of the Coleopterous Group MacrodactyUdes . 4-43 



the pygiclium proportionally reduced, so that the ventral 

 orifice becomes actually dorsal in position. 



Although so generally confused with the Hoplides these 

 insects are quite distinct. They are clo-^ely related to the 

 South American genus Ceraspis, which also exhibits most of 

 their characteristic features. They are distinguished from 

 the Hoplides by the possession of six exposed ventral seg- 

 ments, symmetrical claws, and the normal complement of 

 tibial spurs — that is, one upon each front tibia and two upon 

 each of tlie others. 



The Oriental species of the group known to me are : — 



DiCHELOMORPHA, BurUl. 



Syn. Dejecmia, Blanch., Siiwclielus, Fairm. 



alsiosia, Blanch. {Dejeania). 



araiica, sp. n. 



asuamensis, sp. n. 



bonieensis, Brenske {Dejeanin). 



bre/ifkei, Nonfr. {Dejeania). 



ci/ictipennis, Fainn. (S'inochelus). 



crassa, Sharp {DicheiliojjUa). 



dclaunci/i, Fleiit. {Dejeania). 



felina, .sp. n. 



fiiscopicta, Fairm. {Dichelhoplia). 



liiiibafa, Fairru. (Sinocheltis). 



lineata, Arrow (Dejeania). 



inari/inata, Noiit'r. {Mojjlia), 



multico/ur, sp. n. 



niyra, Brenske {Dejeania). 



nitidieoUis, sp. n. 



ochracea, Burm. {Dicheloinorpha) . 



chinensis, Boli. {Dichelus). 

 pallida, sjj, n. 

 pidchella, sp. n. 

 riijipennis, sp. n. 

 unifornns, sp. ii. 



India. 



Borneo. 



Abf^ani. 



Borneo. 



Siani. 



Tonkin. 



Sumatra. 



Annam. 



Aunam. 



Tonkin. 



E. China. 



Burma. 



Burma. 



indo-China. 



Borneo. 



■ Judo-China. 



S. China. 



Malay Peninsula. 



Tonkin. 



Tenasserim. 



Indo-China. 



ulcedo, sp. n. 

 davidis, Fairm. 

 jucundu.s, .sp. n. 

 reitteri, Seni. 

 tonkinensis, sj). i). 



J>ii'H\ciiuus, Fairm. 



Sikl(im. 



E. China. 



Tibet. 



China. 



Tonkin. 



dispar, .^^p. n. 



Xknockuasims, "en. nov. 



Sikkim. 



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