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depressus (Gray.), which he regards as forming a distinct group. The known 
species here referred to are: — O. specidifrons (Kraatz), depressus (Gray.), 
hamatm (Fairm.), and complanatus (Erichs.). Four new species are 
described^ yiz. Oxytelus clypeo-nitensj Pandcll6, /. c. p. 171, St. Germain-en- 
Layej 0. simplex, Pandelle, ibid., Tarbes j O. fatnmiirci, Pand^lltS, 1. c, p. 172, 
IIauto3-Pyr6n<5o3 ; and 0. suidcyi, Pandcll«5, ibid., Tarbes. 
Triyomirus. Solsky describes the characters of this genus, whicli he agrees 
with Reiche in regarding as the type of a distinct tribe taking its place near 
the PJdoeocharides and Piestidcs (Iloroe Soc. Ent. Ross. y. p. 102). lie also 
describes and figures T, asiaticus (Reiche), 1. c. p. 163, pi. 4. fig. 3. 
Pledius spectabilis (Ki‘-). Kraatz (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1808, pp. 346—347) 
maintains the distinctness of this species from B. tricornis (Ilerbst), and gives 
the sjmonymy of the species as follows: — 1. B. tricornis (Ilerbst, 01., Kr.) = 
tricornis (Erichs. Col. 'Mdxch.)—nuchicornis (Muls.) j 2. B. spectabilis (Kr.) 
:=tricornis (Erichs. Gen. et tricornis (Mills., Fauy.). 
Bledius fusepes (Rye). Kraatz discusses the characters of this species 
(Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 292). 
Oxytelus eppelsheimii (Bethe) is described by Kellner (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 
1868, p. 358). 
Platystethus constrictus, sp. n., Scriba, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 157, An- 
dalusia ; P. anyustpennis, sp. n., Scriba, /. c. p. 158, Florence. 
Comjysochihis miles, sp. n., Scriba, Berl. cut. Zeitschr. 1808, p. 158, To- 
cana. 
Omaliides. 
A7dhobium scribcB {Sch. 2 i\\f.). The $ of this species has the sutural angle 
of the elytra more or less acuminate, according to Scriba (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 
1868, p. 160). 
Iletcrops. In opposition to Fauvel, Kraatz (Berl. ent. Zeitsch. 1808, 
pp. 345, 346) shows that no genus Iletcrops was eyer established by Escli- 
scholtz, and that the name cannot have priority of his Amphichroum. 
A larya, supposed to be that of Micralymma, is figured by Packard, Amor, 
Natural, ii. p. 278, fig. 3. See also Leconte (1. c. p. 329), who thinks the 
insect may be M, stimpso7ii. 
Niphetodes, g. n., L. Miller, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xyiii. p. 16. 
Allied to Boreaphilus j labial palpi with joint 1 twice as long as 2 ] tarsi with 
first 4 joints subecpial. Sp. N. I'cdtenbacheri, sp. n., L. Miller, l.c. p. 17, 
East Galicia. 
Omaliiim kiemalc, sp. n.. Fuss, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 355, Cleyes. 
Anthobiuni silesiacum, sp. n., J..eizner, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 359, 
Silesia. 
A^ithobium clavipes, sp. n., Scriba, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 159, Apen- 
nines, near Lucca. 
Proteinides. 
Rye publishes descriptions of the British species of this group. Ent. M. 
Mag. iy. pp. 205-210. 
Meyarthrus. Jvraatz (Perl. ent. Zeilsrhr. 18(58, p)>. 349, 350) describes 
M. smuatocollis (Lac.) and M. ajjinis (Miller), which ho now regards as dis- 
tinct species. M. bellevoyci (Saulcy) is identical with the latter, Avhich is the 
