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Philonthus orbus, Kies., and xantholinoides^ Well., ? = prolixus, Er., 
varr. ; P. succicola, Thoms., carhonarius, Er., nec Gy 1,, = 
Kraatz [from North India !], ex. typ. ; P. scutatus, Er., = rotimdicollis, 
Men. ; P. nigritulus and thermarum are cosmopolitan, and many species 
supposed to be distinct are merged in them ; P. lo3tus, Er., nec Heer, 
is re-named hilaris (p. 472) ; A. Fauvel, Faune Gallo-Rhenane, iii. p. 404 
ct seq. 
Phucohius [PAyc-], g. n., D. Sharp, 1. c. p. 35. Combines the characters 
of Ocypus and Philonthus. Ligula divided and emarginate (it is entire, 
teste Fauvel, Faune Gallo-Rh6nane, iii. p. 421, note), palpi slender, neck 
smooth. P. simulator^ sp. n., id. ibid., Japan, and ? Qmdkis pectoralis, 
Boh. 
Diplostictus, g. n., A. Fauvel, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) iv. p. 437. Ap- 
proaches Cajius in the long first joint of its tarsi, which are widened 
and flattened ; maxillary palpi with 4th joint aciculate. Type, Staphy- 
linus chenui, Perroud. 
Hesperus, g. n., Fauvel, Faune Gallo-Rh6nane, iii. p. 426. Closely 
allied to Philonthus ; thoracic lateral seta far from margin, lateral fold 
wide and short, motasternum strongly projecting in a triangle in front. 
P. rufipennis and baltimorensis, Grav., and hannaturus, Er. (= apicalis, 
Say). 
Erichsonius {j-nia, Westwood, Coleoptera, 1849], g. n., id. 1. c. p. 427. 
Differs from Belonuchus in its non-spinose femora, and from Philonthus 
in its palpi and tarsi, and the insertion of its thoracic lateral seta. Phi- 
lonthus cinerascens, Gr., and 18 allied species. 
Leistotrophus gracilis, p. 28, oculatus, p. 29, spp. nn., D. Sharp, 1. c. 
Japan. 
Eucibdelus japonicus, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 29, Japan. 
Staphylinus paganus, p. 30, inornatus, subceneus, p. 31, spp. nn., id. 1. c. 
Japan. 
Gcerius carinatus, sp. n., id. 1. c., p. 32, Japan. 
Ocypus lewisi\_aii\iis, parvulus, p. 33, gloriosus, p. 34, spp. nn., id. 1. c. 
J apan. 
Philonthus plagiatus, p. 448, note, Algeria, nimbicola, p. 457, Monte 
Rosa, anguinus, p. 464, Pyrenees, pisciformis, p. 468, Var, laticollis, 
p. 488, Tarbes, Spain, Fauvel, 1. c. ; P. {Cajius, Thoms.) nudus, p. 36, 
vestitus, histrio, p. 37j mimulus and algarum, P. quedio [^] des, p. 38, spinipes, 
p. 39, japonicus, parcus, p. 40, macies, germanus, p. 41, rectangulus, 
lewisi[an']us, p. 42, solidus, mutans, p. 4c3,egens, p. 44, sericans, amicus, 
p. 45, prolatus, kobensis, p. 46, rutiliventris, p. 47, gastralis, p. 48, tiro, 
pumilus, p. 49, Japan, D. Sharp, 1. c. ; P. rubellus, S. Solsky, Fedchenko’s 
Turkestan, ii. 5, p. 179, Maracand : spp. nn. 
Xantholinides . 
Typhlodes italicus. Slip., ex. typ., = Xantholinus tcnuipes, Baudi, which 
has small but distinctly visible eyes ; F. Baudi, Nouv. et faits. No. 46, 
p. clxxxvii. ; C. A. Dohrn, S. E. Z. xxxv. p. 85. 
Xantholinus longiventris, Heer, niultipunetatus, Thoms., = linearis, 01. 
[!] ; A. Fauvel, Faune Gallo-Rhenane, iii. p. 392. 
