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fomalo of diligonii (Rtiivm); Feronin nrroffonn (Cimml.) boloogs to t])o nnl)- 
genns Ilaptodcrus l^erostichus pygmccm (Cliaud.) = P. lasserrei) IHerosL 
italictis (Chaud.) = P. tramversalis. Feronia validiuscula (Chaud.) appears to 
be a large female of F. yvanii ; F. tranmjlvanica (Chaud.) is nearly allied to 
F. kokcilii, but is distinguished by two distinct striae on each side of the base 
of the prothorax. Feronia dissimilis (Villa) is very near Pter. mctallims, var. 
haldensis (Schaum), and this is probably P. ohtusns (Sturm). Pter. {^lolopd) 
spnrtamis (Scliaum) is not identical with Feronia lonyipemm (Dej.), but is 
rather a small form of F. huccplialm. Harpalus anmdatus (Chaud.) = co«- 
vcxicollis (Menetr.) is identical with H. crihricollis (Dej.). Harpalns pa- 
trucliSf fastiditus, contemtus, and incertus (Bej.) belong to one species. Schaum 
1. c. pp. 143, 144. 
Schaum also states that Dyschirins chalyha:us (Putz.) is merely a colour- 
variety of D. mieus : 1. c. p. 144. 
Schaum (/. c. p. 120, pi. 2. fig. 2) describes a peculiar variety of Carahus 
lafertci (Chaud.) from the Caucasus. The same author remarks {ibid.) that 
Caralms invictus (Chaud.) was previously described by Ilampe as C. schamylii^ 
and that Carabm stemnii (Menet.) is the same as C. mussini (Germ.), and is 
probably to be regarded as a variety of C. osseticus. 
Pisphccricus gambianus (Waterh.) and DyscMridium cbeninum (Chaud.) are 
said by Schaum (1. c. p. 121) to agree so closely in structure that they must 
be regarded as two species of the same genus. lie describes the characters 
of these species and of a third new one from Tranquebar. The genus is most 
nearly allied to Pelecinm. 
Vromecoynathns, Scdiamn (/. c. pp. 123, 124) has sonu; remarks upon the 
systematic position of this genus, in which he states that the mosothoracic 
epimera do not reach the coxm, and therefore the position assigned to this genus 
by Leconte cannot be maintained. Schaum regards it as nearly allied to Pisphce- 
riciis, Axinidium, and Pelecinm, and refers these four genera to the Proscidcs, 
Paudi (Berl. ent. Zeits. 18G4, p. 190) gives a detailed description of Pro- 
crustes anatolicus (Chaud.) j the same author describes a remarkable variety 
of Carahus depressus (Bon.), 1. c. p. 197, note ; Clivina lerneea (Schaiim)=sM6- 
cylindrica (Peyron), 1. c. p. 199 ; and a Sardinian variety of Metabletus foveola 
(Dej.), l.c. p. 203, note. Baudi regards Cymindis confusa (Peyron) as iden- 
tical with C. serrilUi (Sol.), 1. c. p. 204, note. He also indicates some of the 
Alpine varieties of Cymindis axillaris (Fab.), /. c. p. 205, note ; remarks upon 
Feronia oberUitneri (Dej.) and its supposed variety F. stricta {\)dj^.)=angus- 
tiformis (Sol.), that, from his examination of numerous specimens, they really 
constitute two species, 1. c. p. 208, note (to which Kraatz appends a note in 
support of the opposite opinion) ; describes in detail Tachys globosus (Chaud.) 
— Fla plir opus car aboides (Motsch.), 1. c. p. 217; and describes Cyprian varieties 
of Tachys scxstriatus, one of which seems to be identical with 2\ deeolorans 
(Chaud.), 1. c. p. 219. 
According to Schaum, Licinus liierickonticiis iJlckcho?) — <pgyptiaciis (Dej.), 
Berl. ent. Zeits. 1804, p. 200, note ; Sphodrm cordicoUis (Chaud.) = Dolichus 
cordatus (Chevr.), l.c. p. 207, note ; Feronia pcrtusa (Schaum) = var. F. ere- 
nata (Dej.), 1. c. p. 208, note ; Amara cegyptia (TAmm.) = Harpalus rufcscens 
(Dej.), 1. c. p. 210, note; Bembidium lafertei {p\xv.)—prceustum (Dej.) = var. 
siculum (Dej.), 1. c. p. 220, note. 
