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COLEOPTERA. 



Observations on the Nomenclature of British 

 Carabid.e, as established in the Catalogue of 

 British Coleoptera by G. R. Waterhouse. 



By Dr. H. Schaum. 



Cicindela hybrida, Linn. — If Cic. maritima be considered 

 a distinct species (an opinion which I do not share, in spite 

 of Mr. Dawson's latest notice), the Cic. hybrida cannot be 

 assigned to Linne, who most probably confounded both, for 

 while the specimen actually in the Linnean cabinet is a 

 maritima, Linne says in his description " habitat in sylvis" 

 where maritima does not occur. 



Drypta emarginata, Fab. — I think Rossi's name dentata 

 is to be preferred, because Rossi's description is older, better, 

 accompanied by a figure, and was known to Fabricius, who 

 altered the name without reason. 



Polystichus fasciolatus. — As Rossi first described and 

 figured the P. discoideus, Dej., under the name of fasciolatus, 

 and Olivier evidently confounded both species under the 

 latter, I think the name vittatus ought to be preferred for 

 the English insect. 



Dromius agilis. — Mr. Dawson confounds two species 

 under this name ; the true agilis with dark brown elytra and 

 two series of punctures on each of them, and a second species 

 {nieridionalis et fenestratus, Steph.) with testaceous and 



