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seen them among the rejectamenta maris in count- 

 less numbers. 



Sph^ridiid^;, Hope. 



Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



1. Sphseridium, Fabricius 



2. Cercyon, Leach 



f Cyclonotum, Erichson 

 v Colostoma, Bridle 

 4. Trichopoda, Brulle 



Europe 



England 



England 



S. Scarabseoides, Fabricius. 

 S. Quisquilius, Linneus. 



C. Orbiculare, Fabricius. 



Madagasear 



T. Cassidseformis, Brulle. 



Sph^ridium. 



Sp. 6. Abdominale. — Now a Cyclonotum of Erich- 

 son. The Baron De Jean, in his last Catalogue, 

 gives the above generic name ; the characters of the 

 genus will be found in the Hist. Nat. des Insectes, 

 par Audouin & Brulle ; the latter writers make 

 use of the term Cselostoma, which has previously 

 been used by Mr. MacLeay, and must therefore be 

 abandoned. 



Sp. 13 to 18. — All these insects are mentioned 

 by Fabricius as inhabiting South America. They 

 were originally described from the cabinets of 

 Sehestedt and Lund, now forming part of the 

 Copenhagen collection, from which quarter we still 

 hope for further information respecting them, as 

 well as many other imperfectly known species. 



