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with numerous new subdivisions, all founded upon special cha- 

 racters. The distribution we shall briefly give, that as far as 

 regards the collocation of genera we may convey information, 

 and this may perhaps be satisfactory : our space will not allow us 

 to insert the characters upon which the distribution is founded. 

 Dr. Erichson is already very advantageously known to the 

 entomological public, by his inaugural dissertation upon the 

 Di/tiscidce, and his papers upon the Histeridce, BostricJiida\ and 

 Melo'e ; and no student can consult the present work without 

 increase of knowledge. It is to be regretted that, in clearing 

 up much confused synonymy, he should unfortunately have 

 added also to it, as will necessarily result from his not having 

 consulted Stephens's Illustrations of British Entomology; and 

 his excuse for not doing so is, that it was not to be found in 

 Berlin. This is unpardonable in the institutions of Prussia, 

 which profess to pay so much attention to science. Nor can 

 the nomenclature of the Berlin Museum be satisfactory whilst 

 so important a book is left unconsulted ; especially as there 

 are so many new species therein described. Upon careful 

 comparison, consequently, we shall find that many of Dr. 

 Erichson's new species will necessarily foil, as well as some of 

 his genera. The following is a compendious outline of his 

 system, as far as it is contained in the first volume of his book, 

 which is all yet published : — 



Fam. I. — Carabi. 



1 . Cicindelce, 

 Cicindela. 



2. True Carabi. 



Division I. 



Group 1. — Elaphrini, including Elaphrus, divided into Fam. 1. 

 (Elaphrus), Fam. 2. (Blethisa) ; Notiophilus, Omophron. 



Group 2. — Carabini, including Nebria, Leistus, Cychrus, 

 Procrustes, Carabus, Calosoma. 



Division II. 

 Group 3. — Licinini, including Panagaeus, Loricera, Licinus, 

 Badister. 



Group 4. — Brachinini, including Masoreus, Brachinus, Oda- 

 cantha, Demetrias, Dromius, Lebia, Cymindis. 



