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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Neiv species : — 
Fiilagria fauvelif Solsky, IIora3 Soc. Ent. Ross. v. p. 113, Australia. 
Alcochara semivelutina, Solsky, Ilorso Soc. Ent. Ross. v. p. 120, Mexico. 
- Atemolcs rejlexus, Walker, Lord’s Naturalist in Vancouver’s Island &c, ii. 
p. 317, Vancouver’s Island. 
Calodcra atricapillay Scriba, Berl. ent. Zeitsclir. 1808, p. 153, Tuscany. 
Homalota subsenesccns, Scriba, /. c. p. 153, Pyrenees . — Ilomalota silvicola, 
Fuss, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 353, Cleves^ II. affinis and 11. nitens. 
Fuss, 1. c. p. 354, Ahrweiler . — Homalota carpathica, L. Miller, Verb, zool.-bot. 
Ges. in Wien, xviii. p. 13, East Galicia. 
Oxypoda Imdcata, Redtenbaclier, Reiso der Novara, Zool. ii. Col. p. 27, 
Sidney. 
Myllcena paradoxa, Scriba, 1. c. p. 154, Piedmont. 
Leptusa pandellei, C. Brisout de Barneville, JNIat. pour la Faiine des Col. de 
France, p. 164, L. linearis, C. Bris. 1. c. p. 165, and C. ylacialis, C. Bris. ibid., 
near Bagneres de Bigorrej L, bouvozdoirii, C. Bris. 1. c. p. 166, Ilautes- 
Pyr^n^es. 
Tachyporides. 
Mycetoporus panciipennis, sp. n., Scriba, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 155, 
*Sorvia. 
llypocyptus caj^ensis, sp. n., Redtenbaclier, Reiso dor Novara, Zool. ii. Col, 
p. 27, Capo Town. 
Coproporus grandis, sp. n. (Fauv. MS.), Solsky, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. v. 
p. 121, Mexico. 
Staphylinides, 
Quedms curtus (Redt.) is not Erickson’s species, but more nearly 'resembles 
large specimens of Q. fidgidas with red elytra (Kraatz, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 
1868, p. 291). Q. prescox (Redt.) is an immature example of Q. peltatus 
(Kraatz, 1. c. p. 292). 
Kraatz changes his Quedius marginalis to Q. mntatics, as a species was 
previously described under the former name by Miiklin. Col. Hefte, iv. 
p. 104. 
Kraatz (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 351) has notes on Philontlms temporalis 
and tmuicornis (Muls.), and P. addendus (Sharp). 
Holisus ater (Motsch.). The details of the mouth are figured by Solsky. 
Hone Soc. Ent. Ross. v. pi. 4. figs. 4-4 c. 
Rye publishes a short character of Ocypus saulcyi (Reicho). Ent. IM. Mag. 
iv. p. 232. 
Ileterothops. Rye discusses the characters of the British species of this 
genus. Ent. M. Mag. iv. pp. 256-259. 
Philonthus nigriventris (Thoms.). Sharp records its occurrence in Scotland, 
Ent. M. Mag. v. p. 101. 
Neiv species : — 
Ileterothops niger, Kraatz, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 352, Thuringia. 
Junius variegatus (Fauvcl, MS.), Solsky, Ilorm Soc. Ent. Ross. v. p. 114^ 
North America. 
Acylophorus hictuosus, Solsky, Horfe Soc, Ent. Ross* y, p. 122, Mexico, 
