different shape. 



748. Pseudoinetaxis serraticollis, Jac. Mem Soc. Ent. Self), vii, 

 1900, p. 102. 



Obscure piceous or fulvous, densely clothed with grey scales. 

 Head closely covered with grey scales ; clypeus concave on the 

 anterior margin ; labrum and palpi fulvous ; antennae fulvous, 

 extending to middle of elytra, third and 

 following two joints equal, terminal 

 joints shorter. Thorax about half as 

 broad again as long, sides rounded and 

 gradually widened near the base, margins 

 with a row of teeth. Elytra wider at 

 base than the thorax, subcylindrical, 

 very finely and closely punctured, clothed 

 with very short grey scales and rows of 

 erect black hairs, sutural portion near 

 base obscure fuscous ; sides of more 

 fulvous colour. Legs and body beneath 

 fulvous. 



Leiigth 4 mm. 

 Nab. Burma. 



This species must not be confounded 

 with Demotina serraticollis, Baly, which 

 is a smaller insect of different colour 

 and with differently shaped thorax ; the 

 anterior and posterior femora in the 

 present species are very strongly dilated and agree in this respect 

 with Hyperaxui, but it is not convenient to include in one genus 

 insects with no thoracic margins and others in which the latter 

 are present. The prosternum also in Hyperaxis is broadly sub- 

 quadrate, not widened at the base. 



Fig. 149. Pseudomctaxis 

 serraticollis. 



Genus LEPROTES. 



Leprote?, Baly, Journ. Ent. ii, 1863, p. 1-58 ; Lefev. Cat. Eumolp. 

 1885, p. 80. 



Type, L. gracilicornis, Baly, from Hongkong. 



Range. Tartary ; India; China; Japan. 



Body elongate, subcylindrical, clothed above and beneath with 

 adpressed scales. Head exserted ; antennae filiform, scarcely 

 thickened at apices, basal joint incrassate, second shorter than the 



