Tenebrioiiidaj in the Banks Collection. 483 



2. Zo/)hosis te^tudinaria, Spec. Ins. i. p. 32G {Erodius). 

 y. Africa. 



Til is is the insect generally known as Z. nmrt'cata, F. The 

 above reference is not given in the Catalogues, where the name 

 appears as Z. testudinaria, F. (Mant. Ins. i. 1787, p. 215), 

 though this reference is, in fact, merely a quotation of the 

 earlier description. The confusion of species originated with 

 Solier (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. iii. 1834, p. 620), who was unable to 

 accept the identity of testudinaria, 01., with testudinaria, F., 

 preferring to regard it as synonymous with muricata^ F. 

 But Olivier again merely follows Fabricius in his descrip- 

 tion, and figures the right insect ; the type of muricata, 

 F., is in Copenhagen, and has been found by Gebien to be an 

 Adf'syiiia. 



The synonymy of this species is therefore 



Z. testudinaria, F., 0\. — muricata, Sol., Deyr. (nee F.). 



The Arabian species known to Solier as tesludiniria I 

 have not been able to identify with certainty; Deyrolle, in 

 iiis later monograpli (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) vii. 18G7, 

 p. 168), follows Holier. The species may be known as 

 farinosa, nom. nov., an unpublished name of Olivier's quoted 

 as a synonym by Deyrolle : — 



Z.farinosa, nom. nov. (Oliv., ^1^.) ^testudinaria^ Sol., 

 Deyr. (nee F.). 



3. Pachycera huprestoides^ Spec. Ins. i. p. 323 {Tt-nehriu). 



S. Africa. 



=atra, Ilerbst. 



The locality noted by Fabricius is evidently erroneous. 

 Tlie species appears in the Catalogues as Ilejeter bupres- 

 toides, with habitat Cape Verde, but on what authority is not 

 clear. 



4. Stenocara serrata, Spec. Ins. i. p. 317 {Pimelia). S. Africa. 



5. Stmncara porcala, 1. c. {Pimelia). S. Africa. 

 = morbiUosa, F., var. bonellii, Sol. (Ilaag-Rut.). 



The type oi morhillosa, F., is stated to be in Mus. Dom. 

 Ilelwig. From the descri|>tion Pimelia porcata, llerbst, 

 agrees with /)orca<a, F. ; but the Adesmia porcata of Solier 

 and AUard, and now generally known in collections as 



