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REMARKS AND ANNOTATIONS 



FABRICIAN CARi\BOIDEA. 



Cychrus, Fabricius. 

 Cychridve, Hope. 



Species 1. Rostratus. — Now of the genus Cy- 

 chrus Fab. I am inclined to consider Cychrus as 

 entitled to be raised to the rank of a family j the 

 following genera pertaining to it. 



Cychrid^e, Hope. 



Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



1. 



Cychrus, Fabricius 



Europe 



Ten. Rostratus, Fab. 



2. 



Irichrous, Newman 



N. America 



Cych. Unicolor, Knock. 



3. 



Sphseroderus, I). J. 



N. America 



Sp. Lecontei, De Jean. 



4. 



Scaphinotus,Za£/ - ei^e 



N. America 



Sc. Elevatus, Fab. 



5. 



Damaster, Kollar 



Japan 



Dam. Blaptoides, Kollar. 



Nearly all the species of true Cychrus inhabit 

 northern climates ; they are few in number. The 

 same remarks will apply also to the three succeed- 



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