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INSECTA, COLEOETEHA. 
Sphenoptera quadraticolliaj Gerstacker, 1. c. p. 63, Mombas ; S. pwpurifera, 
Walker, /. c. p. 13, Wady Ferran : spp. nn. 
Chrysohoihris empyrea, sp. n., Gerstacker, I, c., Zanzibar. 
Corcehus cyaneus, sp. n., Ballion, 1. c. Turkestan. 
Aphanisticus nodosus^ sp. n., Gerstacker, 1. c., Mombas. 
Trachys quercicola, sp. n., de Marseul, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) i. p. 80, Savoy. 
Throscid^. 
Throscus. Kraatz, B. E. Z. xv. pp. 141 & 142, tabulates the German spp. 
Throscus carmtfrons, Bonv., is characterized, and recorded as British, by 
Rye, Ent. M. M. viii. p. 136 ; also subsequently by Janson. 
EuCNEMIDiE. 
De BoNVouLoiR,Ann.Soc.Ent.Fr. (4) x.,supplem. (dated 1870, 
published in 1871), has at length been enabled to give to the 
entomological world the 1st portion of his monograph, consisting 
of 288 pages and 21 plates, the execution (and especially the en- 
graving) of which is almost beyond praise. After bibliographical 
and general notices, the author maintains the value of the 
Eucnemidce as a family equivalent to the Throscid(B and Bupres- 
tidce, including Cer[at]ophytum in it, but admitting that a 4th 
family is needed for the reception of the single genus Pei'othops. 
He incorporates with his work a history by Perris of the meta- 
morphoses of Farsus unicolor y Latr., Eucnemis capucinus, Ahr., 
and Xylobius humeraliSy Duf. (pp. 30-58, pi. 1. figs. 1-16, pi. 2. 
figs. 1-36) ; the larva of the first of which appears to possess two 
forms at different ages, suggestive of the hypermetamorphosis of 
the Meloides ; of the second diflPers much from that of Melasis 
or Farsus, but strongly resembles that of Fornax ; and of the 
third is closely allied to Euonemis. Details of the larva &c. of 
Melasis buprestoides are also given (pi. 1. figs. 17-19). 
Tlie author figures many details of structure of the imago in ditferent ge- 
nera on pis. 2 & 3, and figures, in addition to such as he describes as new, the 
following species: — Cer[at\ophytxmi elateroides, Latr., Melasis btiprestoides, L., 
pectinicornis, Melsh., and rujipalpis, Chevr., Thar ops melasoides, Oast., 7iiyri~ 
cepSy Mann. (pi. 4), ohliqua and ruficomis. Say, Gasiratdacus hisulcatus, Latr., 
Temnillus leprieuri, Gu6r., Arisus wicardi and orientalis, Cast. (6), Eucnemis 
capucina, Ahr., Stethon pectot'osus, Lee. (6), Deltometopus amcenicornis, Say, 
& 2, and foveolatus, Gu6r., d' & $ (7), Dromceolus harnahita, Villa, awi- 
pedoides, Mots. (8), cylindricoUis, Say (11), and chevrolati, Gu^r. (12), For- 
nax concolor, Blanch. (13), fulvus, Mots. (14), hadius, Melsh. (16), nietneri, 
Redt., umbrinus, Mots. (17), grandis and inadagascariensis, Cast., orehesides, 
Lee. (\S)y obrutus, Gu^r. (19), Chevr., calceatuSy Say, tumidicollis, 
Redt. (20), sangiiineosignatus and opifex, Gu4r., and rttficolHs, Cast. (21), and 
Eucalosomus versicolor, Cast. (17). Eucnemis quadrieollis, Say, placed in 
Melasis by Lacordaire, belongs to the Elateridce, and forms the genus Bladus 
of Leconte. Dromceolus cylindricoUis, Boh., nec Say, is renamed bohemanni. 
Oastraulacus atratus, Gu6r.,=bisulcatus, Latr, 
