LUCANID7E. 259 
porters of the view of separate and periodical creation) are by 
anticipation pointed out ! 
The following (with other) synonymy &c. is given : — Aulacocyclus per- 
cheronij ISj^.j—rosenhergij Kp. ; Pass, ^ncorms, Burm., hihastatus^ Perch., = 
fronticornisj Westw. ; Comacupes l^vicornis, \i.^.,—cavicornis, Bunn. ; P. hard- 
ivickif Hope,= PtemoccrMS hicuspis, Kp. ; Pass, dasyplenrus^ Imh., =Pr«o- 
noinus planiceps^ Esch. ; P, africanus^ Pexc\i.j—parastictus, Imh. ; Pass, goriij 
Thoms., = mniszechi, Kp. ; P. laticornisj Kp., = Pseudacayithus mexicanus, 
Truqui ; punctifrons, Bej., is adopted for the meaningless Pass, cq/or. Perch. ; 
Neleides multispinosus, Kp., = tncerfus, Perch. ; Pass, laboratory Kp., = Nintis 
punctatissimus, Esch. j Pass, comjyarj Er., acuminatusy l^^f:h..y— inter stitialisy 
Esch.; Pass. cognatuSy T!xvi(\,y—Rhodocanthopus maeY/tV, Perch. ; P.longuluSy 
Perch., = P. morioy Perch. ; P. noduSy Apetz, thoracicuSy ^m.y — IHichoptis an- 
gulatusy Perch. ; P. erosusy TiVif^.y—binominatuSy Perch. ; Phoroneus obtusidensy 
Kp„ ^ aduncusy Er. ; Pass. subcornutuSy Hope,=<S'orawMS tropicus y Perch.; 
P. semicylindricusy Esch.,= assimilisy Web. ; P. validuSy Burm.,= V. 
plaiyrliinuSy lleiche. 
The author figures, Taf. iii., portions of Aulacocyclus tereSy Percli., f. 1, 
and of Ceracupes fronticornis, Westw. f. 2 ; Comacupes basalisy Er., Avith de- 
tail, f. 3 ; portions of C. cylmdraceus, Pty., f. 4, of C. tricuspisy Kp., f. 6, Tce- 
niocerus bicanthatuSy Gu4r., f. 6, and of Caulifer macleayiy f. 7 ; Taf. iv., Pleu- 
rarius pilipesy Kp., with detail, f. 1, Labienus ptoXy f. 2y Eriocnemis mniszechiy 
Kp., with detail, f. 3, Plesthenus ‘i-cornis, Kp., with detail, f. 4, Laches cornp- 
toniy Kp., with detail, f. 6, and part of Macrolinus duivenbodiy Kp. ; Taf. v., 
Proculus goriiy Melly, f. 1, P. mniszechiy Kp., f. 2, P. opacipennisy Thoms., f. 3 ; 
Taf. vi., the first two segments of the following spp., Pseudacanthus mexi- 
canuSy Truq., f. 1, Spurius bicornisy Truq., f. 2, Mitrorhinus punctifronSy Bej., 
f. 3, Emnelus lunarisy Kp., f. 4, Phoroneus rugifronsy Kp., f. 6, P. denticollisy 
Kp., f. 6, Epiphanus abqrtivusy Perch., f. 7,P. glaberrimtiSy Esch., f. 8, Paxillus 
pentaphyllusy Beauv., f. 9, Pertinax peHiiy Kp., f. 10, Neleides affinisy Perch., 
f. 11, N. incertuSy Perch., f. 12 ; Taf. vii., the like segments of Passalus di- 
s^^wei^Ms, Web., f. 1, Soranus wagneriy Kp., f. 2, S. recticornisy Kl., f. 3, Veturius 
cephaloteSy Bej., f. 6, V. transversuSy Balm., f. 6, Verves corticolay Truq., f. 7, 
V. furcilabrisy Esch., f. 8, also Veturius platyrhinus, Beiche, with detail, f. 4 : 
all these being magnified in various specified degrees. 
In addition to the genera mentioned in Zool. Bee. v. pp. 232 & 233, and vi. 
pp. 244-24G, the following (apparently new) are now characterized : — 
(Eastern hemisphere) CeracupeSy p. 16, ComacupeSy p. 17, Caidifer, p. 22, 
PleurostyluSy p. 26, Semicyclus, p. 28, Ciceronius and DidymuSy p. 29, IVi- 
chostigmusy p. 31, Velleius [preoccupied], p. 35, PelopSy p. 37, LabienuSy 
p. 39, Plesthenusy p. 40, MacroUnuSy p. 42, EpisphenuSy p. 46, Laches, p. 48, 
GonataSy p. 60, Ceteius, p. 63, BasilianuSy p. 66 ; (Western hemisphere) OgygeSy 
p. 09, PubliuSy p. 70, Spurius and PopiliuSy p. 76, VindeXy p. 78, Mitrorhinusy 
p. 79, NinuSy p. 89, Bhodocanthopusy p. 90, RhagonoceruSy p. 97, EpiphanuSy 
p. 98, Eumelusy p. 102, Sora^ius, p. 107, VeturiuSy p. 110, Sertorius and VerreSy 
p. 114, Rimor, p. 119 ; and the following spp. nn. are described : — Caulifer 
macleayiy p. 22, Sydney ; Pleurostylus trapezoides, p. 26, ? Africa ; Semicyclus 
grayiy p. 28 (no locality) ; Pelops salomonisy p. 39, 1. Salomons ; Eriocnemis 
dorsalisy p. 41, Java ; Macrolinus waterhousii, p. 43, Ceylon ; M. roiundifronsy 
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