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Gufitavii. Brady cellus fiUmis, Marsh. (1802), being pre- 

 occupied (Panzer, 1796), and verha.sci, Dufts., doubtful, 

 rufidus, Dej., is adopted. Ophonus nitididiis, Steph., is 

 acloj)ted for punctatiilns, Duft. (no reason appearing); 

 O. brevicollis, Dej., = \ riifd)arbis, Eab. ; Harpalus hones- 

 tus, Dufts., is retained instead of the ignavus of the same 

 author; H. (cneus, Fab. (1775), being preoccupied (De G., 

 1774), and other prior names not available with certainty, 

 ■\ Proteus, Payk. (1790), is adopted; H. jmhescens, MiilL 

 (1776), is ^iecUovryficornis, Fab. {lll^j\nec De G. (1774); 

 Acupalpus kiloniensisy Grael. (1788), for the preoccupied 

 dorsalis, Eab., and for the proposed Gijlleniialii, Thoms. 

 Stenolophzis vespertinus, Panz. (1797), = mixtus, Hb. 

 (1784). Crenatus, Dufts., is used for Pterostichus {Argutor) 

 vernalis, Panz. {nee Miill.); {A.) longicollis, Dufts., for the 

 preoccupied incequalis, Marsli.; {A.) strenuus, Panz. (1797), 

 = exaratus Naez. (1792): P. (Omaseus) melanarius, 111., 

 stands ; vidgaris, Linn., being considered non-determinable: 

 P. {Steropus) (xthiops, Panz. (1797), being pi-eoccupied 

 (Hb., 1784), is named monticola: P. {Platysma) picima- 

 7ius, Dufts., = macruvi (? macer), Marsh. (1802); pariim- 

 punctatus, Germ. (1824), = cristatvs, Duft. (1820); P. 

 {Ahax) siriola, Fab. (1792), = Frischii, Bergst. (1778). 

 Zahrus piger, Fourcr. (1785), = tenehrioides, Goeze (1777); 

 Amara {CyrtonoUts) spinipes, Linn., being doubtful, aidicuSy 

 Panz., is employed; A. trivialis, Gyll- (1810), = cenea, 

 De G. (1774) ; eurynota, Panz., is used for the preoccupied 

 acuminata, Payk.; and montivaga, Sturm, for the erro- 

 neously referred communis of Fah.; pratensis, Sturm, for 

 ovata, Fab. {ohsoleta, Dej.), which is in a similar position; 

 Calathus fuscitSy Fab. (1792), = amhiguus, Payk. (1790); 

 crocopus, Steph., is employed for the erroneously referred 

 Jlavipes of Sturm, and rotiuidicolUs, Dej., for piceus, Mar- 



