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Catops hrunneipcnnis^ J. Salilberg, Not. Fenn. xi. p. 428, Lapland } C. oh- 
scurusy Macleay, I, c. p. 166, Gayndali : spp. nn. 
Anisotomides. 
Hydnohius perrisiy Fairm., is recorded from Durham hy Bold: Ent. M. M. 
vii. p. 276. 
Anisotoma grandisy Fairm,, ohlonga and scitay Er. : the characters of these 
spp. are discussed, and they are recorded as British, with some reserve, 
by the Recorder, ibid. p. 180, & viii. p. 169. A. ciliaris, Schni., is recorded 
from the French coast by 0. H. Brisout : Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) i. Bull, 
p. xxxiii. 
Agnthidmm clypeaiumy Sharp, = confusuniy Bris. : Sharp, Cat. Brit. Col. 
p. 16. 
CoRYLOPHIDiE, 
Orthoperm atomariusy Heer, is recorded as British by Sharp : Ent. M. M. 
viii. p. 83. O. Idukiy Wank., is redescribed from German specimens by Ha- 
belniann & Kraatz : B. E. Z. xv. p. 141. 
Trichopterygidjs. 
Acrotrichis montandoni, Woll., nec Allib,, = nigricornisy Mots. ; and A. oh- 
scre?^a, Woll. {giiermi,^o\\., olim. mcc All.) is redescribed: W^oUaston, Tr. 
E. Soc. 1871, pp. 231 & 232. 
Ptinelh, aptera, Woll., nec Gu^r., ratishonensis, Woll., nec Gillm., proteus, 
Mattli., Woll., = testacea, Heer : id. 1. c. p. 236. 
Ptiliuni minutissimumy Gy 11. : J. Sahlberg, l.c. p. 429, records a Lapland 
var. 
Ttenidium atomaroides. Mots., and Trichopteryx rividmis, AM., are recorded 
as British by Matthews : Ent. M. M. viii. p. 152. P. Icevigatuniy Woll., nec 
OiXhn.,==hruckiy Matthews, MS. ; P. apicale,W o\\., nec GiWm. y—atoinai'oidesy 
Mots. : Wollaston, 1. c. p. 234. 
Trichopteryx fusciday longultty cdithiciy p. 162, cantianay p. 163, England : 
Matthews, 1. c., spp. nn. (diagn. only). 
Ptilimn caledonicuniy sp. n.. Sharp, I, e. p. 73, Scotland. 
Ptenidium kraatziy sp. n., Matthews, 1. c. p. 162, Scotland (diagn. only). 
ScAPUIDIIDiE. 
Scaphidium punctipenne and mastersiy Gayndah : Macleay, 1. c. p. 166, 
spp. nn. 
Scaplmoma politnm eitA. punctipmncy Gayndah: id. ibid. spp. nn. 
Histeridje. 
IloBN (Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. 1870, p. 134 et seq.y pi. 1) publishes descriptions 
of new spp. from U. S. America, redescribing Saprinus estriatiis, Lee., 
fig. 12, and Margarinotus guttifery Horn, f. 5, Iletcerim morsusy Lee., 
f. 6, H. hrunnipennisy Rand., f. 8, H. settigevy Lee., f. 9. 
Platysoma depresmniy P.y—compressumy Hbst. ; and Leconte’s depressum 
need not be altered : Harold, C.H. viii. p. 117. 
