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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Polycesta cottyi, Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 25, from Algeria. 
Acmceoclera cerasina, Marseul, 1. c, p. 293, Asia Minor; A.philistina, Mars. 
1. c. p. 298, Syria ; A. clecorata, Mars. 1. c. p. 299, Armenia ; A. levrati) Mars. 
1. c. p. 306 (= chevrolati, Levr.), Sicily. 
Acmcsodera amplicoUis, Leconte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliil. 1866, p. 383, 
and A. decipiens^ Leconte, ibid., Arizona. 
Sphmoptcra. De Marseul (/. c.) describes the following new species of 
this genus : — /S', mniszechi, p. 332, Persia ; S. elamita, p. 338, Persia ; S. lohi- 
collis (Latr. MS.), p. 339, Syria ; S. encausta, p. 340, Asia Minor ; S. habelj 
ibid., Turkey, Syria ; S. clauda, p. 341, Caucasus ; S. cunea, p. 346, Persia ; 
S, Jissifrons, p. 350, Turcomania ; S. 4^~foveolata, p. 356, Syria ; S. demissa, 
p. 365, Caucasus ; S. hifoveolata, p. 382, Algeria ; S. tappesi^ p. 387, Turkey, 
Syria ; S. puta^ p. 388, Algeria ; S. aciculata, p. 396, Turcomania ; S. viridi- 
fiua, p. 397, Asia Minor ; S, cylindricolUsy p. 401, Algeria ; and S. fairmaireiy 
p. 628, Asia Minor. 
Splimoptera heckeriy Dolirn, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1866, p. 249, from Astrakhan. 
^henoptera henoniiy Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 26, from Biskra. 
Colohogaster erythrogonusy Kirsch, 1. c. p. 176, from Bogota. 
Chrysobothris quriferay Kirsch, 1. c. p. 177, from Bogota. 
Chrysobothrys spuritty Marseul, 1. c. p. 411 (^—chalcophanay Lap. & Gory 
nec Klug), Egypt. » 
Corcebus. The following 4 new species of this genus from Siam are de- 
scribed by E. Saunders (1. c.) : — C. aurofasciatusy p. 312, pi. 21. fig. 6 ; C. 
eiqireomarginatus, ibid. ; C. denticoUisy p. 313 ; and C. violaceipennisy ibid. 
Corcebus 2 '?^ac?r«m«?j<k^MS,Motscliulsky,BuU. Soc. Nat.Mosc. xxxix. I.p.l65, 
Japan. 
Discoderes tricolor y E. Saunders, 1. c. p. 310, pi. 21. fig. 6, from Siam. 
Ciyptodactylus cccrxdeuSy E. Saunders, 1. c. p. 311, from Siam. 
Melibceus cupricollisy E. Saunders, 1. c. p. 314, pi. 21. fig. 3, from Siam. 
Agrihis. Of this genus, E. Saunders (/. e.) describes the following 8 new 
species from Siam : — A. ornativentris and longicollis, p. 316 ; A. octoxiotatus, 
p. 316 ; A. leucostictus and ceneicolUsy p. 317 ; A. cermSy p. 318 ; A. cceridd^ 
collis and viridicupreuSy p. 319. 
Agrihis. De Marseul (1. c.) describes 8 new species of this genus, namely : — 
A. liemiphanesy p. 467, south of France ; A. turcicusy ibid., Turkey ; A. lin- 
deri, p. 468, south of France ; A. croceivestisy p. 472, Kabylia ; A. zigzag, 
p. 478, South Bussia ; A. ecax'inatus, p. 484, Eastern Siberia ; A. asperrimus, 
p. 492, Italy ; and A. xninuscuhiSy p. 493, Austria. 
Agrilus cou'esiy Leconte, 1. c. p. 384, .^izona ; A. cuneuSy Leconte, ibid., 
Texas . — Agrilus sericellusy Fairmaire, 1. c. p. 27, from Biskra. 
Prachys carbo, Kirsch, 1. c. p. 179, from Bogota. 
Trachys fasciuncxduSy E. Saunders, I, c. p. 320, from Siam. 
Pi'achys hipponensisy Marseul, 1. c. p. 613, Algeria. 
lanthe felix (Truq.), Marseul, 1. c. p. 604, Cyprus. 
Elate RiD^. 
Schiodte’s paper on the Puprestidee and Elateridm is translated in Ann. 
& Mag. N. H. 3rd ser. xyhi. pp. 173-212 & 327-338. 
Leconte (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1866) has the following notes on 
known species of this family : — Alaus naja (Cand.)=^. melanops (Lee.), 1. c. 
