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CETONIIDJE. 
Genus MACRONOTA, Wiedemann. 
This genus is at once distinguished by the posteriorly lobed 
prothorax, which does not however conceal the scutellum, which is 
the case both in Lomaptera and Gymnetis. The suture of the 
elytra and the centre of the prothorax are also generally deeply 
impressed, and the clypeus is commonly deeply emarginate. There 
is considerable diversity in the different species still retained in the 
genus; thus the males in M. smaragdina have curved anterior 
tibiae externally destitute of teeth, and in this species the meso- 
sternum is very much porrected and curved upwards at the tip. In 
M. 3-sulcata, fc>e. H., closely allied to M.Diardi, the mesosternum is 
very thick and not much porrected. INI. segregia has the meso- 
sternum still less porrected, and the fore tibiae of the males straight 
and externally 3-dentate. M. calcarata, Klug, (G. Doryscelis, 
Dej.) has also the fore tibiae in both sexes 3-dentate. 
Macronota Mearesii, Parry, MSS. (Plate 28, fig. 3.)—Nigro-amea, nitida, elytiis nigris, 
capite parum emarginato, vcrtice utrinque macula scricea, prothorace in medio valde 
-sulcato, lateribus plagaque magna mediana punctata scutelloque sericeis; elytris raaeulis 
10, (duabus in medio clylrorum versus suturam majoribus et striatis) sericeis, sericie 
alludo-virescenti, corpore subtus maculis lateralibus albido-vircscentibus, antennarum 
capitulo fusco, podice fulvo-birto. ^ 
Obs. Mesosternum parum porrectum latissimum (figs. 3 a, 3 b). Long. corp. lin. 
Received by F. Parry, Esq. in a collection formed by-Meares, Esq., near Darjeeling, 
an invalid station in the Himalayan mountains, near the Nepaul frontier, about 50 
miles from Dliawalagiri, tlie highest mountain in the world. It is very closely allied 
to the Macronata dives, G. and P. Mon. Get. p. 314, pi. 61, fig. 6, which is from, 
the coast of Malabar and which seems to be identical with the Coilodera penicillata, 
Hope’s Synops. Nep. Col. (Zool. Misc. p. 25.) 
Macronota Rofflesiana , W. (Plate 28, fig. 4.)—Nigra opaca, capite parum emarginato, 
prothorace elytris multo angustiori subhexagono baud sulcato, linea tenui albida cum 
margine antico et lateribus parallela angulos posticos baud attingente ; elytris basi latis 
postice attenuatis, ad suturam vix sulcatis ; nigris basi maculaque media in singulo 
rufis, linea tenui albida ad margillem scutelli, duabus transversis mediis alterisque duabus 
subapicalibus punctisque nonnullis (magnitudine variis) lateralibus albidis; segmentis 
abdominis (supra visis) albido inarginatis, corpore subtus albido nigroque vario. £ 
Long. corp. lin. 8j. ; lat. humer. lin. 4-J. Inhabits Sumatra; SirS. Raffles. In Mus. Soc. 
Zool. London. Nearly allied to M. Malabariensis, Gory and Perch, Mon. Cet. p. 320, 
pi. 63, fig. 3, which is described as a native of Ceylon. 
Macronota tristis , Horsfield , MSS. (Plate28, fig. 5.)—Nigro-virescensnitidissima, clypeo 
parum emarginato, antice sulcato punctato, palpislongis, (5 a, maxilla) prothorace angusto, 
lateribus deflexis ct punctatis, margine antico in medio valde elevato, dorso vix sulcato; 
elytris ad basin prothorace fere duplo latioribus, sutura valde sulcata humeris elevatis, 
ktcribu3 rugose punctulatis, singulo in medio spatio circulari parum impresso oblique 
striolato, podice striolato, pedibus longiorilms, eoxis posticis valde promiuentibus; corpore 
subtus concolore lateribus striato-jmnctulatis; mesosterno brevi rotundato ; (figs. 5 6, 
5 c;) unguibus onychiis distinctis (fig. 5, d). 
Long. corp. fere. lin. 15. . Inhabits Java. In the collection of the East India House, 
formed by Dr. Horsfield, to whom I am indebted for an opportunity of describing this fine 
and singular species. 
Macronota vittigera , Hope (Proc. Ent. Soc. July 1841). (Plate 28, fig. 6.)—Nigra 
nitida, clypeo valde emarginato, linea aurantia media e margine antico per prothoracem 
et scutellum ducta, prothorace vix sulcato, postice fere elytrorum latitudine, aurantio 
marginato ; elytiis versus suturam profunde impressis nigris lineato-punctatis, singulo vitta 
aurantia parum curvata, e basi fere ad apicem extensa, corpore subtus nigro nitido 
lateribus aurantio maculatis, podice nniculis duabus magnis aurantiis; pedibus brevi- 
bus, dentibus tibiaruni antieannn brevibus, mesosterno longo porrecto apicc acuto 
(figs. 6 d, 6 e ,—6 a mandible, 6 b maxilla, G 0 mentuni). 
Long. corp. lin. 13-£. ^ . Inhabits the Mysore district of India. In the collection of the 
Rev. F. W. Hope. 
This species makes a very near approach to the genus Lomaptera in several respects, 
especially the deeply emarginate clypcus, porrected mesosternum, &c. 
