V MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND NEW SPECIES. 



In a recent rearrangement of the Cryptophagidse of my collection, 

 the following synonymy became apparent: 



Salebius montanus Csy. (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., VIII, p. 91), should 

 be united with lictor Csy. as a synonym. 



Cryptophagus cribricollis Csy. (1. c., p. 97), should be united with 

 inscitus Csy., as a synonym. 



In the Buprestidse the following synonymy is noted: 



Buprestis flavopicta Csy. (Proc. Wash. Acad., XI, p. 97) should be 

 united with consularis L.-G. 



Buprestis virens Csy. (1. c., p. 105) is the female of rufipes Fabr. 



Buprestis inconstans Mels., and deficiens Csy. (1. c., p. 91) should 

 both be united with maculipennis; fusiformis Csy., is I think distinct. 



Buprestis punctiventris Csy. (1. c., p. 99) should be united with 

 subornata Lee. 



Buprestis julgens Csy. (1. c., p. 107) is a variety or subspecies of 

 fasciata Fabr. 



Buprestis oregona Csy. (1. c., p. 113) should be united with in- 

 columis Csy., as a subspecies of langi Mann. 



Dicerca inflatula Csy. (1. c., p. 140) should be united with abrupta 

 Csy. 



Dicerca hesperica Csy. (1. c., p. 155) is to be united with crassicollis 

 Lee., as a synonym and not a subspecies. 



The genus Texania Csy. -not "Texiana" as written by M. Kerre- 

 mans is probably a synonym of Chalcophorella Kerrem. 



Chalcophora iridescens Csy. (1. c., p. 82) should be united with 

 georgiana Lee. 



Chalcophora obliterata Csy. (!. c., p. 79) placed as a synonym of 

 virginiensis by M. Kerremans, is quite certainly a rather well denned 

 variety and not truly a synonym. 



Chalcophora brei'icollis Csy. (1. c., p. 79) is not a synonym of 

 lacustris Lee., as placed by the above author, but is a distinct species, as 

 may easily be seen on viewing the rather extensive series of each in my 

 collection. The prothorax in lacustris is always more narrowed anteriorly 

 and less abbreviated than in brevicollis, among other differences. I think 

 also that montana Csy., is a good subspecies of angulicollis and not a syno- 

 nym, as stated by Kerremans in his monumental work on the Buprestidae. 



It is almost certain that the locality "Florida" for Chalcophora 

 prominent Csy., is a mistake; it is purely of a northern Pacific coast type 

 and in fact I have recently received another example, agreeing very well 

 with the type, marked "British Columbia." 



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