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A. Mentum not toothed. 
1. Claws denticulated. 
rcoiEUs. 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. 
roDEEA. ParaglossjB more or less surpassing the ligula; body 
oblong, distinctly striated ; base of thorax straight, or 
nearly so. 
Tropical and sub-tropical America, Africa, Asia. 
NOGLOSSA. Paragloss® greatly elongated and converging at the tips ; 
thorax distinctly lobed in the middle of the base. 
Tropical America. 
3TEIS. ] Doubtful if distinct from . 
.OKOGNATHA. j Madagascar. 
lOHTHEBUS. Paragloss^ of the same length as ligula; surface 
alutacei.us, not metallic ; thorax heart-shaped with pro- 
jecting hind angles. Tropical Asia. 
2. Claws simple. 
EiCALUS. Eyes very large. Tropical Asia. 
B. Mentum toothed. 
1. Claws denticulated. 
Ilcegtherates. Facies of Anchomenus ; black, glabrous. 
Tropical America. 
[pLOPHLffius. Claws with two or three very small, indistinct teeth ; 
bodv fiat clothed above with short pubescence. 
^ ' Australia. 
2. Claws simple. 
[dbodontus. Tooth of mentum very large ; colours blackish with red 
1 spots. ^f^i^^- 
kTBEOPTEETJS. Tooth of meutum moderate ; body broad and greatly 
depressed ; colours not metallic. 
Tropical Asia, Madagascar, Africa. 
BSiNOE. Tooth of mentum very short and broad; labrum much 
broader than long; surface coarsely punctured, not 
metallic. Africa. 
