1924] Some Notes on Cercyon 253 
Gercyon macula tus Melsh. 
Analis Horn nec PaykulL, indistinctus Horn. 
The C. maculatus of Melsheimer is given in Horn’s synopsis 
as a synonym of analis Payk. The species which Horn thus 
describes is undoubtedly Melsheimer’s maculatus as accepted 
by Le Conte but is an entirely different thing from PaykulFs 
analis. The latter is a narrower, blacker, more attenuate species, 
resembling more in general aspect the species of the luguhris 
group than it does maculatus and allies. According to the books 
analis constitutes the subgenus Paracercyon SeidL, differing 
from all other European species in having the metasternum an- 
gularly emarginate between the middle coxae for the reception of 
the point of the mesosternal plate. Mr. Liebeck writes me that 
there are three examples of the true analis (Phila. Neck) ip the 
Horn series of analis but he is of the opinion that these have 
been added since the Horn Revision. 
The characters upon which indistinctus Horn was founded, 
viz — the color of the elytral apex and the punctuation of the 
eighth interspace, are variable and lie within the limits of varia- 
tion of maculatus. Specimens identical with the type series of 
indistinctus have been sent me by Mr. Liebeck and I do not 
hesitate to confirm his opinion to this effect. 
