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those found in the New World. Only eight out 

 of seventy-five described by Monsieur Gory inhabit 

 the Old World ; this number may be doubled ; five 

 were lately brought to this country by the indefa- 

 tigable Colonel Whithill above mentioned, whose 

 collection of Coleoptera, as far as relates to the 

 insects of Bombay, the Concan and Ceylon, is cer- 

 tainly unrivalled. 



Sp. 32 & 33. — These insects probably belong to 

 the Rutelidse, and perhaps to the genus Macraspis, 

 if so the locality of the East Indies must be changed 

 to that of South America. 



Sp. 40. Glabrata. — This insect I have ranged 

 at present as a Rutela ; it was named by Fabricius 

 from Lee's cabinet : I believe it to be unique, and 

 have some doubts if Oriental India is its true 

 locality. 



Sp. 42. Cornuta. — This singular insect ought to 

 have been made the type of a new genus by Messrs. 

 Gory and Percheron, it unites apparently the Ceto- 

 niadae and the genus Syrichtus of Kirby. A second 

 species, closely allied to Cet. Cornuta Fab., and con- 

 siderably larger, I lately received from China. 



Sp. 54. Scutellata. — In the monograph of Ceto- 

 niadse repeatedly alluded to, this Fabrician species is 

 made the type of Macroma. My friend, Mr. 



