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A. Mentum not toothed. 



1. Claws denticulated. 



Eurtcoieus. Mandibles short and strongly curved ; paraglossae scarcely 



longer than the ligula ; body very broad and depressed ; 



elytra minutely punctured, not distinctly striated ; colours 



yellowish with distinct black spots ; thorax obliquely 



truncated on each side of the base. 



Tropical America. 



Coptodera. Paraglossae more or less surpassing the ligula ; body 

 oblong, distinctly striated; base of thorax straight, or 

 nearly so. 



Tropical and sub-tropical America, Africa, Asia. 



Steno&lossa. Paraglossae greatly elongated and converging at the tips ; 

 thorax distinctly lobed in the middle of the base. 



Tropical America. 



BelotoLatha. 1 Doubtful if distinct from Goptodera. 



Madagascar. 



Mochtherus. Paraglossae of the same length as ligula ; surface 

 alutaceous, not metallic ; thorax heart-shaped with pro- 

 jecting hind angles. Tropical Asia. 



2. Claws simple. 



Pericalus. Eyes very large. Tropical Asia. 



B. Mentum toothed. 



1. Claws denticulated. 

 Phiaeotherates. Pacies of Anchomenus ; black, glabrous. 



Tropical America. 

 Philophlceus. Claws with two or three very small, indistinct teeth ; 

 body flat, clothed above with short pubescence. 



Australia. 



2. Claws simple. 



Lobodonttts. Tooth of mentum very large ; colours blackish with red 

 spots. Africa. 



Thtreopterus. Tooth of mentum moderate ; body broad and greatly 

 depressed ; colours not metallic. 



Tropical Asia, Madagascar, Africa. 



Aesotoe. Tooth of mentum very short and broad ; labrum much 

 broader than long; surface coarsely punctured, not 

 metallic. Africa. 



