AMENDMENTS OP NOMENCLATURE. 



The following alterations of generic and specific names have become neces- 

 sary : — 



No. 291, Platysoma cognatum, Sharp, is the Australian P. bakewelli, Mar- 

 seul. 



No. 298, Saprmus pcdator, Sharp, belongs to the genus Pachylopus. 



No. 1162, Saprimis lepidulus, Broun, is a Pachylopus. No. 11G3, Saprinus 

 latipcs, Broun, must stand, as the 8. latiyes, Bon., 1872, is a Dendrophilus. 



Mr. G. Lewis was kind enough, unasked, to send the above information on 

 the Histcridoi. 



No. 482, Buprestis enysi, Sharp, is, according to Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse, a 

 Nascio. 



No. 492, Thoramus ohscurus, Sharp, is the same as T. ivakcficJdi. 



No. 541, Geranus crassus, Sharp, is the female of G. lineicoUis, White. 



No. 136, Hydroporus wakefieldi, Sharp, and No. 137, Hydroporus duplex, 

 Sharp, belong to the genus Antiporus. 



ERRATA AND AUTHOR'S AMENDMENTS. 



PAGE. 



977. Line 14 fi'om bottom — " Castleuau's is " should read " Castoluau's description is." 



981. D. ovipenne, Ith. line — Before " the thorax " read " base of." 



983. Line 4 from bottom — After " deeply" read " grooved." 



987. Line 16— For " freely " read " feebly." 



988. Line 5 from foot— For " no general swelling " read " no geual swelling." 



989. Line 9 from foot— For " nitidois " read " nitidis." 

 992. The number 1872, P. ovatellus, should be " 82." 



999. P. insidiosiis, line 3 from end of description — For " fine sctaa " I'ead " five setae." 



1003. At end of Nos. 1797 and 1798 insert habitat — " Mount Arthur. Cheeseman." 



1005. At end of No. 1801 insert, ''Length, 2g lines; breadth, IJ lines. Mount Arthur. 



Cheeseman." 



lOOG. Line 14— For " basal organs " read " basal angles." 



1025. Line 5 from foot — For " apex " read " base." 



1045. Line 5 from foot— For " between " read " towards." 



1100. Line 2— For " unctate " read " punctate." 



1111. No. 1969, line 2 from end — For " set " read " sex." 



1112. No. 1993, line 3— For " angustato " read " angustato." 



1157. Line 15— For " couvexly transverse " read " transversely convex." 



1175. Cecyropa, lino 1 — After " Rostrum breve," insert " crassum." 



1179. Line 9— For " variegatis " read " variegatus." 



1204. Line 9 from bottom— For " hind margin " read " front margin." 



1232. Line 8— For " generally " read " gradually." 



1246. No. 2194, lino 20 — For " groove " read " grooves." 



1256. Lino 10 — For " pubescent " read " rufescent." 



12G2. Line 2— For " brands " read " bands." 



130H. Line 10 — For " Palpi articulo " read " Palpi maxillares articulo." 



1324. Line 4 — For " sotigerous seta " read " setigerous puncture." 



1335. No. 2342, line 7— For " point " read " front." 



1337. No. 2;W1, line 5— For " intersection " road " insertion." 



1369. Line 1— For " point " read " front." 



1393. Vericohius, line 2— For " within " read " with a." 



