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new genera at the end of this fasciculus under the 

 name of Oxych. Laportei. Mons. Guerin in the 

 Dictionaire Pittoresque d'Hist. Nat. Tom. 6, p. 5^% 

 mentions a species named by him Oxycheila bisig- 

 nata. 



5. Iresia, De Jean. 



The Baron De Jean originally gave the term Ire- 

 sia. It should however have been written Hiresia. 

 Three species are recorded in Gistl's Systema Insec- 

 torum; they are found on the leaves of trees and 

 are exceedingly rapid in flight. A fourth species 

 is described by the Comte De Mannerheim in his 

 excellent Memoire sur quelques genres et especes 

 de Carabiques. 



6. Euprosopus, Latreille. 



Only one species of this elegant genus appears to 

 be known ; a second equally brilliant, if not more 

 splendid, has fallen under my inspection. It was 

 brought to this country by Mr. Lance, from Surinam. 



7- Odontocheila, Laporte. 



Nearly 30 species belong to this genus : evidently 

 they require further subdivision. A remark is 



