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, Acloretum, 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 Dynastidse, 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 molacea from Brazil, and S. 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 

 a Farandra has been found in the Old World, at Old Calabar. See the figs, of Parandra 

 brminea from North America, and of P. beninensisi from Old Calabar, figured in 

 PI. XLVII. figs. 7 and 7 a. Borycera spimcornis from Old Calabar is obviously a near 

 relation of Polyoza Lacordairei from Brazil (see PL XLVII. figs. 8« and 8). Several 

 species of the American form of Callichroma are already known as found in Senegal ; 

 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 Curculionidae. 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 

 Phoenicis is, however, closely alLLed to the Pabn Calandras of South America ; and Bhina 

 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 



* Nitida, omnino chalybeo-metallica ; capite punctato, inter oculos breviter longitudinaliter impresso, ante oculos ex- 

 cavato, oculis partim divisis ut in Stenochia violacea, labro lato transverse ; thorace subquadrato, brunneo, sparsim 

 tbrtiter punctato, marginato, lateribus rotundatis, margine laterali reflexo, antice pone caput expanse et glabro ; 

 scutello parvo, triangulari ; elytris thorace quadruple longioribus, parallelis, striato-punctatis, interstitiis nitidissimis 

 Icevissimis sparsim punctatis, punctis vix sub lente conspicuis : subtus lateribus sparsim fortiter punctata ; pedibuslongis. 



Long. 1 1 lin., lat. 3| lin. 



t Ferrugineo-fusca, punctata, punctis rugosis, oblongis vel quadratis sen angulatis : $ capite fronte trisulcato 

 vel bilobato, antice transversim excavate ; clypeo prope oculos utrinque carinato, fere trilobate, lobe mediano obtuse 

 subquadrate prominente ; mandibulis crassis, convexis, dentatis : thorace transversim subquadrato, marginato, pos- 

 tiee angustiore, fortius et rugosius utrinque antice punctato ; utrinque bifoveolato, fovea una medium versus posita, 

 altera delteidea ad basin ; angulis anticis projicientibus et acutis, posticis ebtusis ; marginibus lateralibus irregulariter 

 sinuatis ; scutello glabro, impunctato ; elytris sub-tricarinatis : subtus mento rugosa, lateribus metasterni et segmen- 

 torum abdominalium Isevissime papillosis, prosterni et femeribus punctatis. 



Long. 9 lin., lat. 3 lin. 



