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Genus. Cephalotrichia, Kirby. 

 Type of the Genus. Melolontha Alopex, Fab. 



Caput clypeo reflexo emarginato. 



Antennce 10-articulatse caule 4-articulato, clava 

 hexaphylla. 



Palpi maxillares articulo extimo lanceolato-ovato 

 supra excavate 



Labrum sinu profundo excavatum. 



Occiput hirsutum. 



Caput, thorax et corpus infra pilis densissimis 

 hirta. 



Elytra glabra. 



Cubitus 3-dentatus. 



Unguiculi dentati. 



This singular insect inhabits the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; other species allied to it are spread over the 

 warmer parts of those regions. It might naturally 

 *?e supposed that insects in warm climates would 

 have less clothing than those of northern ones. It 

 will be found, however, on examination, that this is 

 very far from being a general rule, as many genera 

 sufficiently attest. Mel. Crinicollis, Hope, and 

 2-fasciata, Hope, belong to this genus. 



