142 GEO. H. HORN, M. D. 



AT.El^IUS, Ilarol-i. 



In the Coleopterologische Ilefte XII., Munich, IS'4, liaron Harold 

 describes as new several North American species of Ataenius of the 

 group with toothed clypeus, without being aware that a paper inclu- 

 ding all the species of this genus had already been published in the 

 Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1871, p. 284—289. Having lately had an 

 opportunity of exauiining the types of Harold, the following is the 

 result : 



At. attenuator Harold, Hefte XII.. p. 22, is abditus Hald. 



.4^ texauns Harold, 1. c, p. 23, although possibly a true species, 

 differs from abch'tus in the manner that southern varieties of the latter 

 differ from the northern. 1 would prefer calling it merely a variety. 



At. Lrronfci Harold, 1. c. p. 20, is certainly identical with ovatnlas 

 Horn, The latter was, however, described from a slightly worn speci- 

 men and the clypeal teeth were entirely removed and a renewed ex- 

 amination shows that rijllndrus Horn, is the perfect form, and the 

 latter name should therefore be substituted. 



At. Horni Harold, 1. c, p. 19, is somewhat more cylindrical in the 

 form of the elytra but does not otherwise differ. The specimen from 

 which the species was described is unique in the cabinet of Baron 

 Harold, and with the examination made of it did not appear to differ 

 specifically from the preceding. 



The following without toothed clypeus are described. 



^4/. >i')cialis Harold, Bert. Zertschr., 1873, p. 174, is socialis Horn, 

 1871. 



At. fvjurafor Harold, Hefte XII., p. 24. — A slender shining sp'ecies 

 near (jmcilis but with the punctures of the thorax coarse and widely 

 distant. A very distinct species. Occurs in Texas. 



PHYTAL.US, Blanch. 



Under thi? generic name a species {f/laberrimus Bl.) appears in the 

 Check List. On his return from Europe, Dr. Lecoute brought a speci- 

 men said by the donor to be Ldclmostcrna glaberrima Blanch., which 

 proved on examination to be a Ph^tatus and the species to which the 

 name L. (jhibe.rr !vi<i was attached in our cabinets was therefore sup- 

 posed to be erroneously determined, and Mr. Crotch substituted the 

 name t/htbra for that which it bore. A comparison made by myself 

 shows that the original determination was correct, and that the speci- 

 men given to Dr. Leconte although clo.sely resembling ijlubrrrima was 

 not that species. Phi/talns glaberrimus must be stricken from the list 

 and the name ijlaberrlita restored to its original position. 



The genus I'hytalus has hov^ever represeutatives within our fauna, 



