26o ' ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [November, 



COLEOPTERA. 



Predominant among the Coleoptera, from their number and 

 importance, are the species from the Malay Archipelago, from 

 Papua and from Erythraea. 



The families most richly represented are the following: 



Cicindelidae. 



Carabidae: Castelnau's collection and numerous types of Cas- 

 tlenau, Putzeys and Chandoir. 



Dytiscidae, and especially Gyrinidae, with many types of Reg- 

 imbart. 



Staphylinidae: types of Fauvel and Eppelsheim. 



Pselaphidae and Scydmaenidae, very rich. 



Histeridae: numerous types of Marseul, Lewis and Schmidt. 



Cetonidae: the Lomaptera group with types of Gestro. 



Buprestidae: many types of Kerremans and of Gestro. 



Elateridae: numerous types of Cand^ze. 



Chrysomelidae : types of Chapuis, Baly and Jacoby. The 

 tribe of the Hispinae is rich in Austro-Malayan species with many 

 types of Gestro. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Species from the collections above cited as from New Guinea 

 and described by C. Oberthiir. 



DIPTERA. 

 Various types of Rondani. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



The collection made by the Marchese G. Doria in Tunis and 

 in Liguria is very rich; that of Formicidae described by Mayr 

 and Emery is of great value. 



RHYNCHOTA. 



Collection of P. M. Ferrari, composed principally* of Ligurian 

 species. 



Among those from Papua, the Moluccas and the Malay Ar- 

 chipelago are many types of Signoret, Lethierry, Bergroth and 

 Montandon. 



