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position next to AnianlahiK. The extraordinary form of the cerci or 

 caudal sette of the two forms of Diplatijs, are referred to briefly in the 

 diagnosis of the genus. The uncertain genus Nannopijiiia, Dohrn, is 

 retained, and X. ilnhrni, Kirb., is inckided. I have shown in a paper 

 not yet published that this is synonymous with ( 'arcinojihora cacniUu- 

 pemiis, Borm. The spelling Ajmc/iijus is retained, as being the 

 original orthography of Serville, in deference apparently to the 

 regulations of Dan Tu'i-reivli, which do not admit corrections. A. 

 paacoL'i, Kirb., is united with A. feae, Borm. We note that in the 

 large genus Pjjg idler ana, the spelling P. callipy<ia is adopted ; this we 

 know is in direct opposition to the opinions of the author, who has 

 strongly and energetically expressed his idea upon the subject in 

 an unpublished note, where he writes " I'orthographie tel que I'a ocrit le 

 premier descipteur ne peut etre changee sous aucun pretexte," and 

 again, " par cet enfantillage on arrive a augmenter la confusion et pas 

 autre chose." Cijlindronastey ahnormU, Borm., the real position of 

 which has always caused the author considerable hesitation, is included 

 in Pi/iiiilirrana ; it is a very distinct species, and we are aware that he 

 has wished to erect for it an entirely new genus. Pi/rar/ra is carefully 

 distinguished from the allied Pi/f/idicrana. It is a genus which has 

 always puzzled systematists, as the scutellum has been authoritatively 

 stated, on the one hand, to be distinct, and on the other, to be absent. 

 The mystery is explained in a footnote, to the effect that, after an 

 examination of 150 specimens, the author found that some had the 

 scutellum distinct, and in others it was not present. The points by 

 which it is discriminated from Pijtiidicrana are the form of the 

 sternum, of the elytra, the last abdominal sternite in the male, and the 

 femora. The difficult genus Labidnra is definitely elucidated ; 

 DeiiHvjoriion, Kirb., is synonymous. L. bated, Kirb., is given as 

 distinct, though a possible variety of L. riparia, as also L. bicolor, 

 Kirb., and L.adelplia, Kirb. No less than six subspecies of L. riparia, 

 Pall., are distinguished in the table of species, these are the type form, 

 and the subsp. lirida, Borm., jihivialis, Kivh., pallijies, FabY.,Jaj)onica, 

 Haan, and erijtitrocephala, Fabr. (nee Oliv.). L. servillei is considered 

 as distinct, with two subspecies, and Dufour's name liridipci^ is restored 

 for what is usually known as mcridionalis, Serv. /.. darhi is 

 suggested as a form of P'i/ra(/ra, and L. inorom, Kirb., as a female of 

 F. trispinnsa. In Pabidiimdes, L. ? dccipinu is wrongly included, but 

 the species was unknown to the author ; it is more likely a Sjioju/i- 

 phiira, with a strong superficial reseml)lance to Aptcrip/ida africana, '$ , 

 and A. hipartita, Kirb. It is certainly in every way very distinct from 

 Labidurodes robitntiis, at least, judging from figures of the latter. 

 Vaernleipcnnis is given as a new name for Labidnra fcwnralis, Dubr., 

 in errore (nee Dohrn) ; as above mentioned, this is synonymous with 

 Nannnpi/iiia dorJnii, Kirb., which name must stand. In Anixolabis, 

 Labidnra advcna, Mein., is placed as synonymous with A. maritima. 

 A. rariicornis, Smith, with A. annulipes, Luc., and the species of the 

 recently erected genus (Ton(dabis are included. The orthography 

 Spowiijduira is restored at the expense of Spow/opliora. The type 

 species S. cmccipcnnis is divided into the subspecies eroreiprnnis, Serv., 

 j)araU(ia, Westw., Ihcruiinicri, Serv., and (///svu//, Kirb. S. insiifnis, Stal., 

 and ^V. inincfijiennix, Stal., are identical. The 8-1 species of Labia 

 are reduced to order, for which task alone the author would earn the 



