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Pabrician Species of Opatrum. 



Sp. 6. Gibbum. — This insect belongs at present 

 to a distinct family, which may be named from the 

 Latreillian Pedinus Pedinidse. 



Sp. 11. Arenarium. — The locality in the Banksian 

 Collection of this species is the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and not Germany, and I am inclined to consider 

 it as correct. 



Sp. 14. Clathratus. — Now an Opatrinus of De 

 Jean, one of the Pedinidee ; it appears also, to be 

 the type of the genus, 



Sp. 15. Planum. — Is a Pedinus of the present 

 day. 



Sp. 24. Sericeum. — I have reported this insect to 

 belong to my genus Scleron. Westermann, how- 

 ever, informs me in his letters, that it is a Pen- 

 tamerous insect, and allied to the Malacodermata. 

 He does not state the genus. 



Sp. 27. Minutum. — Undoubtedly this insect is an 

 Helophorus of Dr. Leach. The remaining species 

 require no remarks ; and therefore, the next genus 

 to comment on is Erodius. 



Erodius, Fabricius. 



According to various authors, Erodius of Fabricius 

 has been placed at the head of the Melasomata, 

 with what justice I do not attempt to decide ; I 

 shall merely give the genera which compose the 



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