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Galerita, Fabricius. 



The passage from the Cicindeloidea to the Cara- 

 boidea, by Mr. Kirby's arrangement, is through the 

 family of Agridee ; by Mr. Stephens' method, by the 

 Dryptidse ; and according to the Comte de Castel- 

 neau, by means of OdacanthidaB. It is immaterial 

 by which family we proceed, each of them bearing 

 a close affinity to the other. De Jean, in his last 

 Catalogue, proceeds from the Collyridae to the 

 Odacanthidse : as this plan accords not with the 

 Fabrician arrangement but with my views, we will 

 first examine the genera of Dryptidse, and then the 

 remaining allied families. 



Dryptid^, Hope, 



Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



1. Zuphium, Latreille 





Italy 



G. Olens, Fabricius. 



2. Polistichus, Bonelli 





England 



G. Fasciolatus, Fabricius. 



c Diaphorus, De Jean 

 ' I Pseudaptinus, Lap. 



\ 



Cayenne 



D. Lecontei, De Jean. 



4. Drypta, Fabricius 





England 



D. Emarginata, Fabricius. 



5. Trichognathus, Latreille 



Brazils 



T. Marginatus, Guerin. 



6. Eunostus, Laporte 





Madagascar 



E. Latreillii, Laporte. 



7. Galerita, Fabricius 





N. America 



G. Americana, Fabricius. 



8. Sehidonychus, Klug 





Brazils 



S . Brasiliensis, Klug. 



9. Desera, Leach 





Morocco 



Cylindricollis, Fabricius. 



Such are the genera belonging to the Dryptidee 

 at present ; Fabricius, among the species of his 



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