Some Corrections to Henshaw's List of the Coleoptera 

 of North America. 



One of ilie greatest desiderata in the present state of North Ameri- 

 can Coleopterolngy is a full reference and synonymical catalogue. Al- 

 though such work has been contemplated for several years and is in the 

 best hands that could possibly be selected for this purpose, we are afraid 

 that the publication of such catalogue will be delayed for some time to 

 come and that we shall see a new edition of the check list sooner than 

 the much desired catalogue. This being so, the Coleopterists should co- 

 operate in rendering the new check list as free from errors as possible ; 

 for, while it is a comparatively easy task to insert the additions, it is diffi- 

 cult to eliminate the various errors of minor or greater importance which 

 have crept into the former editions of the check list, errors which are 

 inseparable from and inevitable in a work of this character and for which 

 the most careful author cannot be held responsible, but which are liable 

 to be perpetuated fiom one edition to another unless special attention 

 is called thereto. 



For this purpose we publish the following few corrections which 

 were placed at our disposal by Mr. Schwarz : 



p. 43— for Homaliiun rujipes Faiiv., read H. rufipes Faurcroy. 



p. 47 — omit Hippodamia variegata Goeze. 



p. 46 — for Adnnia constellata Laich , read A. variegata Goeze. 



p. 61— omit Grynochares oregonensis Crotch, which is a manuscript name. 



]5. 61 —insert l)efore /l/o«£7/(?7«a the family heviding Afoiio/oniidcE to inchide the 

 genera from Monotonia to Bactridium inclusive. 



p. 78 — 7"(Vc'//-'^r?/'j-/?/j-//^j Fee, appears twice, once as a distinct species, and 

 atjaiii as a synonym ol rectus. In the present state of knowledge ol this 

 genus the latter reference should be omitted. 



p. 83 -for PJadrolwegtnus piimilis Lee, read H. pumilus Lee. 



p. 84 — omit Th^ca striatopunctata Lee, which is a manuscript name. 



p. 85 — omit Trogoxylon californicum Crotch, for the same reason. 



p. 124— tor Xvlita lavi^ata Hellw., Serropalpus Hellw., S. striaius Hellw., 

 read Xylita hevigata Hellenius etc. 



p. 137 — Apion porcatum is erroneously placed among the unrecognized species. 



J. B. S. 



We exceedingly regret hearing of the death of Heinrich Benno 

 Moeschler, of Kronfoerstchen bei Bautzen, Germany. Mr. Moeschler 

 was one of the few European entomologists who had a really good idea 

 of our Lepidopterological fauna, and was able to appreciate the work 

 done on this side of the Atlantic. His death is a positive loss to 

 American entomology. We have not been able heretofore to learn any- 

 thing of a personal nature concerning him, but hope in an early num- 

 ber to be able to give a brief sketch of his life and of his work so far as 

 American entomology is concerned. 



