92 Rev. A. Matthews's Notes on M. FauveVs 



erect sette, of which the posterior arise within the posterior 

 angle, sides deeply margined, apical segment more finely punc- 

 tured, obtuse ; ventral segments six, deeply punctured, and 

 densely clothed with hair, with four erect sette on the posterior 

 margin of the fourth and fifth segments; anal styles large, fur- 

 nished Avith long seta? ; Icfi-s moderate, robust, anterior tarsi 

 dilated, intermediate with the first joint very long and robust, 

 subcylindric, Avith the lower edge deeply pectinated, 2, 3, 4 

 deeply bifid, furnished externally with long setge. 



This remarkable species Avas fouud in Tasmania by Mr. 

 Simson, beneath the fiu' of rats. 



M. Fauvel, in the paper previously alluded to, remarks that 

 " if Mr. IMatthews had turned his attention to the simple margin 

 of the thorax, he would not have jolaced this insect in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Philonthus," In reply to this, I Avould suggest the 

 same course of action to M. Fauvel, for he AV'ould then perceive 

 that there is a strongly imj^ressed line Avithin the margin, both 

 on the upper and under sides; this fact, coupled with the great 

 similarity of the organs of the mouthy and of the insertion of 

 the antenna?, confirms my original idea of its affinity to PJiilon- 

 thus. And besides these there arc other highly important 

 characters Avhich point to the same conclusion. The number 

 and disposition of the large setigerous punctures on the head 

 and thorax, and the unusual number and distribution of the 

 erect setaj on the elytra and abdomen, are almost precisely 

 similar in Grijptommatus and Philontlnis. The natural posi- 

 tion of Cryptommatus Avould, therefore, seem to lie between 

 PJiilonthns and XantJivlinus. 



Amhlyopinus Jelskii. PI, V, fig. 1-9. 



Mr. Janson has kindly permitted me to dissect a specimen of 

 Amb. Jelskii, Avhich he received from ]M. Fauvel in exchange 

 for an example of Cryjd. Jansoni; but I regret to say that it is 

 so sadly mutilated that one antenna and one leg arc the only 

 perfect limbs Avhich it possesses. 



Although M. Solsky's admirable description of AmlJyopinns 

 leaves nothing to be desired, yet as his Memoir is scarce, and 

 difficult of access to many Entomologists, I have appended to 



