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p. 595, North America j G. solid, p. 696, Mexico ; G. saundersii, p. 698, Peru ; 
G. viridiohscurus (Deyr. MS.), p. 699, G. rufodavatus (Chevr. MS.), p. 601, 
G. sobrinus, p. 602, and G. herbeus (Sturm, MS.), p. 604, Mexico: {Ony- 
choirupes) G. gilniddi, p. 608, Hayti; G, starkii, p. 609, G. semiopacus, 
p. 612, G. melsheimen, p. 613, North America ; G. ovalvpennis, p. 614, Hayti : 
(Anoplotrupes) G, balyi, p. 617, Canada, Hayti Pj G. similis, ibid.. North 
America. 
Jekel also indicates as varieties, or possibly new species : — syriacus {Icevi- 
yatus), p. 664 j italicus (Jieinisphcericus') , p. 661 j sicidus (rnarginatus'),p, 570; 
falsm (sallei), p. 698.- 
Geotrupes ( Thorectes) usperifrons, Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s^r. 
tome vi. p. 266, from Asia Minor. 
Geotrupes retusus (MacLeay), Leconte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1866, 
p. 882, Southern States. Forms a group distinct from an}' of those proposed 
by Jekel, and for which Leconte proposes the name of Mycotrupes,m allusion 
to its being found mider decomposing fungi. 
■ Lethrus macrognathus, Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 265, and Z. rotundicollis, Fairm. 1. c. 
p. 256, note, from Asia Minor. 
Melolonthides. 
Melolontha mdgaris. Observations on the occurrence of this species late in 
the' autumn, by Reiche, Lucas, DoU6, and Desmarest, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 
1865, p. Ivii. 
The occurrence of Amphimallus assimilis (Herbst) in France is recorded by 
Desbrochers des Loges, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1866, p. xxxiii. 
Serica moreli, sp. n., Coquerel, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s6r. vi. p. 330, Bourbon. 
Serica ? grisea, sp. n., Motschulsky, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 1. p. 171, 
Japan. 
Pachydc7na aphodioides, sp. n., Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4° sdr. tome vi. 
p. 257, Asia Minor. — P. distinguenda, Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 22, from Algeria. 
Phizotrogus pallescens and P. marginiceps, spp. nn., Fairmaire, 1. c, p. 23, 
Algeria. — Phizoti'ogus sigiiatitarsis, Chevrolat, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1866, 
p. 102, Valladolid. 
Rutelides. 
G. H. Horn, iu characterizing a new genus (JMaoropnus') of this group, 
states (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1866, p. 398) that he regards it as forming 
a third sectiou of the Rutelidce verce of Lacordaire. He tabulates these sec- 
tions as follows : — 
Epistome not distinct from front Pelidnotce. 
Epistome separate from front. 
Mandibles tridentate ; outer claws forked Macropni. 
Mandibles simple ; outer claws simple Areodce. 
Dohrn remarks (Stett. ent. Zeit. 1866, p. 352) that Burmeister has need-, 
lessly changed the name of Perty’s Putela ccerulea into P, sphcerica, and cited 
it as P. chalybcea. He indicates that there is no reason for the change, and 
that Perty’s name must be revived. 
Anomala donovani (Marsh.) = H. binotata (Burm.) from North America, 
according to Crotch, Entomologist, iii. p. 124. 
Anomala ferruginea, sp. n., Marseul, L’Abeille, p. xxxvi, Algeria. — Anomala 
