452 MR. A. MURRAY ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONS OF 
On the whole, the amount of affinity in the Lamellicornes is very limited. Some of 
the tribes show indications of affinity ; but, with the exception of a few worldwide- 
distributed genera, such as Serica, Adoretum, and Onthophagus, I can scarcely point to 
a genus in which allied species are to be found in both countries. The great Augosoma 
Centaurus, as it belongs to the Dynastidae, has, of course, relations with the South- 
American Dynastidae ; but, according to Lacordaire, it has nearer affinities with the 
Indian Dynastidae than with those of South America. I have not made a special study 
of the Dynastidae myself, and therefore adopt Lacordaire' s view in preference to my own 
empirical inclination rather to place it alongside of the South-American species. 
Scarcely a single species of epigeal Tenebrionidae has been received from Old Calabar ; 
and in like manner they are extremely scarce on the opposite coast of South America. 
Those which are non-epigeal furnish a few links, and the Taxicornes and Stenelytra a 
few others, as, for example, Stenochia violacea from Brazil, and 8. longipennis* from Old 
Calabar, figs. 4 and 4 a of PI. XLVII. 
The Longicornes supply some very interesting and close affinities. For the first time 
Parandra has been found in the Old World, at Old Calabar. See the figs, of Parandra 
-wrnea from North America, and of P. beninensisf from Old Calabar, figured in 
PL XLVII. figs. 7 and 7 a. Dorycera spinicomis from Old Calabar is obviously a near 
elation of Polyoza Lacordairei from Brazil (see PI. XLVII. figs. 8 a and 8). Several 
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species of the American form of Callichroma are already known as found in Sene_ 
but the number has been considerably increased by the Old-Calabar species ; at least, 
seven or eight new species have reached me from thence. A new (Erne has been found 
there, and one or two other American forms. But by far the largest proportion of the 
Longicornes of Old Calabar are new, and of the African facies. 
The same remark applies to the Curculionidse. Very few of these are described ; and 
among them are a number of most interesting and peculiar new forms. There is a form 
allied to that of Platyomus of Brazil, but their affinity is doubtful. Sphenophorus 
Phcenicis is, however, closely allied to the Palm Calandras of South America ; and BHm 
barbirostris is found in both countries. With these exceptions, I do not recall any 
species showing near relationship. 
The Old-Calabar Phytophaga are also mostly new, and peculiar to that country ; but 
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