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ever, that it will occur there. Pristonychus inhabits Nepal and Europe ; 

 while Calathus prefers a northern more than a southern climate. 



FERONIADiE. 



Instead of finding Poecilus in India, we meet with Trigonotoma, Ca-^ 

 tadromus, Lesticus, and Distrigus : most of them peculiar to that conti- 

 nent. Argutor antiqua occurs in the East; Omaseus and Platysma in 

 Nepal ; and Steropus in the vicinity of Poona. It is by mistake that 

 Percus has been introduced among oriental genera. Cephalotes is found 

 in Nepal and Australia : Stomis, Zabrus, and Pelorus prefer the tempera- 

 ture of Southern Europe. They may, however, be expected to appear 

 in the Himalayas. Amara is captured in Japan; Antarctia and Maso- 

 reus are equally natives of Europe, Africa and Asia. Several non- 

 descript species from the East, of the latter genus, are to be found in our 

 English cabinets. 



SPHODRID.E. 



The genus Sphodrus occurs in Nepal, and the anomalous form of Mor- 

 molyce in Java and Singapore ; which last has been ranged with this 

 family, but appears to be sadly out of place, as it is most likely a sub- 

 cortical feeder. 



ANCHOMENID^. 

 I am not aware that Platynus, Agonum, or Olistophus, have yet been 

 discovered in India : the two former will no doubt be found in the Hima- 

 layas, when the Insects of that country are better known. 



CALLISTID^. 



Epomis and Chlsenius abound in the tropics : the maculated set ap- 

 pear common to Asia and Africa, each country possessing species almost 

 exact representatives of each other. Chlaenius nepalensis approaches 

 in form to Licinus ; and although Oodes is widely dispersed over India, 

 no Nepalese examples have yet come under my notice. Callistu.s occurs 

 in the Mysore. 



DICCELIDiE. 



Rembus is found on the Malabar and Coromandal coasts, at Calcutta, 

 and in Nepal : its allied genus, Licinus, may be expected to occur, as 

 some Asiatic species have already been described. Panagaeus has its 

 metropolis in India. 



PROCERID^. 



Among the Insects collected by Dr. WaUicb, there were four or five 



