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280) found by Mr. Belt near St. Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua. He gives 
the latter's general observations on tbat district ; and, from an analysis of 
tbe collection, comes to the conclusions : — 1, that there is a homogeneity of 
type of the insect fauna of the forest region of Tropical America, over pro- 
bably 45 degrees of latitude, with great local speciality ; and, 2, that there is 
a distinct northern element, the metropolis of which is Central America. 
0. Blessig and S. Solsky, Hor. Ent. Ross. ix. pp. 113-192, commence a 
descriptive enumeration of the Longicornia of S.E. Siberia, especially of 
Amour-land. 
TouRNiEB, E. Z. (2) xxiii. pp. 257, 276, 338 et seqq., catalogues the species 
found by T. DeyroUe in Imeretia, Mingrelia, and Georgia, describing some 
as new. 
Prionides. 
Prionocalus, White : generic characters amended, the species tabulated, 
and $ of P. cacicus described. C. O. Waterhouse, Ent. M. M. viii. p. 260. 
Orthosoma cylindricum and Prionus imbricornis : on the stridulating organs 
of these species, cf. C. V. Riley, Canad. Ent. iv. p. 139. 
Prionus insularis, Mots., from S.E. Siberia. Blessig & Solsky, Hor. Ent. 
Ross. ix. p. 164. 
Callipogon barbatus, F., probably described from the form occurring at 
Nicaragua; if so, the Mexican form should take the name senex, Dup.: 
H. W. Bates, Tr. E. Soc. 1872, p. 167. 
Mallodon gnatho, Lee, nec White, is renamed mandibularis : Gemminger, 
C. H. X. p. 254. 
Mallaspis paradoxa, H. W. Bates : ^ described by the author, I. c. p. 168. 
Ortheostethus, g. n., id. I. c. p. 169. PoecilosomiiKB : resembles certain Py- 
rodes; differs from Nicias in its robust serrated antennae, O. melamiruSf 
sp. n., id. I. c. p. 170, Chontales. 
Prionocalus buckleyi, sp. n., C. 0. Waterhouse, I. c. p. 261, Ecuador. 
Ergates grandiceps, sp. n., Tournier, R. Z. (2) xxiii. p. 257, Bagdad. 
Macrotoma fxdiginosa^ sp. n., Fahraeus, (Efv. Ak. Forh. xxix. no. 1, p. 47, 
CafFraria. 
Braderochus longicornis, Nicaragua, p. 166, incsqualis, Guatemala, p. 167, 
note : H. W. Bates, I. c, spp. nn. 
Strongylaspis bullatus [-to], sp. n., id. I. c. p. 167, Chontales. 
Archctypus ? deplanchii, sp. n., J. Thomson, Bull. Soc. L. Norm. (2) i. 
p. 205, note, pi. i. fig. 17, Lifu. 
Cerambycides. 
Fahrjeus, (Efv. Ak. Forh. xxix. (1872) no. 1, pp. 45-69, no. 2, pp. 29-60, 
under the heading " Colcoptera CafFrarioe, Longicornia," describes the species 
collected by Wahlberg in Caffraria. 
Achryson surinamum, L., var. n. chontalensc, ^.\71, Chontales; Hammati- 
ccrus castancus, liates, ? = mexicanuSf Thorns., and only differs in colour from 
batus, L., p. 171 ; Eburia prolctaria, Er., and morosa, Serv., belong to Ponto- 
malliis, p. 173 ; in Trichophorus the anteunal spines in some cases afford 
only a sexual character, p. 176; Ibidion textile, and me.ricanum, Thorns., are 
possibly sexes or varr. of the wame species, }). 181 : H. W. Bates, Tr. E. Soc. 
1872. 
