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and reticulated than the thorax ; pubescent and marked with 

 a deeply impressed stria on each side of the suture. Under side 

 of body black, with the extremity of the abdomen somewhat 

 ferruginous. Legs ferruginous; thighs slightly brown*." 



Dr. Aube mentions that he had two individuals of this species, 

 both taken in the neighbourhood of Constantinople. He sup- 

 poses them to be both females from their having all their tarsi 

 simple. 



Since the first part of this paper was in print, I have had an 

 opportunity of carefully examining the specimens in the collec- 

 tion of the Count Dejean, now belonging to the Marquis de 

 Laferte Senectere, who kindly placed them in my hands for 

 that purpose ; and it may be desirable that I should state the 

 result of my examination in reference to the names used by 

 Count Dejean and published in his Catalogue. The specimens 

 are for the most part in good order and preservation. A few, 

 however, were in a less satisfactory state, and of course I give 

 my opinion of these with doubt. As might be expected in such 

 a difficult genus, there were sometimes more than one species 

 placed under the same name, so that it is a matter of opinion 

 which was the typical species he intended to designate. 



The names in the collection correspond with those published 

 in the 3rd edition of his Catalogue, 1837. His 



Catops rufescens=C. angustatus, Erichs. 



oblongus = cisteloides, Froehl. (castaneus, Sturm). 



ovatus, ~Dey=agilis, Erichs. 



major, Dej. =picipes, Erichs. 



Americanus was in too bad a state to determine. 



morio = nigrita, Erichs. 



Under this name were found specimens of nigrita, fuscus, 



and umbrinus, but the preponderance in point of number 



was decidedly in favour of ni 



Catops tibialis, Dej. = cor acinus t, Kelln. 



This species and a portion of those standing under the 

 next name, fuscus, but which were the same, were marked 

 as coming from Portugal. I thought they came nearer to 

 coracinus than any other, but am not satisfied that they 

 were not perhaps an undescribed species. 

 Catops fuscus =tristis, Erichs. 



I have no doubt that Dejean meant tristis to be the type 

 of his fuscus. He had a number of frisks, and one of 

 * Aube in he. cit. 



