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1. Anteniifo short, nearly moniliform, 
3. Mecodema (Blanch.). 
2, Antennas long, filiform , , . , 10, Adotela (Cast.). 
II. Anterior tibiae not produced. 
A. Point of prosterniim furnished with hairs. 
15, BARirus (Bej.), 
B. Point of prosternum smooth. 
Last joint of palpi emarginate beneath, 
14. Miscodera (Esch.). 
t Last joint of palpi not emarginate beneath, 
a. Tarsi in c? epongioso beneath. 
1. Temporal suture indistinct. . 13. Broscosoma (Putz.), 
2, Temporal suture very complete. 
a. A prescutellar stria. . . . , , 1, Broscus (Panz.), 
/3. No prescutellar stria. 
a. Elytra a little widened beyond the middle. 
12. Cascelius (Curt.). 
b. Elytra simply oval or oblong. 
8. Promecoderus (Dej.). 
b. Tarsi in d not spongiose. 
1. Mentum without a tooth , , 11. Paeroa (Cast.). 
2, Mentum toothed. 
a. Temporal suture complete 9. Anheterus, g. n. 
Temporal suture not distinct. 
а. A prescutellar stria. , . , 7. Oregus, g. n. 
б. No prescutellar stria. 
** Antennre filiform . . 5. Percosoma (Schaum). 
ft Antennte moniliform 0. Lychnus, g. n. 
The species referred to the known genera and their synonyms are as fol- 
lows : — 1. Broscus= (Bon.) : sp. nohilis {DQ].)—ri(Jipes (Gudr.), 
imnctatus (Dej.), cephalotes (Lin.), of which semistriatus (Bess.) may be a 
variety, harclini (Zoubk.) (Chaud.), Iccvigatus (Dej.), politus 
(Dej.), imnlaris (Pioch.), rjlaher (Brulle), rutilans (Woll.), crasswiarr/o 
(Well.), (Newm.), and one new species. 2. Craspedonotus 
(Schaum). 0. Mecodema sculptumtum (Blanch.), rcctoUncaliim (Cast.)^ 
and five other species described b}’^ Castelnau (yideinfrii). Brullea antarctica 
(Cast.) is noticed by Putze 3 ^s, wlio does not pronounce upon its generic dis- 
tinctness. 4. METAGLYMMA=Mho7’/a (Cast.): sp. tibialis (Cast.), monilifer 
(Bates), three others described by Castelnau, and one new species. 5. Per- 
cosoma carc.noide (y^hiid) =M. per coide (Cast.), hlagravii (Cast.). 8. Pro- 
JMECODERUS forms three groups, one having for its type P. brunnicornis (Dej.), 
another Cnemacanthus gibbosus (Gray), whilst the third, which is intermediate 
between these, represents the genus Cerotalis (Cast.) : sp. group i. brunni- 
cornis (Dej.), dcgcncr (Dej.), and one new species; group ii. (^Cerotalis) 
suhstriaius (Cast.), semiviolaccus (Cast.), and one new species; group iii. 
gibbosus (Gray), concolor (Germ.), snturalis (Cast.), clivinoides (Guer.) = 
? lottini (Brulle), dgschiroides (Guer.), albaniensis (Cast.), subdepresstfs 
(Guer.), and two new species ; also 10 species described by Castelnau. 
10. Adotela concolor and csmerahla (Cast.). 11. Parroa grandis (Cast.), 
and violacea^ carbonarin, howitti, and hicolor (Cast.). 12. Cascelius = (7re- 
