NOTES ON r BRITISH GEODEPHAGA. 49 



Mr. Wollaston's paper in the Zoologist (p. 5637) with Dr. 

 Schaum's copious remarks at pp. 275—6 of the enlarged 

 edition of Erickson's Insecten Deutschlands, now in course 

 of publication. 



Errata omitted to be noticed. 



Geod. Brit. p. 14. For D. foveolus read D. foveola, 

 both here and wherever the species is mentioned ; but the 

 synonym must stand as it is. 



Page 21, lines 17, 18, for Vigors read Sowerby. 



[Zuphium olens, Fabr. A specimen of this insect has 

 been captured near Forest Hill. The locality is somewhat 

 suspicious, and one cannot help associating the insect with 

 the idea of the roots of the palm trees and of other exotic 

 plants which have been brought to the people's palace.] 



Dyschirii. — With reference to D. inermis, Curtis ; nitidus, 

 Dejean, and impunctipennis, Dawson, remark as follows :— 

 In arranging the species of this genus, I was led into the error 

 of taking it for granted, that D. inermis of Curtis and of 

 Stephens were identical. I observe also, that in the re-issue 

 of Erichson's "Insecten Deutschlands," now in course of pub- 

 lication, Dr. Schaum assigns impunctipennis as a synonym 

 to inermiSj Curtis, on the authority of a typical example of 

 the former insect, which was communicated to him by Mr. 

 Wollaston. I am informed, however, by Mr. Curtis, that 

 Dr. Schaum never saw his type at all, and the conclusion at 

 which he (Dr. Schaum) arrived was the result of the same 

 erroneous supposition (entertained in common with myself), 

 that D. inermis of the Stephensian cabinet was identical 

 with it. I have recently had an opportunity of examining 

 Mr. Curtis's typical specimen, and, after the most careful 

 investigation and comparison of these several species, have 

 elicited the following results : 1st. That D. inermis, Curtis, 

 is neither more nor less than a large dark-coloured example 



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