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rhinus, n. sp., Cathormiocerus, n. sp. (?), Phytonomus pardalus, P. 

 deyrollei, Lap., and above all a very interesting new genus of 

 the group Otiorhynchus. Upon the road, in the asses' dung, lived 

 Onitis ion, 0. olivieri, Aphod'ms lugens, and A. luridus ; while 

 under stones lying near, CEcophthora paUidula, Merophysia carl- 

 nulata, and Paussiis favieri, with Aphenogaster senilis, Dinarda 

 nigrita, Simius latus, and Adelostoma sulcatum, were to be met 

 with, the last only occasionally, and in company with the ants. 

 Not far from a small inn a footpath turns to the right, which 

 leads over wide cattle pastures to the pine woods before men- 

 tioned. On this path one remarks some water-pools, which 

 invite to the search for water-beetles. Here are found innu- 

 merable Parnus hydrohates, Kies., Berosus hispanicus, B. mriceps, 

 Laccophilus testaceus, Hydroponis xanthopus, H. geminus ; more 

 rarely Octhebius lyiuictatus, several Hydrance, Hydrochus angns- 

 tatus, Ilydroporus meridionalis, H. hicarinatus, Agabus didymus, 

 A. chalconotus, Hydrophilus pistaceus, &c. The cattle pastures 

 were enlivened by an interesting series of dung beetles, for 

 instance, Geotrupes momus, G. hypocrita, Bubas bison, Copris his- 

 panus, Aphodiiis scybalarius, A. Uneolatiis, and Onthophagus fur- 

 catus ; more sparingly were found Geotrupes Jioffmanseggi, Bubas 

 bubalus, Onthophagus hirtus, 0. marginalis, 0. punctatus, 0. tneli- 

 tceus, Aphodnis tersus, and A. perezi, Harold, n. sp., Tachinus 

 pictus, and finally a pair of our native Geotrupes typhceus. 



After a short walk the wood is reached, and with it the 

 sand-hills, the fauna of which naturally differs, like their sur- 

 roundings. Here, even at the end of January, were flying 

 Cicindela maroccana in all varieties, including the lovely golden 

 farellensis, and with it more rarely Cicindela flexuosa, which 

 made its appearance at the beginning of February. On the dry 

 sand were lying two Tiniarchce, Pimelia maura, and P. fornicata 

 var., some Erodii, and single specimens of the rare Dermestes 

 thoracicus, Sitones virgatus, and S. niger. All. (the last new to 

 Europe), and Adimonia Haagi ; while even at the end of 

 January, but in the later hours of the afternoon, Melolontlia 

 papposa, in great numbers, was to be seen. The sweeping-net 

 also produced many good things, as Coccinella lyncea, 01., some 

 specimens of the new Xenostrongylus truncatus, Kiesvv., Crepi- 

 dodera ventralis, Orestia andalusica. All., Hydnobius andnlusicvs, 

 m., n. sp. ; while in fungi were to be seen numerous Boletobii and 



