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Cyphon coarctacus, Pk. — This species, known by its 

 raised costae, has been subdivided with success by Thomson ; 

 MM. Kiesen wetter and Jlulsant have also recognised these 

 species, the former adding one to their number. They group 

 naturally into two divisions; one with the punctuation equal, 

 including coarctacus and nitidulus ; and the other with a 

 close thick punctuation round the scutellum. Of these C. 

 fuscicornis and C. pallidiventris closely resemble each other, 

 but the former is much darker and more thickly punctured. 

 C. macer, Ksw., not yet found here, is much smaller and 

 entirely testaceous, the form being very elongate. 



C. nigriceps, Ksw. — This species resembles C. pubeseens 

 in its absence of raised costae, but differs by its smaller size, 

 more shining appearance, and the acute posterior angles of 

 the thorax. If all these species were collected from several 

 localities, some idea of their probable specific value might be 

 obtained. They do not at all require setting, and are much 

 more likely to be perfect if just mounted on as small a piece 

 of gum as possible : in fact we quite ruin the mass of our 

 insects by clogging the antennae and tarsi with gum ; a single 

 small point of liquid glue underneath holds much better. 



Telephorus lituratus. — The Linnean description of rufus is 

 too brief for identification, and the specimens in his collection 

 correspond with Hyiecaetus ; hence, in the doubt, the ex- 

 pressive name of Fallen may be retained for it. 



T. lateralis, L. — The general consensus of authors is in 

 favour of retaining this name for the T. oralis. Germ. Erichson 

 tried to show that he meant the Podabrus, but without suc- 

 cess ; no specimens, unfortunately, exist in his collection; 

 but here, as subsequently in T. melanurus, the Linnean name 

 must be retained for one or other of the disputed species, not, 

 as some would do, for both. 



T. translucidus. — The name T. unicolor, Cnrt., though the 

 oldest, is preoccupied by Fuldermann. 



T. fulvus. — That Linneus meant Ischnoraera, and not Te- 

 lephorus, by his description, there can, I should think, be no 

 doubt. Both exist in his collection, but the 'lelephorus has 

 a very suspicious appearance, while the others seem typical 

 enough. 



T. limbatus. — Notwithstanding that the Linnean descrip- 

 tion applies to T. testaceus, as now defined, all his specimens 

 correspond with limbatus, Thorns. 



