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luticoUe, IJochli. 

 lln/flpiHy l''lach. 

 myrmecophilum, Mots. 



formicetorum, Kraalz. 

 Kraatzii, Malth. 

 ])usillum, Gyll. 



apicale, Eric lis. 

 evanescens, Marsh. 

 puiicfatmn, Mots. 

 tervimale, Ilald. 

 Var. corpulentum, Lucas. 

 Var. atomaroideSj Mot.s. 

 Var. viaroccanuni^ Flach. 

 Brisoutif Mattli. 



nitithim, P>ris. 

 evanescens, Mots. 

 Var. lomjicorne, Fuss. 

 Var. orientale, Flach. 

 ohotritis, Fhich. 

 punctutum, G_yll. 



olutacemii, Gilhii. 

 littorale, Mots. 



Gillmeisteyimn, Flach . 



nitidum, Heer. 



2)iisi/lum, Erichs. 

 4-foceolatum, Allib. 

 mi)iutissimum, Stepli. 

 Var. insular e, Flach. 

 Var. Matthetvsii, Flach. 

 Icevigatum, Gilliu. 

 inmctaium, Stepli. 

 Beitteri, Flach. 



If the characters on which these subgenera are founded 

 result in the combination of such miscellaneous groups as 

 those exhibited in the foregoing list, they must be radically 

 false and deceptive. P. Gressneri shows the most striking 

 dissimilarity in form and outline to every other species of 

 Ptenidium^ unless it be to Dr. Flach's new species, with which 

 I am unacquainted. P. J(evigatum^ Gillm., is very closely 

 allied to P. nitidum, Heer. My own description of this 

 species was made from an example presented to me by 

 l)r. Anbe, which had been verified by Gillmeister himself, 

 and therefore authentically typical. P. atomaroides (whether 

 assigned to myself or to Col. Motschulsky) can be associated 

 with no other than P. evanescens. If by the words " ex typ." 

 (appended to this name in his list) Dr. Flach means to 

 insinuate that he received the type from myself, I can only 

 say that I never sent an example of any species whatever to 

 Dr. Flach, although I have offered to do so, and I positively 



