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MELOIDES. Fischer v. W. (Bull. Mosc. 130) has characterized the fol- 

 lowing new species : Mylalris tauscheri, from Turkestan ; \\-punclata, 

 -notata, intermedia, marginata, from Songary ; k-sir/nata, from the Kalskir 

 River ; Lytta togata, from Songary. The last species, according to a speci- 

 men in the Berlin Museum received from Menetries, has the strongest 

 resemblance to L. vesicatoria, except that there is a broad yellow band down 

 each shard, of which, however, one indigenous specimen in the museum 

 shows evident traces. But the description does not perfectly suit the spe- 

 cimen sent as such, and there seems to have been some confusion between 

 this and L. vittata, Brulle. 



The following new species from Cashmere have been described by Kollar 

 and Redt. (ibid. 535) : Epicauta rubriceps, limbata, Prionotus praeustus, 

 tunicatus, semivittatus. The newly-established genus Prionotus has the form 

 of Lytta with the trophi of Zouitis ; the claws are cleft, one of the divisions 

 being horny and pectinated. It is synonymous with Sybaris, Steph. Among 

 the described species, Lytta testacea, P., and icterica, Sch., come under this 

 group. 



Guerin (Mag. Zool. Ins. pi. 141) has given a figure of Tetraonyx flavi- 

 pennis. 



Le Guillou (Rev. Zool. 225) has characterized Zonitis tricolor, a new 

 species from Hobart Town, Van Diemcu's Land. 



CTJKCULIONITES. Of Schonherr's ' Genera et Species Curculionidum' the 

 first part of the eighth volume has appeared, containing the addenda to the 

 Cholides, Baridides, and a portion of the Cryptorrhynchi. To the Cholides 

 the following genera are added r Polyderces, containing Litoineus zonatus 

 (Sch. iii), and a new species from St. Vincent's. Brachycnemis, the Lito- 

 merus ^-signatus (Sch. iii.) Periderceus, a new species, from Brazil. Paral- 

 lelosonms, established for Calandra planicollis, F. Pijlanis, one species from 

 the Cape, new. Nertm, four new species from Brazil. Liturytis, one from 

 New Holland, new. Lyteriiis, four species, including Rhynch. mmculus and 

 aljdominalis, F. Craspedotus, a new species, from Brazil. Nanus, two Ameri- 

 can species, new. Etierges, one from Brazil, new. Arthrotomus, (Kl.) is intro- 

 duced next afterTrypetes. Cyphorrhynchw, the name (previously employed 

 by Stephens) is changed to Phacelobarus. The Baridides receive the addition 

 of the following new genera : Aposlasimerus and Eutoxits, each with one new 

 species, from Brazil. Megops, formed for Magdalis morosus, Germ. Scamlus 

 [a subgeuus of Pimpla"), several species, South American. Apotomorrhinus, 

 two from the East Indies. Dactylocrepis (Dej.), the Cyliudrocerus 

 flabellitarsis (Sch. iii.) Trachymerus, one species, Brazilian. Physom&ms 

 Chevr. genus of Hemiptera), one from Cayenne. Odoiitocoriuws, one 

 Mexican. Torneates (genus of Prionidse) 3 also a single species, South 

 American. The genus Ci/rtomon, previously characterized, is designated 



