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10. L. punctiger. 



Long. lin. 9\ ; lat. lin. 4. 



Ater, corpore punctata nitido, thoracis marginibus externis serratis, 

 elytris sutura parum elevata glabra, insignitis, tibiis 4 posticis uniden- 

 tatis. 



CHEIROTONUS. 



Corpus oblongo-ovatum, crassum. Antennce 10-articulatae. Thorax ely- 

 tris antice angustior, lateribus subrotundis, valde serrulatis. Elytra 

 thorace latiora. Pedes robusti, armati, antice longiores ; tibiis externe 

 irregulariter dentatis : tarsis elongatis, articulis apice spina brevi ar- 

 matis, unguibus bidentatis. Tibia? 4 postica? seriebus spinarum irre- 

 gularibus arrnatse. 



1. C. MacLeayii. 



Long. lin. 23 ; lat. lin. 13. _ 



iEneo-viridis ; thorace lateribus externe serrulatis et varioloso-punctatis, 

 sulco longitudinali in medio dorso fortiter impresso, elytris nigro-eeneis 

 maculisque croceis insignitis. 



This splendid insect, which forms the type of the above new ge- 

 nus, has been named in compliment to that learned and philoso- 

 phic entomologist, Mr. W. S. MacLeay. It forms, along with Eu- 

 cheirus of Kirby, and Propomacrus of Newman, a small natural fa- 

 mily, which has been termed by the author Eucheirida?, and regarded 

 by him as related to the Dynastidce, and constituting a link of con- 

 nexion with the Goliathidce. 



LAMIA. 



1. L. Swainsoni. 



Long. unc. 1, lin. 4; lat. lin. 6. 



Brunnea; thorace utrinque spinoso, dorso convexo in medio bulboso, 

 elytris concoloribus albo-variegatis et ad basin nigro-tuberculatis. 



This species, which has been named after Mr. Swainson, appears 

 to constitute a subgenus related to Euoplia, described in the first 

 part of the account of Assam Insects at p. 42. 



MONACHAMUS. 



1 . M. beryllinus. 



Long. lin. 8 ; lat. lin. 3. 



Cceruleo-beryllinus ; antennis griseis, thorace utrinque spinoso elytrisque 

 nigro-maculatis. 



STIBARA. 



Corpus saperdaeforme, crassum, robustum. Caput latum, antice ferfc 

 quadratum, postice convexum. Antenna corpore breviores, 11-articu- 

 latse. Thorax robustus, nodosus, inermis. Elytra lata, thorace vix 

 triplo longiora, apieibus abvupte truncatis, lateribus elevatis. Pedes 

 femoribus incrassatis, tibiis robustis. 



1. S. tetraspilota. 



Long. lin. 10; lat. lin. 3^. 



Aurantio-rubra ; antennis oculisque nigris, thorace nodoso, elytris conco- 

 loribus, macula magna ovali nigra ad humeros posita, apieibus nigris. 



2. S. trilineata. 



Long. lin. 9 ; lat. lin. 3. 



Pallide castanea; antennis albo-cinctis, thorace nodoso utrinque denticu- 



