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part of the head behind the suture is less in area than the clypeus, 

 it is rather coarsely punctured and bears fine white scales or setae. 

 Thorax rather long , the sides curved and narrower in front than 

 behind, the front angles quite obtuse , the hind ones about rect- 

 angular, but not in the least ronnded; the surface is evenly convex, 

 densely and moderately coarsely punctured, it is sprinkled with white 

 scales or setae , which become more distinct at the sides. Scutellum 

 densely and finely punctured. Elytra densely but not coarsely ru- 

 gosely punctured and bearing extremely fine and short inconspicuous 

 white setae. Pygidium closely clothed with white setae. Undersur- 

 face clothed with a pale dense pubescence, except the hind body 

 which bears white setae. 



A specimen of this species was labelled in Lafertes collection „Cypho- 

 notus zemindar Eeiche. India bor." and I have also two other indi- 

 viduals agreeing with it from India; they are probably all males. 



Obs. The genus Cyphonotus has been much discussed and is 

 still apparently very little known, and is generally merged in Anoxia, 

 It seems however to be a very distinct genus, not only on account 

 of the structure of the legs of the male but also by reason of the 

 more atrophied trophi; the labial palpi in G. zemindar are excessively 

 abbreviated , the ligula is extremely small and I suppose that the 

 mandibles and maxillae are also much reduced in size. 



Melolontha (Oplosternus) flabellata (n. sp.): Nigricans, supra 

 rufescens , pallide fusco-tomentosa , abdominis lateribus pallido-maculatis: 

 antennis maris flabelb elongato {1 % mill. long.). — Long. 31 mill. 



India. 



About as long as Oplosternus chinensis, but not so broad: like 

 Melolontha nepalensis Hope much clothed with tomentum, which however 

 is darker in colour than in that species. Compared with the male 

 of the former species it differs by the elongate flabellum , by the 

 narrower form, by the denser tomentum and by the absence of any 

 impression on the ventral plate of the apical segment of the hind- 

 body. Compared with the male of M. nepalensis it differs by its 

 larger size, by the more elongate flabellum, the darker tomentum, and 

 pubescence of lower surface , also by the more elongate apex of the 

 pygidium. 



