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can be referred to those species (of which I am not certain, not 

 having yet Ohvier or Knoch to consult), but your insect maybe 

 a different one. 



"220. This singular insect is undoubtedly allied to Mala- 

 cMus, and belongs to Latreille's family Melyrides. From the 

 first and second segment of the abdomen there issue caruncles 

 like those of 209. I believe the wings are never folded under 

 the elytra. I will make this the type of a new genus." 

 This is extracted from my journal ; but since you informed 

 me of the fact that Latreille has observed a tooth in the 

 mandibles of MaltJiinus^ I am inclined to think with you that 

 220 may be referred to that genus. Having only the Regno 

 Animal to acquaint myself with it, I was authorized to sup- 

 pose my insect could not be referred to it, since he placed 

 Malthinus in his Lampyrides^ which are distinguished from the 

 Melyrides by their simple mandibles. But even with the short 

 account of Malthinus in that Avork, I find room to doubt. He 

 says : " Do7it les palpes sont terminees par une article ovoide." 

 The maxillary palpi in 220 have their last joint decidedly secu- 

 riform, though not strongly so ; and the labial ones have their 

 last joint subsecuriform. The outline of JfaltJmncs in Kirby 

 and Spence's first volume, if correct, would prove that my 

 insect differs much from that genus. The antennaa, in that 

 plate, are nearly as long as the body, the thorax differs wholly, 

 and the elytra are made to appear longer than the uncovered 

 portion of the abdomen, whereas in my 220 they are constantly 

 shorter, in some only half the length. I shall be glad to know 

 what you think ultimately on the subject, as I mean to abide 

 by your opinion. 



725 is named S. quadrigeminatus Say, in my catalogue, and 

 the following remark is in my journal: "As Mr. Say did not 

 compare insects with this, but most probably only plates or 

 descriptions of S. quadrionaeidatus, maculosus, etc., it is very 

 probable that this insect is S. quadrimaculatus Fabr." 



The Cioindela marked 11 by me, and which you call C ah- 



