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du g. Alurnus de Fabricius, et adopte par M. Dejean (Cat. S' edit.), 

 qui y rapporte deux esp. de Java, savoir : VA.lucidiventris Buquet, 

 et VA. ferruginea, qui est V Alurnus ferrugineibs de Fabr. — Les 

 caract. de ce g., d'apr^s M. Ohevrolat, sont : Tete avancee, 

 aiTondie, entaillee circulaivement sur la face. Palpes assez 

 developpes : le dernier article des maxillaires long, un peu 

 renfle au milieu. Antennes presque reunies par la base sur 

 le front, epaisses, cylindroides, de 1 1 articles : les cinq V" lisses ; 

 les 3' et 4" du double plus longs que le 2" ; les suivants presque 

 egaux, un peu plus allonges ; le dernier termine en pointe 

 mousse. Corselet plus long que large, inegal, coup6 obiique- 

 ment en avant, droit a la base, conne et abaisse sur les cotes. 

 Elytres moderement convexes, a stries ponctuees, arrondies a 

 Textremite et non armees. Pattes simples, trapues ; les 2'' et y 

 articles des tarses profondement bilobes.'' 



I have quoted this in full from the copy of the first volume of 

 the 'Dictiounaire'" belonging to the Zoological Society of London, 

 which bears the date 1847 on the title-page (the first volume was, 

 however, first published in 1841 — see Sherborn k Palmer, "Dates 

 of Charles d'Orbigny's Dictionnaire Universal d'Histore Naturelle, 

 1839-1849," Ann. Mag. N. H. (7) iii. 1899, pp. 350-2), because 

 there was a re-composition of the matter of the first volume at a 

 later date. 



From the above, it will be seen that Alurmis ferrugineus F. 

 and A. hhcidiventris Guerin were separated from the genus 

 Alurnits and formed into a new genus which Chevrolat called 

 Anisodera. As one of those species must be taken as the type 

 of the genus Anisodera, I select Fabricius's species ferrugineus as 

 being earlier than Guerin's. But both ferrugineus and lucidi- 

 ventris are now included in a subgenus Lissochila, while Anisodera 

 excavata Baly is made the type of Anisodera proper. There exist 

 ^ood structural differences between the subgenera which are 

 fairly constant, and I consider them to be of generic importance. 

 Owing to this fact and in view of the present note on the priority 

 of Chevrolat's d-escription of Anisodera, I propose to erect a 

 new genus and sink Lissochila as a synonym of Anisodera as 

 follows : — 



i, Labrum short, the transverse edge emarginate and covered 

 with long and stiff hairs. The labrum lies in a lower 

 plane than the clypeus. Upper side of the body shining. 

 Elyti-a without pronounced ribs Anisoderojisis, gen. n. 



(Type A. excavata Baly.) 



ii. Labrum large, the ti-ansverse edge straight, sparsely covered 

 with hairs. Labrum lies in the same plane as the clypeus, 

 which is small and almost plain. Upper side of the body, 

 as a rule, opaque. Elytra with pronounced ribs. 



A)iisodflra. Ohevrolat. 

 (Type A. ferrugluea Fab.) 



