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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE, 
Callistides. 
CallistoideSf g. ii., Motsch. 1. c. p. 334. Allied to Call^t^s j joints of 
anterior tarsi in cf nearly round j tooth of mentiim ohtuso. S|>. C. mala- 
chinus, Motsch. 1. c. p. 335, from the East Indies. 
AnchfOderm concolor^ sp. n., Motsch./. c. p. 333, from Brazil j A. infuscat%iSf 
Motsch. ibid., and A. transversus, Mofsch. /. c. p. 334, from Columbia j A. sub- 
maculattiSj Motsch. ibid., from Para. • 
£!ga brasilienstSj sp. n., Motsch. /. p. p. 220, and l^viceps, Motsch. /. c. 
p. 221, from Brazil j E. fusco-cenea^ Motsph. /. c. p. 220, and femoralis and 
axillaris, Motsch. /. c. p. 221, from Panama. 
Bembidiides. 
Motschulsky (Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxyii. pt. 2, pp. 180- 
190) gives a tabular synopsis of the genera adopted by him in 
the subfamily Bembidiides, with lists of the species belonging to 
each. The following is an abstract of his table : — 
f. 3^face covered with a very close punctuation and finely pubescent. 
Tachypus (Meg.). 
II. Surface of the body smooth. 
A. Elytra presenting on each 8 punctured stride and 9 distinct inter- 
stices ; body rather broad, 
a. Striee entire to the apex. 
1. Striae deep throughout, crenulate, 2 very small points on 3rd 
stria ) mentum with a long tooth rounded at apex. 
Odontium (Lee.}. 
2. Striae finely punctured, 2 well-marked points on 3rd stria j men- 
tum with a short truncate tooth ; thorax narrowed to head. 
Bemhidium (Lat.). 
■ 3. Striae strongly pimctured, but not very deep, 2 well-marked 
points on 3rd stria j prothorax cordiform. 
Frincidium (Motsch.) 
(type ruficolle, III). 
h. Striae effaced towards extremity. i 
1. Elytra rather elongate, points on 3rd stria well marked, 7th stria 
obliterated Testedium (Motsch.) 
(type glaciale, Heer). 
2. Elytra oval, points on 3rd stria small, 7th stria distinct, striae 
deep and well punctured Chlorodium, (IMotsch.) 
(type contracium, Say). 
3. Elytra nearly square, points on 3rd stria small, 7th visible, striae 
not deep, but distinctly punctured. . Actedimn (Motsch.) 
(type kiisterii, Sch.). 
B. Each elytron presenting 7 striae and 8 interstices, 7th stria generally 
well developed body elongate. 
a. Striae entire, strongly marked, finely punctured or without punc- 
tuation. 
1. First three joints of tarsi armed beneath with a spine. 
Oillenum (Curt.). 
