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division of his Tribes into lesser groups seem to be amongst 

 the best that could have been selected, and have since been 

 made use of by Leconte and Horn in their ' Classification,' 

 and more recently by Herr Schenkling in his work on the 

 Cleridse in Wytsman's ' Genera Insectorum.' 



Some of Lacordaire's mistakes, resulting chiefly from 

 inaccuracy of observation and not from any fault in his 

 system, have been repeated in both of these works. These 

 I shall have to point out, as well as other errors that have 

 come under my notice ; and I propose also to make some 

 suggestions that will, I hope, lead to a more natural arrange- 

 ment of the genera, especially in the group Clerini. 



The subfamily Cleringe was split up by Lacordaire into 

 four groups : the Tillini, Clerini, Phyllobeenini, and Hydno- 

 cerini. In the last three groups the first joint of the tarsi is 

 supposed to be covered over by the second. But in the 

 three genera Phyllobcenus, Spin., Epiphloeus, Spin., and 

 Plocamocera, Spin., forming his group Phyllobgenini, the 

 first joint of the tarsi is quite distinct, being nearly or quite 

 as long as the second joint, while the fourth joint is very 

 small. In these genera also the prothorax usually has a 

 more or less distinct margin or carina on each side. The 

 group should therefore be placed in the subfamily Coryne- 

 tinse. The peculiar character of this group — the emargi- 

 nation of the eyes placed on the inner side instead of in 

 front — is to be met with again in certain genera now placed 

 in the group Enopliini, so that the group Phyllobasnini can 

 no longer be maintained as a distinct one. The genus 

 Ellipotoma, Spin., which is at present placed in the group 

 Hydnocerini, must on the same grounds be removed to the 

 group Enopliini of the subfamily Corynetinse. The above- 

 mentioned facts, so far as the genus Phyllobcenus is con- 

 cerned, have already, I find, been pointed out by Leconte 

 and Horn (' Classification of the Coleoptera of North 

 America ') ; but their observations on the matter have evi- 

 dently escaped the notice of Mr. Gorham, Herr Schenkling, 

 and other writers on the Cleridse. 



The following four genera also, now placed in the Clerinae, 

 must, on account of the small size of the 4th tarsal joint 

 and other characters, be removed to the subfamily Cory- 

 netinse : — 



1. Tarsosterms, Spin. — The description Lacordaire has 

 given of the tarsi in this genus is altogether inaccurate, as 

 I have discovered from my own observations. His mistake, 

 however, had already been found out long ago by Jacquelin 



