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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
The following known species are figured by Kiesenwetter, Nanophyes 
transvcrsus (Aub4), /. c. taf. iii. fig. 1 j Cionus fraxini (Deg.), taf. iv. fig. 4 j 
and Cionus gihhifrons (Kiesenw.), 1. c. taf. iv. fig. 5. 
Dietrich describes the sexual characters presented by the species of 
Mhynckites and Cmthorhynchus. Mittheil. Schweiz, entom. Gesellsch. 1864, 
pp. 271-274 
Frauenfeld describes the occun’ence of Cossonus ferruyineus with its larva 
in the walls of a large cavity in the stock of an apparently sound poplar. 
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, Bd. xiv. pp. 380, 381. 
Frauenfeld (Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, Bd. xiv. pp. 694-696) describes 
the habits and metanior^)hoses of Lixus turhatus (Gyll.), the larvae of which 
are found in June in the hollow stems of Chceropliyllum hulhosum (Lin.), and 
records the occurrence of an enlargement of the egg previous to hatching. 
The metamorphoses of Orchestes scutellaris (Germ.) and 0. fagi (Lin.) 
are described by Frauenfeld, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, Bd. xiv. p. 684. 
The same author describes the development of Tychius polylineatus (Germ.) 
and Apion varipes (Germ.) from excrescences on TrifoUum pratensCj 1. c. 
pp. 686, 687. 
Brisout de Barneville describes the larva of Brirhinus maculatus (Marsh.) 
found in the catkins of Salix caprea. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1864, p. xix. Ac- 
cording to Aub4, 1. c. p. xvii, this larva belongs to B. Umaculatus (Fab.). 
Ilartig describes the ravages of Dorytomus majalis in catkins of various 
species of willow. Berl. ent. Zeits. 1864, p. 397. 
Perris publishes some additions and corrections to his notes on the habits 
of the species of Apion. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4*= ser. tome iv. p. 305. 
New genera 
AchradidiuSf Kiesen wetter, Berl. ent. Zeits. 1864, p. 247. Allied to Bra- 
chyderes, but resembling Strophosomus inhabit; second and third joints of 
antennae nearly equal. Sp. A. creticus, n. sp., tab. 3. f. 5. 
Axyrceus^ Kiesenw. 1. c. p. 257. Allied to Mesagroicus or Dichotrachelus j 
antennae short and stout, scape passing posterior margin of eyes, first joint of 
funiculus obconical, the rest beaded ; eyes small, round, convex ; rostrum 
short, scrobes deep in front ; prothorax large, rounded, convex ; elytra scarcely 
wider than thorax, shoulders rounded ; posterior coxae distant ; tibiae dilated 
at apex, fringed with spinules j claws free. Sp. A. kraatzii, n, sp., tab. 3. f. 4, 
fr'om Crete. 
Bchinodera, WoU. Cat. Can. Col. p. 293. Nearly allied to Acalles] surface 
even, nearly uniformly setose ; body postenorly scarcely coarctate ; eyes 
small or minute, oval; scutellum none ; second joint of funiculus longer than 
first. Known species, B. crmata (Woll.). 
Xenomici'uSf Woll. 1. c. p. 331. Nearly allied to Biosomus; body spfasely 
pubescent; antennae inserted at the giadually dilated apex of the rostrum, 
which is shorter and stouter than in Liosomus ; eyes larger ; prothorax cylin- 
drical ; scutellum conspicuous. Sp. X. apionides, sp. n., fr’om Tenerifte. 
Danae, Vollenh. Tijdschr. voor Entomologie, vii. p. 166. Allied to Pachy- 
rhynchus ; rostrum longer than head, robust, slightly arched, dilated at the 
end, with a short furrow in front of each eye. Antennae long, rather stout; 
scape clavate, not reaching posterior margin of eyes. Prothorax without 
