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but suspect that it will be found to constitute a family in- 

 termediate between Pselaphidea and Scydmwnidea. 



Of this family my cabinet contains nineteen British spe- 

 cies, five of which are new, and none of them were known 

 to Mr. Marsham, who has not described one species in his 

 Entomologia Britannica. 



Stirps J . * 



Gen. 1. EuPLECTUS. 

 EuPLECTUS. Kirby Mss. 



Sp. 1. Euplectus Reichenbachii . 

 Pselaphus nanus, Reich. Monog. Pselaph. 69- t. S.jT. 20. 

 Habitat in com. NorfolcijE rarissime. Communicavit 

 Dom. J. Curtis. 



I possess two new species of this genus ; but I shall re- 

 frain from describing them until I have seen the species 

 mentioned in the note beneath, and which I hope to obtain 

 from my liberal correspondent Mr. Kunz6 of Leipsic. to 

 whom I feel much indebted for several species of this in- 

 teresting family of Coleoptera. 



Stirps 9.. 



Gen. II. Bythinus. 



PsELAPHi Fam. II. Reichetibach, pars. 



Antennce articulo 1 crasso cylindraceo ; 2 crassiore, maris 

 interne acute producto ; articulis 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 et 

 8 aequalibus Icnticulatis ; 9 et 10 crassioribus 

 lenticulatis ; 1 1 ovato, apice acutissimo. 



* Ad banc stirpem saltern forte pertinent Pselaphx Reich. 1. am- 

 I'lguus. 2. Karstenii, 3. sigtiatus. 



