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NOTES OX THE GENUS LISSOTES. 



In Masters' Catalogue opacus was ascribed to Parrv. 

 It was certainly included in a paper by Parry, but in that 

 paper it was ascribed to Deyrolle, and given between quo- 

 tation marks, Deyrolle evidently having sent its descrip- 

 tion (with that of several other species) for inclusion in 

 the paper. It is simply a comparison with obtusatus, and 

 in it there is absolutely nothing to distinguish it from 

 curvicornis, as above regarded. The " two little shining 

 tubercles on the forehead " at first appear to be distinc- 

 tive, but most of the specimens of curvicornis have two 

 feeble swellings on the middle of the forehead, and these 

 are sometimes rather more prominent and shining than 

 usual, so that they might quite fairly be regarded as small 

 tubercles. 



I think it is extremely probable that the type of can- 

 croides is really a form of curvicornis (i), but that could 

 only be determined on comparison with the type. 



LISSOTES CANXROIDES, Fabr. 



I have seen this name attached to several totally dif- 

 ferent species, but not one of the more than 500 specimens 

 of the genus before me agrees with Westwood's remarks 

 {2) on the type, and in particular "the prothorax — the 

 anterior margin — with a small simple (not bipartite) 

 raised tubercle in the middle, close to the fore-margin "; 

 and again, " prothorax with a small central frontal 

 polished tubercle." Parry also (3) comments on the 

 tubercle. Westwood and Parry only knew the type, and 

 whilst it seems probable that it is really an aberrant speci- 

 men of curvicornis, it possibly enough represents an ex- 

 tremely rare species, or one confined to a small area, as 

 several undoubtedly distinct species are. 



LISSOTES LATIDENS, Westw. (Fig. 12.) 



This name has also been attached to several species, 

 but the only specimen I have seen that agrees with the 

 original description and figure is one belonging to the 



(i) If so it will as the older name take precedence. 

 (2) Trans. Ent. vSoc, London. 1871, pp. 371-2,73- 

 3 ) L.C., 1870, p. 65. 



