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Drypta eraarginata. — Dr. Schaum first restored Rossi's 

 name ; but he did not notice that Fabricius only adopted a 

 name from Olivier, whose work is coeval with Rossi's (1790), 

 and infinitely superior. The old synonymy must therefore 

 be retained, substituting Olivier for Fabricius. 



Dromius monostigma, Lch. — This insect is recognisably 

 described under this name in Samouelle's ' Compendium,' at 

 least five years before Germar mentioned his D. unipunc- 

 tatus. 



D. maurus. — In the type-form of this species (D. glabra- 

 tus), not as. yet recorded to occur in England, the colour is a 

 little more bronzed ; the elytra much longer and obsoletely 

 striate. 



Cymindis basalis. — The description of Linnaeus has been 

 fitted to this species somewhat unjustifiably. The original 

 diagnosis in the 'Fauna Suecica' cannot apply to it, de- 

 scribing it as he does as one of the smallest in the genus, 

 and found in his gai'den in hot-beds. 



Calathus flavipes. — I adhere here to the name used by 

 Dawson. Gyllenhal thought to recognise the fulvipes, Fahr. ; 

 that insect, however, corresponds with Harpalus latus, L. ; 

 hence another name is requisite, and Fourcroy's name, sup- 

 plemented by GeofFroy's description, appears sufficiently 

 applicable. 



C. mollis. — I cannot but consider mollis a mere form of 

 melanocephalus ; it is even at times very hard to distinguish 

 them, and with the intervening links, as C. ochropterus, D}., 

 &c., it is almost impossible ; at the same time, in this country, 

 they are generally sufficiently easily separable, and may be 

 found in company. 



C. piceus. — Marsham adopted Linneus's name, which, 

 however, belongs to Anchomenus ; hence Dejean's must be 

 preferred. 



Taphria vivalis. — Illiger was the real describer of this 

 species, though Panzer figured it before him ; hence his ver- 

 dict is to be looked to. He says that Panzer called it 

 " nivalis " by mistake, and it is easy to see that it would then 

 have come into collision with C. nivalis, Pk. 



Anchomenus junceus. — In the absence of uniformity I am 

 inclined to follow Dawson in restoring Scopoli's name ; his 

 description is scarcely applicable to any other insect, cer- 

 tainly not to Nebria Gyllcnhali, as Dr. Schaum suggested. 



