ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. XI 



Myi'MoIamia Bates, j). .'^Bo. This is identical with Cyrtinus, as I 

 am informed by Mr. Bates. It is interesting to find the genus ex- 

 tending so far as Panama. 



On page 392 it is suggested that our species of Liopus, — Wilt'd, 

 crassulus and fascicidaris should be referred to Eleothinus. Tlie char- 

 acters seem extremely feeble for generic separation. 



With page 437 of the fifth volume the portion relating to the 

 Bruchidse begins, Dr. David Sharp the author. In the Mexican 

 fauna there are but three genera, as in our own, but the species far 

 exceed those described in our fauna. Dr. Sharp remarks that in 

 our " Classification" the Bruchidte are placed between the Chryso- 

 melidte and Tenebrionidee. While this is true it is merely from the 

 mechanical necessities of book-making. The Teuebrionidte and 

 Chrysomelidae belong to tw'o distinct divisions of normal Coleoptera, 

 and while the Bruchidse are placed between the two families, it is 

 intended to indicate their relationship with Chrysomelidse, but not 

 even the most vague with the Heteromera, as will be seen by reference 

 to p. xxxvi of the Classification. 



Bruchus longiventris Shp., p. 476, is protractus Horn. 



Spermophagus p. 492. Under this genus Dr. Sharp has suppressed 

 Zabrotes Horn, and pnjbably justly, but whatever the typical form 

 of Spermophagus may be the species robinue. and those separated 

 by me as Zabrotes should not belong to the same genus. 



Notes from tlie Miisenin at Caiubridge. 



BY GEORGE H. HORN, M. D. 



The Museum became the recipient of the cabinets of Ziegler and 

 Melsheimer by purchase, and the types have been examined with 

 extremely few exceptions by Mr. Henshaw and myself, and our re- 

 sults will soon be jniblished by hira in the manner already adopted 

 for other of the older authors. The search for the actual types re- 

 (juired a considerable expenditure of time and labor, as many were 

 scattered in the general collections of the Museum, while others were 

 in the cabinet of Dr. LeConte. 



