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156 Mr. H. E. Andrewes’ Noles on Synonymy 
the assumption, which turns out to be erroneous, that the 
traditional identification was accurate. In the genus 
Diplochila there are two very closely allied species, in one 
of which the labrum is very deeply and the elypeus moder- 
ately excised—enough to show the basal membrane of the 
labrum; in the other the labrum is deeply excised and the 
front mar gin of the clypeus nearly straight. When Dejean 
described his D. polita, he did so on specimens sent to him 
by Westermann and Gyllenhal as the true Carabus olitus 
of Fabricius. Actually they belonged to the first of the 
species mentioned above, which I have verified by an 
examination of Dejean’s type, whereas Fabricius’ insect 
belongs to the second. 
Whether Herbst’s Carabus indicus is identical with the 
first, or with the second, or with either of them, we shall 
probably never know, as Gemminger and Harold inform 
us in the preface to their Catalogue that this author’s 
collection has perished.* In these circumstances I think it 
best to give Dejean’s species a new name, and accordingly 
I suggest D. perscissa. The synonymy will then be (1) 
D. polita F. = retinens Walk. = rectificata Bates, (2) D. 
polita De}. = perscissa nom. noy. I have already given a 
number of references (1919, 144 and 192), and among them 
one to Rhembus distinguendus Laf., which must now be 
withdrawn. (See note in Section I.) 
20. Calosoma (Carabus) sericeum, p. 147. (Smidt.) Type 
in Kiel University Museum. 
This species appears to be identical with the widely 
spread C. auropunctatum Herbst (Fuessly’s Archiv, 1784, 
131). Bates (Entom. 1891, Suppl. 8) considered that speci- 
mens taken by Capt. Graham Young in Kulu, N.W. India, 
belonged to it. 
21. Chlaenius (Carabus) micans, p. 151. (Bosc.) Type 
in Paris Museum (1919, 139). 
A specimen in the Copenhagen collection, coming from 
Paykull, and bearing the name of C. mucans F., is identical 
with C. pictus Chaud. I think it must be wrongly named, 
for Mr. Lesne has found at Paris what he considers to be 
Fabricius’ type, and he tells me that the apical spot is 
not virguliform. I hope later on to examine it and settle 
the point. 
* T now learn from Dr. W. Horn that Herbst’s types are in the 
Zoological Museum of the Berlin University. 
