Mr. West wood on the yJJfinities of Clinidium 2iJ7 



The genus was established by Schonherr in the Kongl. Vetensk. nya Acad. 

 Handl. for 1809; and in the same paper, (which is written in Swedish and con- 

 sequently unintelligible to me,) are contained his observations upon the 

 structure of the tarsi of the Cucuji. 



Note C. 



Since the preceding observations upon a supposed connexion between the 

 Lucanidx and Prionidce were penned, I have casually examined a most interest- 

 ing insect, contained in the Rafflesian cabinet, which serves most satisfactorily 

 to connect the two families. Its general appearance is that of a Prionus, with 

 short trigonate advanced mandibles, and moderately long antennoe ; but the 

 latter, on a closer examination, are decidedly those of one of the Lucanidte, 

 the basal joint is scarcely longer than the third, and a slight elbowing of the 

 antennce is observed at the second joint, the last three joints are not longer than 

 the preceding joints, and very slightly produced on the inside, giving these 

 organs the appearance of being almost setaceous. The joints of the tarsi are 

 cylindric, but the insect is heteromerous ! 



Note D. 



In addition to the affinities of the Cucujidae mentioned above, I have en- 

 deavoured to prove, in a paper upon the singular family Paussidas, which I 

 have presented to the Linnean Society, that the former family may perhaps be 

 considered as having the greatest affinity with the Paussidae, particularly when 

 we notice the depressed bodies, the formation of the antennoe, and especially 

 the pentamerous, or rather subpentamerous, tarsi of several of the genera in 

 each family. It is by means of such genera as Rhysodes, Clinidium, Catogenus, 

 &c., that I consider the connexion may be traced, although many links remain 

 to be discovered. 



Note E. 



There is a valuable paper, by Gyllenhal, upon the genus Parandra, Latr., 

 inserted in the Kongl. Vetensk. nya Acad. Handl. for 1817, in which the 

 author has noticed the structure of the tarsi in the insects included in it, and 

 has described four species. 



