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V. A Revised Catalogue of the Lueanoid Coleoptera ; 

 with Remarks on the Nomenclature, and Descrip- 

 tions of Neio Species. 

 By Major F. J. Sidney Parry, F.L.S., V.-P. Ent. Soc. 



[Kead 7tli Jime, 1869, and 7th February, 1870.] 



Since the publication, nearly six years ago, in the Society's 

 Transactions (third series, vol. ii. p. 1) of my Catalogue 

 of this interesting group, fresh material has become avail- 

 able for correcting certain errors contained therein, and 

 affords the opportunity of offering a few remarks upon 

 those new species which have up to the present period 

 fallen under my notice, and of recording those changes 

 which it now appears to me expedient to carry out. 



Certain of these proposed alterations, especially in the 

 nomenclature of species, have already been recently pub- 

 lished by Dr. Gemminger and Baron B. von Harold 

 (Catalogus Coleopterorum, vol. iii, 1869), to whom I had 

 much pleasure in imparting* such information as was in 

 my power to offer. I think, however, that a fuller state- 

 ment, and more diffuse remarks respecting these altera- 

 tions, will not be inappropriate ; leading, as I trust they 

 may hereafter, to more valuable results in regard to the 

 systematic arrangement, both of genera and species. 



It may be advantageous briefly to particularise the 

 statistical differences existing between my publication in 

 1864, and the '^Catalogus Coleopterorum," for the pro- 

 duction of which Entomologists are much indebted; I 

 think, however, it is to be regretted, that the alphabetical 

 arrangement of species was adopted ; and moreover, a 

 concentration of genera has in some instances been made, 

 which is not in my opinion quite warranted. 



The following is a list of thirty-three names, not in- 

 cluded as species in my former Catalogue, which are 

 enumerated by GcTuminger and Von Harold as distinct ; 

 and of seven species included in my former Catalogue, 

 but considered by them as synonyms. 



1. Lamprima cultridens, Burm. 



2. ,, nigricollis, Hoj^e. 



3. Streptocerus eustictus, Philippi. 



4. Lucanus curtidits, Motsch. 



5. OdontoJahis Duivenhodei, Deyr. 



6. „ gracilis, Kaiip. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1870. FART I. (MARCH.) 



