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H. pnnctipennis. Slightly shining ; thorax deeply foveo- 

 late ; elytra visibly punctate. Under bark of birch. 



H. abietinus. Opaque ; elytra scarcely visibly punctate. 

 Found under bark of pine. Both species occur in this 

 country. 



Catops flavicornis, n.sp. Intermediate between C. picipes 

 and nigricans. I cannot clearly make this out, but 

 most of my nigricans appear to agree with it. 



Scydmcenus denticornis, Thorns, olim. = S. claviger, M. et 

 K., while our S. denticornis does not occur there. 



S. (Euconnus) fimetarius, Thorns. Near S. hirticollis, from 

 which it may be distinguished by the shorter and 

 closer hairs on the elytra, the darker colour of the last 

 joint of the palpi, and the fact of its living in hotbeds, 

 &c. I have found this in several localities. 



Hister arenicola, n. sp. Near H. bissexstriatus, but with 

 the third anterior dorsal stria abbreviated, and other 

 minor points of difference. Found on sand-hills. This 

 I have not yet seen in England. 



Aphodius sabulicola, n. sp. Near A. punctato-sulcatus, 

 but shorter, smaller, more dilated posteriorly, and the 

 thorax not margined with yellow at the base. I have 

 seen two examples apparently referable to this species. 



Cis microgonus, n. sp. Like C. bidentatus, but with very 

 short, scarcely prominent angles to the thorax, which 

 is unarmed. I have not seen this as yet. 



Lathridius (Conitharsa) brevicollis, n.sp. A distinct species, 

 with the thorax like L. rugosus, but the elytra like L. 

 consimilis, to which it comes nearest. I have not seen 

 English examples. 



L. crenicollis, u. sp. This is evidently our L. testaceus, 

 which no one identifies from Stephens' descriptions. 



Corlicaria hirtella, TJioms. = our C. fulva, Mannh. 



Miciambe pilosula. Thorns. This he identifies by com- 

 parison of the type with Crypt. Vini, Er. 



Cr. serratus, GylL, M. Thomsom forms into a new genus, 

 Henoticus. 



Atomaria punclicollis, n. sp. A new species, allied to A. 

 fumata and A. nana. It is not A. Wollastoni certainly, 

 but must be near A. Barani, Bris., though more 

 sparingly punctured. 



G. R. Crotch. 



