XU MONTHLY PPvOCF:EDINGS. 



Fortuuately, a short time before my arrival, the Museum had re- 

 ceived a number of duplicates representing a portion of the species 

 studied by H. W. Bates in the volumes on Carabidae and Ceram- 

 bycidse of the Biologia Centrali-Americana. These fortunately re- 

 mained intact until I had an oj)portunity to examine them. I have 

 made the following notes : 



Lachnophorus sculptifrons Bates. I am unable to see that this 

 differs from L. elegantulus Mann. 



Anchonoderus myops Reiclie. My A. quadrinotatm resembles this 

 species, but has a much larger humeral red spot. Unfortunately I 

 had not sufficient material for comparison, but I suspect that the 

 species have been unduly increased. 



Anchomenus decempunctatus Reiche. I am not able to see that 

 this differs from our Platynus bembidioides Kby., which in our fauna 

 extends from the Hudson's Bay region to Arizona. 



Philophuga viridicollis. This species has been incorrectly deter- 

 mined, and should be amoena Lee. Chaudoir has already made the 

 same mistake, calling the latter species Horni. I have already cor- 

 rected this error. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1882, p. 144. 



Galerita mexicana Chd. It is highly probable that the sj^ecies 

 described by me as G. decipieiis (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xii, p. 131) 

 is identical with this, my determination being from memory alone, 

 but why Mr. Bates makes atripes Lee, a synonym I cannot under- 

 stand, as it is certainly not warranted either by the facts of the case 

 or the date of publication. 



Anisotarsus mexicanus DeJ., has been described as Ankodaeiylm 

 arizoMB Casey. I can see no reason why the generic name used by 

 Casey should not stand. 



Anisotarsus brevicollis Chaud., also occurs in Arizona. It is a 

 very black species, the female more opaque than the male. 



Bradycellus obsoletus Say. This species does not differ from the 

 very variable TachyceUm nitidus Dej. 



Chlaenius caeruleicollis Chd., has been redescribed by me as C. 

 insperatus. 



Chlsenius chrysopleurus Chaud., has been incorrectly determined 

 by me as C. validiis (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. 257). 



Bembidium scintillans Bates, has been redescribed by ]\Ir. Casey 

 as B. vinnulmn. 



Stenosphenus hirsutipennis Bates, is identical with S. lugens Lee. 

 Nyssodrys contempta Bates, is Haldemani Lee. 



