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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Phelister interpunotatuSf 8p. n., Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p. 173, from 
Bogota. 
Bpierus frontalisy sp. n., Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p. 173, from 
Bogota. 
Acritus littoralis, sp. n., Ferrari, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 367, 
Venice. 
Pactolinus jamatusy sp. n., Motscbiilsky, BuU. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 1. 
p. 169, Japan. 
PHALACRIDyE. 
Olihrus liquidus. Tbe synonymy of tbis species is referred to by Crotcb, 
Entomologist, iii. p. 120. 
Olihrus hicolor (Fab.). Tbe babits of tbe larva of tbis species are noticed 
by F. Low. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 955. 
Phalacrus antennatuSj ruJipeSf ohlongulus, and affinis, spp. nn., Motscbulsky, 
Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 1. p. 427, and P. rugipennisj Motscb. 1. c. p. 428, 
Ceylon. 
Olihrus minusculus and O.^fiavotestaceus, spp. nn., Motscb. ibid., Ceylon. 
Augasma magnuj sp. n., Motscbulslcy, 1. c, p. 428, Ceylon. 
NiTIDULIDiE. 
Lohiopa guttidata (Lee.) belongs to Sormia (Eriebs.) according to Leconte, 
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pbil, 1866, p. 377. 
Crotch (Entomologist, iii. p. 121) refers to tbe synonymy of Cercus pedicu- 
larius, Nitidida ohscura {^rufipes), Meligethes ochropuSj and M. eheninus 
(Forst.), and also cites M. marruhii (Bris.) and M. ohscurus (Eriebs.) as 
additions to tbe British list. Crotcb also adds Epurcea immunda (Eriebs.) 
in Cat. Brit. Col. See also Rye, Ent. Ann. 1867, pp. 70-73. 
Tbe following species bave also been recorded as British : — Epurcea varie- 
gata (Herbst) by T. Blackburn (Ent. M. Mag. iii. p. 93) ; Meligethes ochropus 
(Sebiip.) by Bold (1. c. p. 47) ; and M. hunzei (Eriebs.) by Rye (Z. c. p. 47). 
Nitidida ciliata (Eriebs.) is described as an Algerian species, on the autho- 
rity of Be Marseul, by Fairmaire and Coquerel, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4" s6r. 
tome vi. p. 20. They also state (ibid.) that Xenostrongylus ohsoletus (Cbevi*.) 
=iX. hirsutus (Fairm.). 
Meligethes ceneus. Tbe larva is injurious to the rape-crops by feeding on 
tbe flowers. Frauenfeld, Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvi. p. 643. 
New species : — 
Nitidida maculosa^ Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s6r. tome vi. p. 19, 
from Constantine. 
Colastus murr'ayi, Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1866, p. 174, from Bogota. 
Amjyhotis ulkei, Leconte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pbil. 1866, p. 376, Wash- 
ington and Massachusetts. 
Cyllodes hiplagiatus^ Leconte, 1. c. p. 377, Massachusetts. 
Pityophagus cephaloteSy Leconte, 1. c, p. 377, Pennsylvania. 
Phizophagus cylindricus, Leconte, /. c. p. 377, Tennessee ; E. appi'oximatuSj 
Leconte, 1. c. p. 378, New York; P. remotus, Leconte, ibid., Pennsylvania. 
Meligethes suhtilis, Brisoiit, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® S(Sr. vi. p. 368, Aranjuez. 
Cyhocephalus atomus, Brisout, I, c. p. 369, Escurial. 
