36 COLEOPTERA. 



posely not counted by Dr. Sharp), and the 24 good species 

 added since the publication of the Catalogue, we obtain the 

 aggregate amount of 3183 bond fide British species of Co- 

 leoptera. And this last sum is, judging from our present rate 

 of progression, and the number of novelties actually known 

 to myself and others, but not yet satisfactorily determined, 

 by no means to be taken as the limit of oar Fauna. 



Three genera new to British Catalogues are included in 

 that of Dr. Sharp, viz., Sei^ropalpuSf Eusomus, and TJrodon ; 

 but the former of these will not, in my opinion, be likely, 

 upon the evidence adduced by its original recorder, to be re- 

 ceived with general favour. The following genera, represent- 

 ing species already known in this country, are also adopted : 

 BrycMits (Haliplus, pars), Liopterus {Agdbi^s, pars), Mi- 

 croglossa {Haploglossa, Cratarcea), Sornathivi {Oligota, 

 pars), Cilea (^Leucoparyplius), Megacronus (Bolitobius, 

 pars), Plagiogomis, Hepftaulacus, and Oxyornus (Aphodius, 

 pars), Metcecus (BJdpijjhorus), Nacerdes (Ischnomera), and 

 Xylocleptes {Tomicus, pars), — most of which are doubtless 

 familiar to British Coleopterists. 24 species are also for the 

 first time registered as Bi-itish : these will be noticed in due 

 course, — particulars of all but one of them having been pub- 

 lished by Dr. Sharp in Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 83. 



The following alterations in nomenclature, in addition to 

 those marked | in the notices of Mr. Crotch's papers, are 

 adopted by Dr. Sharp (those originated by him being sepa- 

 rately noticed): Pristonychus terricola,YihBi.,io suhcyaneus, 

 III. (but Herbst's species is dated 1784, Illiger's 1802, ac- 

 cording to Mr. Crotch's ^*List," &c.); Pterostichus mela- 

 narius, 111., to vulgaris, Linn, (which is, however, considered 

 non-determinableby Mr. Crotch, /. c.) ; P. orinomus, Steph., 

 to 'citreus, Dej. ; Harpalas crihelliim, Steph., to rufilahris, 

 Fab. (rttfibarhis, Crotch, I.e.)', Acupalpus {Stenolophics) 

 dorsalis, Fab., to Gyllenhall:, Thorns, {kiloniensis, Gruel., 



