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sect, and the specimen of it in Stephens' collection (a Mar- 

 shamian t3^pe, according to that author) corresponds with L, 

 nitiduSy Marsh. 



Berosus signaticollts, Charpentier, Horse Ent. p. 204 

 ( Hydrophilus). 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) notes that this name has fom' years' 

 priority over Curtis' eericepSj and is also accompanied by a 

 figure. 



Hydrobius atricapillus, Stephens. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit. p. 112) employs this name for the 

 a. bicoloj' of our collections, as Paykull did not first de- 

 scribe the latter, but adopted it from Fabricius, who had only 

 Philhydrus testaceus in view, according to Mr. Crotch. 



Hydrobius globulus, Payk. 

 Mr. Crotch retains this name for the earlier Fabrician lim- 

 batuSj which he states (loc. cit.) to have been irrecognisably 

 described as a SplicBvidium ; and to it, as " sub-species," he 

 adds *^ bijmstidatus" and ** ochraceus.'' 



Cercyon marinum, Thorns. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) adopts Thomson's name for that 

 one of the two species into which that author divided the 

 aquaticum of Mulsant, and which is found here ; the name 

 aquaticurn not standing for either on account of the pre- 

 existence of Stephens' species of that name, which, however, 

 is only a synonym ofanale. 



Cercyon plagiatum, Er. 

 Mr. Crotch (loc. cit.) deposes the terminatum of Marsham, 

 stating that that author's description would be more properly 

 applied to a bright-coloured hcemorrhoidale^ 



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