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anterior angles of protliorax not produced; elytra gibbous, not wider than - 
base of protliorax and closely applied to it, acuminate at apex. Sp. Ade- 
Hum cupreuin (Gray). 
Lygestira, g. n., Pascoe, 1. c. p. 470. Allied to Prophanes ; clypeus emar- 
ginate ; anterior angles of prothorax not emarginate ; apices of elytra un- 
armed. Sp. Prophanes simplex (Westw.), and L.funereuj sp. n., Pasc. Lc, 
p. 471, South Australia. 
Hemicyclus punctulatus, sp. n., Pascoe, 1. c. p. 472, South Australia. 
Platyphanes cyaneusj sp. n., Pascoe, I, c. p. 472, North Australia. 
Cnodalides, 
Eucyrtus, g. n. (Dej.), Pascoe, Journ. of Ent. ii. p. 473. Allied to Scoteeus ; 
head exserted ; clypeus transverse, truncated at base of antennae ; antennae not 
serrated ; legs stout j anterior and intermediate femora hairy beneath ; tibiae 
viUous within at apex; tarsi somewhat dilated, claw-joint shorter than the 
rest taken together. Sp. E. pretiosus (!)&].'), briefly characterized by Lacor- 
daire, Ool. v. p. 417, note. 
Gauromaia, g. n., Pascoe, 1. c. p. 473. Allied to preceding; clypeus pro- 
duced ; inner lobe of maxillae dentate ; mentum nearly semicircular, pro- 
duced into a triangular process at base ; femora sublinear ; anterior tibiae at- 
tenuated, curved. Sp. G. dives, sp. n., Pasc. 1. c. p. 474, Malacca. 
Phaedis, g. n., Pascoe, 1. c. p. 474. Allied to Eucyrtus ; clypeus produced ; 
mentum less transverse, carinated in the middle; "antenna) shorter, joints 
more transverse ; prothorax slightly produced at apex ; femora incrassated, 
toothed in the middle beneath. Sp. P. elysius, sp. n., Pascoe, I, c. p. 474, 
Sarawak. 
Elixota, g. n., Pascoe, 1. c. p. 475. Allied to Damatris', claw-joints of 
moderate size ; epipleurse entire, gradually narrowed to apex. ' Sp. E. cuprea, 
sp. n., Pasc. 1. c, p. 475, North China. 
Nautes, g. n. (Deyr. MS.), Pascoe, Z. c. p. 476. AUied to preceding ; an- 
terior tarsi with joints 1-3 dilated, 3 subbilobed, 4 small. Sp. JV. fervidus, 
sp. n., Pasc. 1. c. p. 476, Mexico. 
Sycophantes, g. n., Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p. 198. Allied to Cnodalori\ 
last joint of labial palpi oval, of maxillaries securiform ; clypeus prominent ; 
mentum strongly carinated ; prosternum narrow behind. Sp. S. dentipes and 
rufiGoxis, sp. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 199, from Pogotd. 
Camaria femoralis and C, alternans, sp. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 200, from Bo- 
gota, 
Helopides, 
Adelphinus, g. n., Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s^r. tome vi. p. 44, 
Head projecting, slightly hollowed in front; antennary auricles very promi- 
nent ; lab. palpi with last joint nearly triangular ; max. palpi long, last joint 
very obliquely truncate ; epistoma separated by a strong curved furrow ; eyes 
small, somewhat reniform; antennno, joint 1 thick, short, 3 about as long as 
1 and 2 together, last joints diminishing in length ; prostemum broad, arched 
in front ; mesosternum broad, triangular, oblique ; metasternal point truncate ; 
tibial spurs very small ; tarsi very villous beneath ; claws simple. Type Eu- 
trapeta suturalis (Lucas). 
Polytropus, g. n., Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p, 201. AUied to Lcena ; 
