1890.1 E. T. Atkinson— Catalogue of the Family ScydniEeuidse. 177 



Genus CORYLOPHODES. 



Matthew's, Ent. Mon. Mag., xxii, 1885, p. 60. 

 wnicolor, Matthews, Ann. Mag. N. H., (5s.) xix, 1887, p. 109. 

 Hab. Java. 



Genus Cj 

 Matthews, Ann. Mag, N. H., (5s.) xix, 1887, p. 111. 



Bowringil, Matthews, I.e., p. 112. 

 Hab. Java. 



Genus APHANOCEPHALUS. 



Wollaston, Ent. Mon. Mag., ix, 1873, p. 278. 



dlsstmilis, Matihews, Ann. Mag. N. EL, (5s.) xix, 1887, p. 115. 

 Hab. China. 



quadrimaculatus, Matthews, I.e., p. 114. 

 Hab. Penang. 



vitreus, Matthews, I.e., p. 114. 

 Hab. China. 



? alutaoeum (Sacium), Matthews, /. e. p. 106. 

 Hab. Maklonado. 



Family sGYBMmmnm. 



Catalogue of the lusecta of the Oriental Region. Order Coleopfcera, No. 10, 

 Family Scydiylesud/E — By E. T. Atkinson, B. A. 

 The Scydmcenidce are small, shining insects, usually ovate, of a brownt 

 Colour, more or less clothed with erect hairs. It is only of late years 

 that many have been recorded from the Oriental Region. Schaufuss, 

 in 1866, gave the bibliography up to that date in his Monograph. In 

 1882, Reitter sub-divided the family into five tribes : — Chevrolatini, 

 Cepkenini, Scyrlmaenini, Eumicrini, and Mastigini, and, since then, 

 has suggested that the name Eamicrus, Lap., should be changed into 

 Scydmaenus, whilst for the S. Godartii series to which that name had 

 b-en applied, the name Cyrtoscydmus Motscli., should be used. This 

 proposal has not received such acceptance as to warrant its adoption 

 here. The insects of this family are found near water, under stones in 

 ants' nests and under bark, and occasionally flying in the dusk. Leconte 

 notices that the Scydmamidce differ from the Pselaphidce, to which they are 

 closely allied, by the long elytra and the conical distant posterior coxte. 

 The Indian Museum does not possess any specimens from the Oriental 

 Region. 



