106 COLEOPTERA. 



Amara obsoleta, Dej. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) considers that a name is still wanted 

 for this insect ; as, although the late Dr. Schaum showed 

 that Dejean had misinterpreted Duftschmidt's species, and 

 adopted the Fahrician ovata, the latter name was in prior 

 use by Paykull for another insect. 



Harpalus monticola, Dej. Spec, iv, 195, 3. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) retains this name for Stephens' H. 

 stictus; as the prior ohscuriis of Fab. was long before 

 applied to an Anchomenus by Herbst. 



Harpalus difftnis, Dej. 



Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) remarks that I (Cat. "British 

 Beetles") have united this with H. rotundicollisj Fairm., 

 but that we certainly have the two species. 



This is not exactly accurate : I queried the rotundicollis 

 of Wat. Cat. as representing the S. diffinis of Dejean ; 

 partly because it seemed not unlikely that we did not pos- 

 sess the true rotundicollis, which seems a southern insect, and 

 partly because I was not certain about the specific claims 

 of the two forms. The sole difference between them seems 

 to consist in an infinitesimally less degree of sinuation in 

 the apex of the elytra and the less (not moi^e, — as stated by 

 Mr. Crotch) rounded sides of the thorax in H. diffinis, 

 which Mr. Crotch leaves as a distinct species, while de- 

 posing a. crihellum as a " sub-species " of H, puncti- 

 collis. 



Harpalus consentaneus, Dej. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit. p. 109), admitting the priority of 

 Stephens' attenuaius, proposes to retain Dejean's name, as 

 the former author's description is included among a mass 



