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In this group the history of British Museum types has 
been made clear. The type of Burchell’s Aphodius ve- 
Sspertinus (with co-types in the British Museum), and six 
specimens described by Gory and Percheron (two of them 
types) have been recovered. 
HIETEROMERA. AFRICAN AND BRAZILIAN,—chiefly named 
by C. J. Gahan. Much assistance was also rendered by 
G. J. Arrow, and, in the case of the African species, by 
Guy A. K. Marshall, in the American by G. C. Champion. 
Further help with a few of the most puzzling African species, 
taken to Cape Town, was given by L. Peéringuey. 
Burchell’s type of JZoluris vialis (with co-types in the 
British Museum) was recovered. 
Anthribidae, AFRICAN AND BRAZILIAN,—Dr. Karl Jordan. 
Brenthidae, A¥FRICAN,—Guy A. K. Marshall. 
BRAZILIAN,—C. J. Gahan. 
Curculionidae, A¥RICAN,—Guy A. K. Marshall, including 
the description of three new species after comparison with 
his collection in Salisbury, Mashonaland. Assistance was 
also given by J. J. Walker and G. J. Arrow. 
BRAZILIAN,—G. J. Arrow, C.O.Waterhouse, G. C.Champion, 
and J. J. Walker. 
Ptinidae. BRAZILIAN,—J. J. Walker. 
A nobiidae, AFRICAN (one specimen of a Dorcatoma and 
one of a Zheca),—both new, and described by Monsieur 
Maurice Pic, of Digoin, Saéne-et-Loire. Opinions upon 
these puzzling little beetles were also kindly given by 
Ja yw«Walkes Go J; Arrow, Rev. H. S. Gorham, and (Dr; 
David Sharp. 
Bostrichidae. A¥FRICAN,—Monsieur P. Lesne, of the Museum 
d’ Histoire Naturelle, Paris, who described one new species. 
Assistance was also rendered by C. J. Gahan. 
Crotdae. A¥FRICAN,—Guy A. K. Marshall. 
Bruchidae. A¥RICAN,—One puzzling species studied by 
Guy A. K. Marshall, J. J. Walker, W. F. H. Blandford, David 
