598 NOMENCLATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS PYTHIA, 



petuated. I see no reason why the correction should not be 

 made without changing the authority as Mr. Neville has done. 



12*-** Pythia chalcostoma, A. Adams. 



Scarabus chalcostomus, A. Adams, in Proceedings of the Zoo- 

 logical Society of London, 1850, p. 152 ; A. Adams, in Ann. and 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., Vol. viii., p. 70, 2nd series ; Peeve, in Cone. 

 Icon. Mon. Scarabus, Vol. xii., 1860, Sp. 8, pi. i., fig. 8 ; Gassies, 

 Faune Conchy liologique tenestre et Fluvio-lucustre de la Nouvelle 

 Caledonia?, p. 55, pi. iii., fig. 5, part i., 1863, also in part ii., p. 

 100, 1869. 



Pythia chalcostoma, Pfr., in Synop. Auric, in Malak. Blatt, p. 

 149,1854; Pfr., in Mon. Auric. Viveu, p. 87, 1856; Pfr., in 

 Brit. Mus. Cat. Auric, p. 66, 1857 ; Pfr., in Mon. Auriculaceorum, 

 p. 341, 1876 ; H. and A. Adams, in Gen. Eec. Moll., Vol. ii., p. 

 240, 1859 ; G. Neville, in Hand List of Moll, in the Indian Mus. 

 at Calcutta, p. 222, 1978 [?=P. Lessoni, Blain., Var.]. 



Habitat Solomon Islands, D'Urville, Pfr., and Peeve, the two 

 latter on the authority of Cuming. Isles of Art and Tuo, New 

 Caledonia, Montrouzier. New Caledonia Neville on the authority 

 of Morelet, and Mare, Lifu, Loyalty Islands, on the authority of F. 

 L. Layard. Mr. Brazier found it on Ysabel Island, Solomon 

 Islands. I possess specimens of it from the same Island, and 

 also from Santa Catalina a small island close to San Christoval of 

 the Solomon group. 



The figure given by Reeve of this species differs so very much 

 from the figure of it given by Gassies, that I cannot help think- 

 ing there must be some mistake about it. I have never seen a 

 specimen at all approaching Eeeve's figure from New Caledonia, 

 the specimens from the Solomon Islands not only resemble 

 Peeve's figure, but correspond in every way with the original 

 discription of the species. 



