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mencing therefore with the genera of Harpalides (p. 45), the suc- 
cession is : Agonum, Harpalus, Pangus, Amara, Agonoderus, An- 
isodactylus, Chlenius, Trechus, Calathus, Anchomenus, Dice- 
lus, Spheeroderus. Then comes the family Carabides with Cy- 
chrus, &c. 
we will take Agonoderus (p. 47). ‘ Head subquadrate, thorax 
subquadrate, slightly narrowed behind, elongate: the thorax 
equals in width the base of the elytra. 
age 55, we have ‘Dyticus’ ranked under Haliplides. 
Page 60, ‘ Dermestes lardarius’ is placed in the family Cu- 
cuiides, ‘ 
Page 61. The generic description of Staphylinus fails in two 
of the three species placed under it : the one to which it applies, 
8. cyanipennis, is not a Staphylinus, but a Philonthus. 
The names of authors are usually omitted, references to their 
works under synonyms or names are never given. Where the 
authorities are mentioned, ‘ Anchomenus extensicollis (Steph.) 
and ‘ Necrophorus pygmeus (Rich.), show what reliance may be- 
Placed on them. 
middle, scutellum none: abdomen nearly square, clypeus biden- 
heulated ;” this will compare favorably with Agonoderus above. 
the reviewer js a thankless one ; but if it will prevent books of 
like merit or rather demerit from appearing in future ‘ by author- 
ity,’ it has not been performed in vain. Indignant protests from 
Students of Entomology, should at once dispel the illusion, if 
Such there be, that this volume is an exposition of the present 
Condition of their science in this country. 
