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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
TRICHOPTERYGIDiE. 
Plilmm elongatum (Thoms, 1868) = P. coarctatum (Hal. 1858)^ according 
to Crotch (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 404). 
A. Matthews remarks that Trichoptonjx {Acrotrichis) obsccona (Woll.), 
•which he has taken in Sherwood Forest, is distinct from T. guerinii (Ent. 
M. Mag. V. p. 10). He characterizes T, anthraoina (Matth.), 1. c. p. 11, and 
T. ohscoena (Wolh), l.c. p. 12^ also a new species of Plilium and a new 
genus. 
Actidiumj g. n., Matthews, 1. c. p. 12. Allied to Ptilium ; mesosternmn 
broadly carinated, keel triangular, acuminate behind, extended in front to 
the neck. Sp. P. coarctatum (lAid..)— elongatum (TAiomQ.^=Jiliforme (Aub6) j 
P. transversale (Erichs.) and concolor (Sharp). 
Ptilium halidaii, sp. n., Matthews, 1. c. p. 12, Sherwood Forest. 
Ptcnidium lo)ig iconic j sp. n., Fuss, Boil. ent. Zeitschr. 1808, p. B57, Ahr- 
weiler. 
ScAPIIIDIlD.E. 
Scaphidium hipunctatum, Bedtenbacher, Boise der Novara, Zool. ii. Col. 
p. 31, pi. 2. fig. 1, Bio Janeiro; S. scutellare, Bedt. 1. c. p. 32, New Zealand. 
IIlSTERID;E. 
Tcrctrius midmnti = Paromalus rotki (Boscnh.), according to Kraatz 
(Berl. ent. Zoitsclir. 1808, p. 404). 
Ahhotia paghulliana and georgiana (Leach) = depresmm and oh- 
longum, Harold, Col. Hefte, iv. p. 100. See also C. O. Waterhouse, Ent. M. 
Mag. V. p. 168. 
I^jiAATZ (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, pp. 335, 336) remarks on the distribu- 
tion of Saprinusfulminans (Koltze), S. chalcites (Ilk), and S. antiquulus (111.). 
Splicer osoma(^l^\s,i) changed to Sphixricosomahy Be Marseul, Col. Hefte, iv. 
p. 104. 
Aun£ has observed Saprinus virescens devouring the larvae probably of 
Ilaltica oleracea. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1868, p. Ivi. 
Neio species : — 
Hister dcsbrochersi, S^nac, L’Abeille, v. p. 139, Turkey. 
Ilister sictdus, Tournier, Ij’Abeille, v. p. 142, Sicily. 
Saprinus manes, Marseul, L’Abeille, v. p. 172, Upper Egypt. 
Saprinus consimilis, Walker, Lord’s Naturalist in Vancouver’s Island &c. ii. 
p 310, Vancouver’s Island. 
Acritus sulcipannis, II. Fuss, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1868, p. 312, Ktinigsbcrg. 
Acritus rhenanus, Fuss, 1. c, p. 356, Ahrweiler. 
Platysoma chilense, Bedtenbacher, Beise der Novara, Zool. ii. Col. p. 32, 
Chili. 
Paromalus javanus, Bedtenbacher, 1. c. p. 33, Java. 
PlIALACRlDAi, 
The transformations of Olihrus ajinis (Sturm) are described by Laboul- 
bene, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® ser. viii. pp. 821-828, pi. 12. figs. 14-23 (larva 
with details). 
