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Adorium, Fabricius. 



This genus seems to connect the Cassidae and 

 Gallerucidae, and appears rightly located by Fabri- 

 cius. The major part of the species belong to the 

 East Indies ; some few of them inhabit Africa and 

 New Guinea. Two are recorded also, as occurring 

 in Australia. As any remarks on the species are 

 scarcely worthy of notice, I pass on to the genus 

 Colaspis. 



Colaspis, Fabricius. 

 Monsieur Laporte de Castelneau, in the Revue 

 Entomologique de Mon. Silbermann,has divided this 

 family into seven genera, most of them made up 

 of the term Colaspis and other compounds ; some 

 of them are too similar in their appearance, and 

 one of them named Brevicolaspis, ought to be 

 changed. I am, however, disposed to retain the 

 names, as the characters are published; they cer- 

 tainly appear preferable to those adopted by 

 De Jean, a specimen of which 1 add. It will 

 scarcely be believed, that the following ridiculous 

 generic names occur in one page, namely, — Thisbe, 

 Amasia, Acis, Bathseba, Charitonia, and Eva : cer- 

 tainly the changes of Colaspis are greatly to be 

 preferred, I repeat therefore, that I retain Laporte's 

 names, as it would establish a bad precedent, and 

 lead us to abandon, not only Linnean, but Fabrician 

 terms, a practice sadly too rife amongst the French 

 Entomologists. For the types of the above genera, 

 I refer the reader to the above quoted work. 



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