154 Mr. Sezxcz's Monograph of the Genus Choleva. 
the individuals agree, and constitute therefore in reality but one 
species. 
. No species of the genus has been so frequently described as 
this. Of the correctness of the synonyms quoted from Illiger, 
Marsham, Kugellan, and Latreille, there is no question. The 
remainder are less certain. With Illiger, I have doubtfully re- 
ferred to Panzer’s Helops dermestoides and sericeus. The general 
habit, clavate antennz, and truncate elytra of the former suit 
very well; but the elytra are figured broader than the thorax, 
and punctate ; both which characters are at variance with our 
species. H. sericeus in the colour of its elytra.and the outline of 
the body would tolerably suit var. y: but the antennz are too 
thin at the apex, and the elytra are punctate, and at the apex too 
much rounded. If these two be correctly figured, they are spe- 
cies not here described, though belonging to this section. . 
Lam indebted to Mr. Kirby for pointing out the probability 
that Dermestes no. 371 of the first edition of Fauna Suecica is 
synonymous with this species. Major Gyllenhal has, with I 
think less plausibility, referred it to C. tristis. In the Linnean 
cabinet there is not, as Mr. Kirby informs me, any specimen of 
Choleva extant. 
13. Cnuorrva «veloz. 
C. ovalis fusco-cinnamomea, capite nigro, antennis subclavatis, 
thoracis longitudine, pedibusque dilutioribus. 
Catops agilis. Panz. Faun. Germ. 95. 10? 
; Long. Corp. 14 lin. Lat. : lin. 
Habitat. Mus. D. Kirby, Wilkin, Nostr. 
DESCR. CORPUS ovale, lateribus quàm in precedente rotundioribus, supra cinnamo- 
meum sive fusco-ferrugineum, subtus saturatius, pube flavo-grisescente, sub lente 
forti, pube derasà, obsoletissimé transversé acuducto-rugulosum, 
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