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Gymnoloma De Jean. I am not aware of its charac- 

 ters being published ; it appears to afford sufficient 

 grounds for the establishment of a new genus. 



Sp. 98. Chrysomelina. — Now the type of Megerle's 

 genus Ochodseus. 



Sp, 110. Cincta. — Melolontha marginata of Oli- 

 vier is apparently the same as that insect described 

 as Cincta by Fabricius. 



Sp. 122. Morio. — It is with doubt that I add the 

 generic name of Anisoplia to this species. Can this 

 insect be Anisoplia atra of Count Jenisson's Cabinet? 



Sp. 129. Variabilis. — Probably under this name 

 more than one species is confounded. The Sericidae 

 of North America are certainly different from our 

 European species, although they greatly resemble 

 them. 



Sp. 147- Meles. — The specific name is usually 

 printed Melis, probably a typographical error. 



12. Lucanus. 



Sp. 7- Femoratus. — Several species allied to 

 Lucanus femoratus from South America are re- 

 markable for their form, the head being large and 

 nearly square, with the sides straight. The body 

 is much depressed, having the base of the elytra 

 considerably wider than at the apex. This form 



