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Silemis, Lat., is removed by the author from this family, and is shown 

 also to be the true Anelastes, Kirby (Sil. britnnetis, Latr. = An. Drusii, 

 Kirby). 



ELATERIDES. Hope's monograph of the genus Campsosternus, Latr., has 

 appeared at somewhat greater length in the 'Trans. Ent. Soc.' iii, p. 286. 

 (Vid. Report for 1841, p. 215.) 



The following new species have been characterized : Ludius anxius, Gebler 

 (Bull. Acad. Petersb. i, p. 38), from the Tarbatai mountains, coming ex- 

 tremely near L. melancholic us. 



Ampedus Savagei, cyanocephalus, auripennis, Iris, cyanicoUis, auricollis ; 

 Alans? interruptus, Agrypnus tropicus, laticollis, Hope (Ann. Nat. Hist, xi, 

 p. 365), from Guinea. . 



Monocrepidius plancus, Atractodes cavifrons, ^Eol'ics inscriptus, Drasterius 

 mibrosus, Cardiophorus fulmcornis, Erichson (1. c.), from Angola. 



Diacanthus angusticollis, and Athous pallidipennis, Maunerhcini (1. c.), 

 from Sitka. 



Cardiophorus calif ornicus, tantillus, Cryptohypnus puberulv.s, Diacanthus 

 serricornis, id. (ib.) from California. 



Agrypnus pidipes, Chevrolat (GueivMag. de Zool. Ins. pi. 107, 108, p. 7), 

 from Mexico. 



RHIPICEKITES. The second Livraison of Gueriu's 'Anirn. Aiiic.' contains a 

 monograph of the genus Sandalus, Ku., with which the author joins Ptyocerus, 

 Thunb., Nicrorhipis, Guer., Ptiocerus, Lap., NegarUpis, Lap. The species 

 are : (1) S. Knochil, Guer., (Rhipic. rti/pennis, Latr., $ , Sand, niger, Kn. ,) 

 from North America. (2) S. brunnetts, (Megarh. id., Lap.), from Brazil. 

 (3) S. Goudotii, new species, from Columbia. (4) S. petrophya, Ku., (Rhip. 

 fulca, Lap., Rhip. proserpina, Newni.), from North America. (5) S. mysta- 

 cinus, (Nelas. id., F., Ptyoc. id., Thuub., Microrhip. Dumerilii, Guer. ' Mag. 

 Zool.' i,) from the Cape. 



In the fifth Livraisou of the same work Ptiocerus, Lap., is worked out, and 

 four species discriminated : (1) Pt. Goryi, Lap., (2) attenuatus, Lap., 

 (3) nebulosus, Kl., (4) capensis, Reiche, all from the Cape; the two last 

 described for the first time : the last differing from the others by the elon- 

 gated palpi, with the terminal joint, to cylindrical. 



CRYPTOSTOMIIES. Westwood has given the characters for a new genus 

 Basodonta, in the 8th Livraison of Gueriu's. ' Anirn. Arctic.,' whicli appears 

 to me to be allied to Cryptostoma, and which is established on a new species, 

 B. nigricornis, from New Granada. 



ATOPITES. Gueriu (Rev. Zool. p. 193) has established as a character for 

 this family, to whicli he would rather apply the name Dascillidas, the many- 

 lobed tongue (ligula). He also gives a review of the genera: Octoglossa, 

 Gueriu ; Dascillus, Latr. ; Cladotoma, Westw. ; Odontonyx, Guerin ; Brady- 



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