SCARABiEIDiE. 
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Rhyssemus Mots., nec Kl., is named granulomsi Ballion, /. c. 
p. 154, R. asper, F., and Psammodim census, Pz., occur in Madagascar: 
Fairmiaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) i. p. 34< 
New genera and species : — 
Simogonius, Harold, 1. c. viii. p. 22. Allied to JDialytes, but with posterior 
angles of thorax indexed, and indexed portion obtusely keeled above ; anterior 
tibife scalpriform at apex. S. bencarit, id. ibid., N. Abyssinia. 
Hexalus, Mulsant & Itey, Ann. Soc. L. Lyon, xviii. p. 168 (Op. Ent. xiv. 
p. 200). No diderential characters given, it. swiplicipes, iid. ibid., ? Loudun. 
Oloperus, iid. Ann. Soc. Agric. Lyon (4), ii. p. 610. Forms a transition be- 
tween Plagiogonus and Plew'ophorus. O. nanus, Fairm. 
Dimalia, iid. ibid. p. 647. Allied to jUgialia, but with distinct claws ; 
posterior tibise narrow, slightly denticulated externally, outer calcar parallel. 
D. {jRgialid) sabuleti, auct. 
Aphodkis f rater, p. 171 (Op. p. 203), Batoum; politus {Nialus), p. 172 (Op. 
p. 204), Syria; orophilus (^Therihis), p. 174 (Op. p. 206), Caucasus ; siercot'at'ius 
(Megalisus), 1. c. p. 176 (Op. p. 208), Mesopotamia; ephippiger (do.), 1. c. 
p. 186 (Op. p. 210), Arabia; nitens (Erytus), I c. p. 187 (Op. p. 211), Bone; 
solici'i {Anomius), 1. c. p. 188 (Op. p. 212), S. France ; badius (do.), 1. c. 
p. 190 (Op. p. 214), Spain ; signifer, 1. c. p. 192 (Op. p. 216), Syria; cinereus 
(lyichonotus), 1. c. p. 194 (Op, p. 218), Sicily; syriacus (Melinopterus), 1. c. 
p. 196 (Op. p. 220), Syria : Mulsant & Bey, Ann. Soc. L. Lj'^on, xviii. (Op. 
Ent, xiv.). A. liypocrita, iid., Ann. Soc. Agric. Lyon (4), ii. p. 449, no locality 
given. A. sordescens, p. 431, Siberia, angulosus, p. 432, Palestine, hilaris, 
p. 433, M. Persia : Harold, L’Ab. v. [omitted from Zool. Ilec. v.]. A. solskii, 
p. 251, Japan, E. Amoor ; buxeipennis, p. 265, note, C. G. Hope ; armiger, 
p. 259, Greece ; oleosus, p. 260, Mexico ; tetricus, p. 263, Abyssinia ; calidus, 
p. 277, Senegal ; digitatus, p. 278, Egypt ; dolosus, p. 280, S. Africa ; fallax, 
p. 281, 0. G. Hope : id. B. E. Z. xv. A. hey deni, Asturias, gregarius, Sarepta : 
id. 0. H. vii. p. 112 ; parmlus, p. 17, dories, p. 18, expertus, p. 19, erugatus, 
p. 20, N. Abyssinia : id. 1. c. viii. A. anthrax, Gerstacker, 1. c., Uru, Zanzi- 
bar. A. cervorum, Fairmaire, 1. c. (6) i. p. 420, Fontainebleau. A. pallesce7is, 
Walker, List Col. Lord, p. 11, and micros, id. 1. c. p. 12, Harkeko [most in- 
adequately characterized]. A. intejmiedms, p. 332, nitidus and preeusius, 
p. 333, Turkestan, maculicollis (preoccupied, and = ( 5 rrc/ 7 anm, Har. : Harold, 
C. H. viii. p. 136), ibid., S. Siberia, Ballion, Bull. Mosc. xliii. A, geminatus, 
Macleay, 1. c. p. 183, Gayndah. A. validus, p. 112, Hudson’s Bay Territory, 
totpidus. Salt Lake, occidentalis, Oregon, p. 114, crassulus, Georgia, Florida, 
p. 118, nevadensis, Nevada, vestiarius, Florida, p. 121, Georgia, lentus, 
Pennsylvania, p. 125, rubiginosus, Arizona, exgrotus, N. Carolina, p. 127, 
politus, Texas, p. 128, alternatus, p. 129, ovipennis, p. 133, California, colora- 
densis, Colorado, p. 130, phalerioides, Mid. States, p. 131, toaUhi, Illinois, ? w- 
bripennis, Canada, Pennsylvania, p. 132, ochreipennis and rugifrons, California, 
p. 295 : Horn, 1. c. 
Oxyojnu^ opacifrons, Horn, t. c. p. 284, Middle States* 
Ammcecius obscurus, crenatipennis, semicornutus, p. 184, nitidicollis, p. 185, 
Macleay, l.c. Gayndah; A. bidentulus, Harold, C. II. vii. p. 19, C. G. Hope. 
Euparia ovalipennis, id. 1. c. viii. p. 116, Argentine Rep. 
