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In magnitude he describes this species as approach- 

 ing that of Sc. hordeola, now an Anisoplia of 

 Megerle. From the detailed description it appears 

 to be a Monochelus, or Lepitrix. 



Sp. 69- Hirtellus. — It seems probable that this 

 species can only be considered as a variety of Ceto- 

 nia Squalida of Fabricius. 



Sp. 72. Brunnus, — Probably a misprint for Brun- 

 neus. This is now the type of Mr. MacLeay's 

 genus Serica. The specific name must be changed 

 to Brunnea to accord with the generic one. 



Sp. 78. Auratus. — This insect I consider the type 

 of Cetonia Fab. Perhaps no family of insects 

 evinces the rapid growth of Entomology more than 

 the Cetoniadse. Messrs. Gory and Percheron in 

 their late Monograph mention more than four hun- 

 dred species ; more than seventy species, which have 

 fallen under my inspection, are not noticed in it ; 

 Mr. W. Sharpe MacLeay is also acquainted at 

 least with two hundred species which are not desig- 

 nated, making in the whole six hundred species ; 

 and it is not saying too much that the above amount 

 is probably far short of what will yet be discovered. 

 Sp. 82. JEneus. — I am at a loss to decide with 

 what genus this Linnean insect is to be ranged ; in 

 size it approaches Serica brunnea, MacLeay ; and 



