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(Erichs.), Gymnetron fuliginostis (Ros.), Cryptocephalus pallifrons (Gyll.), 
Tropiphonis cinermis (Boh.), apd Dirccea reveilleri (Muls.). The same author 
also refers to various captmes of rare species. Bull. Soc. Ent. Er. 1866, 
pp. xiii, xiv. 
Bellier de la Ohavignerie and Kiesenwetter communicated to the Erencli 
Entomological Society the particulars of some of the more interfesting species 
of Coleoptera detected by them iu recent tours in Spain. The latter men- 
tions a now genus allied to Malthodes, and numerous new specie^ of Malaco- 
dorms among his captures. Bull. Soc. Ent. Er. 1806, pp. xxix, xxx. 
Becker (Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxvii. pt. 1. pp. 481-490) publishes nume- 
rous notes on the occurrence of Sareptan Beetles, with a few remarks on 
synonymy. He adds a list of Coleoptera new to the fauna of his district (1. c. 
pp. 490-491). ' 
Altum (Stett. ent. Zeitung, 1866, pp. 144-147) has published a list of the 
Coleoptera obtained by him from the little island of Borkum oft' tl,ie mouth 
of the Dollart. The list includes only 66 species, among which the Carahidce 
occupy the most prominent position. 
Bethe gives a list of Coleoptera first detected by him in Pomerania. Stett. 
ent. Zeit. 1865, p. 186. 
Eauvel reports (Bull. Soc. Idnn. Norm, tome ix. pp. 404-406) on the 
entomological fesults of the excursion of the Linnean Society of Normandy 
on 26th June 1864. This presents nothing of importance except the disco- 
very in Normandy of Nossidiimi pilosellum (Marsh.). 
Walsh (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. ix. pp. 309-311) refers to various 
articles published by him in agricultural joiunals containing statements 
of entomological facts. The new species cited will be noted further on, 
although their original descriptions extend over two or three years. The 
known species of Coleoptera named are fys quadrisiynata (Say), Chryso^ 
bothrys femorata (Eab.), Saperda vittaia (Say), Amphicerm hicaudatus (Say), 
.Brachytarsus varieyakis (Say), Ithycerm noveboracensis (Eorst.), Conotrache-- 
lus posticatiis (Schonh.), Ilpiccerus imbricatus (Say), Sitophilus rcmotepimo- 
talus (Gyll.), Doryphora decemlineata (Say), Lytta atrata (Eab.), and Qdlo- 
cams bivtdnerus (Muls.). 
Schwippel (Verb, naturf. Ver. in Briinn, Bd. iii. p. 65) refers to the Coleo- 
ptera destructive of Beet in the neighbourhood of Lettowitz and Briinn j 
he mentions the larva of a species of Silpha, Cleonus punclivcntris^ and 
Opatnim sabulosum, all of which deyour the young seed-leaves. 
Bland (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. yol. y. p. ii) enumerates various species of 
Beetles found by him in fimgi. Decayed pufi-balls in damp places fur- 
nished Tachinus Jimbriolatus and a species of Ontlwphayus j in higher places 
Dorcatoma similis (Say). Erom ^Hoadstools” he obtained Oxyporus vittata 
and lateralis and Tritoma hunwralis and thoracica. 
Von Hagens (Beri. ent. Zeits. 1865, pp. 105-112) treats of 
Ants^-nest Beetles, and indicates that now that the species of 
Ants have been accurately determined, the time has come for the 
more exact determination of the relations of these Beetles to the 
different species of Ants. He also points out that the occasional 
occurrence of a Beetle in an ants^ nest by no means entitles it to 
