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ticularly to the genera composing the family, the range over which 

 it extends, and mention the countries and localities in which they 

 severally occur. 



" Of the above twenty-two species, five of them appear to be true 

 Euchlora, two others belong to Mimela, Kirby, another to Rkombonyx, 

 Kirby, and the remaining fourteen to Anomala of Megerle, as it now 

 stands. Before I conclude these remarks on the species of the genus 

 before us, it is necessary to state that I have elevated Euchlora to 

 the rank of a family, the following genera properly belonging to it. 



Euchlorid^e, Hope. 



Genera. 



1. Euchlora, 



2. Aprosterna, 



3. Mimela, 



4. Rhombonyx, 



5. Anomala, 



MacLeay 

 Hope . 



Kirby . 



Kirby . 



Meyerle 



Country. 



Asia 



Asia and Africa. 

 Asia .... 

 Siberia and China . 

 Old and New World 



Species known. 



. 30 



. . 5 



22 



2 



120 



179 



Genus 1. Euchlora. 



" The family of EucMoridcs, from the above table, consists of five 

 genera, and nearly two hundred species, which have fallen under my 

 notice. True Euchlora, I state, belongs exclusively to Asia and its isles. 

 It occurs as far south as Manilla, appears at Singapore, and runs from 

 thence through the continent of India up to the Himalaya ; the extreme 

 eastern point appears to be Japan, while its western range does not 

 reach Bombay, probably from the intervention of some physical barrier. 

 Captain Ezra Downes has taken it at Neemuch. The Entimology of 

 that district essentially agrees in character with that of Calcutta and 

 Madras, at the latter of which places Euchlora is taken. 



Genus 2. Aprosterna. 



" This genus is not peculiar to Asia, as some of the species are found 

 in New Guinea. 



Genus 3. Mimela. 



" This elegant genus, rivalling in colour and splendour the Bupres- 

 tidce, is confined to Asia ; it ranges wherever Euchlora is found. 



Genus 4. Rhombonyx. 



" This genus is probably peculiar to Asia. One species is found 

 in China, and the other, I have reason to think, is only found in Asiatic 

 Siberia. 



