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According to Motschoulsky's remarks (Bull. Mosc. 1845, p. 03), it is a 

 Praocis, and the male described = Pr. rujipcs, Esch., tlie female = Pr. 

 sulcata, Esch. 



An arrangement of the group Muluritex, by Solier (Memorie d. R,. 

 Academia d. Sc. di Torino, 2de serie, vi, 213), is a sequel to his previous 

 Monographs published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of 

 France. 



The group falls naturally into two divisions : 1, The Sepidium type, with 

 a narrower corslet (prothorax), having in front protuberances in the shape of 

 humps or horns. 2, The Moluris type, with a shorter, even corslet. The 

 first division contains the following genera and species : 



1. Genus Tajienopsls, Sol. Legs short, fore shanks enlarged towards the 

 end ; chin (mentum) hexagonal, with the front line straight ; the two last 

 joints of the feelers united in one oval joint ; corslet narrowed behind, 

 with two ridges down the back ; eyes oblique, on the lower side of the head ; 

 has much resemblance to the Tagenites, with which it should, perhaps, be 

 associated, but in figure and in the protuberant eyes agrees with the Sepidia, 

 differing from the following genera in the form of the chin, the feelers, and 

 fore shanks. A single species, T. costatus, Dup., fuscus oblongo-ovalis 

 hispidus, elytris dense punctato-striatis singulo costis 3 serratis tertia mar- 

 ginal! ; long. 7, lat. 2| milliin. Of Olivier' s collecting in his travels, without 

 more exact specification of locality. 



2. Genus Dymomis, Sol. Last joint of the feelers small, almost with- 

 drawn inside the tenth; in other respects it agrees with Sepidium. Species 

 1. vestitus (Sep. id. Gory, Gueriu, Icouogr. R. An. = S. senegalense, Dej.), 

 from Senegal. 2. dufossei (ib. 222), new species, from Senuaar (stands in 

 many collections under the name S. sennaariense, Koll.) 3. tuber culat us 

 (Sep. id. King), from Egypt. 4. gibbicolli-s (Dup. ibid. 224), given as a 

 native of the Cape, is merely a variety of the preceding, with the foremost 

 protuberance of the corslet divided into two lobes which curve upwards. 



3. Genus Sepidium, F. The last two joints of the feelers distinct. A. 

 The lateral spine of the corslet sharp-pointed. 1. bidentatum (Duf. ib. 

 227), new species, from the south of Spain. 2. mittrei, Sol. (ib. 228), from 

 Algiers, is S. uncinatitm, Er. (Wagner's Algiers, iii, 178, 20.) B. Lateral 

 spine of corslet blunt or notched, a. Intermediate ridge of the corslet 

 divided by a groove. 3. douei, Sol. (ib. 230), from Barbary (= S. aliferimi, 

 Er., ib. 19.) 4. siculum (Dej. ib. 231), new species, and 5. genei, (ib. 232), 

 new species, both from Sicily, the latter distinguished by the somewhat 

 superior size (13s-15 millim. long.), the darker colour, the middle lobe of the 

 base of the corslet broader, the intermediate rib of the shards less tuber- 

 cled, and the marginal rib with small blunt tubercles. 6. variegation, F., 

 Oliv., from Barbary. 7. dufoiiri, Sol. (ib. 234), from Tunis, probably a 



