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In tlie first jtlacc tlicu 1 li;n'(- given as I hoi)0 in a succinct 

 form an analytical " Table of (Tcnera " compiled from the 

 characters ,L;iven by fcS]iinola, Lacordaire, and others, iisin,*;-, how- 

 ever, only sucli as I have been able to verify ; this is followed 

 by observations cm such genera as appear generally misconstrued ; 

 concluded l)v critical remarks on the s])ecies and a list of 

 synonyms. 



The collections which ai'e the basis of this paper are hrstly, 

 the collection of Mr. W. W. Saunders, containing a great many 

 of Mr. Wallace's species from the Malay Islands, as well as a 

 fine series of South American and Australian insects ; this collec- 

 tion has passed into my OAvn hands. Secondly, the Cleridaj of 

 M. Guerin Meneville containing several old and scarce sjiecies. 

 Thirdly, those obtained in the Phili})pine Isles by Dr. Semper. 

 And lastly, several Cleridiie being my own collection from various 

 sources chiefly obtained through Mr. Janson. 1 have had the 

 advantage of consulting Mr. White's and Xewman's ty]ies in 

 the British Museum collection, access to wliich has freely l)een 

 given me by the authorities there. 



With Mr. Chevrolat I have been in correspondence frequently, 

 and have to acknttwledge his goodness in communicating to me 

 types of a few of Ins species, as well as in examining several 

 species sent Ity me to him, nearly all which were returned as new 

 to him. The result is that in the present paper 66 species are 

 described as new in the two first sub-families, and 5 new genera 

 established. This appears to me as a mere instalment of Avhat 

 rei[uires to Tie done liefore a systematic arrangement can be 

 settled, or any general conchision drawn from the distribution 

 of the Clerida'. Of Xorth American species T have seen but 

 few. though tliev iinwt be niniierous. 



The system followed is in general tliat of Lacordaire, very 

 nearly corresponding as well with the order of the genera in the 

 catalogue of JMM. (remminger and Harold, to which constant 

 reference will be made, as being the only complete list of pub- 

 lished species uj) to 1869. Since that date M. Chevrolat has 

 described 112 sjiecies, Kevue et ^[ag. de Zool. 1874. and I have 



