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iclenticai with it. Other known species are Sphcsromorphus chahcm and S. 
s'emistriattis (Germ.)^ I, c. p, 417. 
Trox visularis, sp. n., Chetr. I. c. p. 416, from Cuba. 
Melolonthides. 
Chevrolat (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4e ser. tome v.) describes the following 
known species of this group from Cuba: — Anojylosiagum paUidulum (Blanch.), 
/. c. p. 21 ) Ancylonifcha crenatocoUis 1. c. p. 23 ; A.puherida (Biiv.), 
mA A. parallela (Blanch.), I, c. p. 24; A. confusa (p\x\.') = sigmticoUis (Burm.), 
A. patruelis (Bej.), and A, migusta (Blanch.), 1. c. p. 25 ; A. cBruginosa 
(Burm.), /. c. p. 26; A. Ufoveolata (Duv.), and A. suhsericans (I)uv.), 1. c. 
p. 27 ; and A. analis (Burm.), 1. c. p. 28. 
The metamorphoses of Serica holosericea (Scop.) are described by Piochard 
de la Brulerie. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. s^r. tome iv. pp. 663-667. 
Iloplia palmiris (Ileer) is founded upon strongly developed females of 
II. phikmthusj according to Dietrich, Nouv. Mem. Soc. Helv. xxi. p. 123. 
Taschenberg (Naturg. wirbell. Thiero) describes the habits of MelolontM 
vulgaris knd Tiippocastani (1. c. pp. 17-27), discusses their varieties and 
synonymy (1. c. pp. 266, 257), and figures the larva and pupa of M. vulgaris 
(pi. 1. figs. 1 & 2). He also refers to Rliizoirogus soMitialis (1. c. pp. 27-29, 
pi. 6. fig. 1, imago) and i?. assimilis (1. c. pp. 29, 30, pi. 5. figs. 2 & 3, imago 
and larva). 
The larva of a species of Ancglonycha, known as the White Grub,” ra- 
vages the coffee-plantations in Ceylon, according to Nietner, as noticed by 
Giu^rin. Bev. et Mag. de Zool. 1864, p. 93. 
Bold (Nat. Hist. Trans. North, k Durh. i. p. 133) mentions a .cf and $, 
probably of Melolontha liippocastani^ in which the anal style is entirely 
wanting. 
New species : — 
Macrodactylus excellens, Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeitsch. 1805, p. 47, and M. 
pexuSj Kirsch, 1. c. p. 48, from Bogota. 
Macrodactylus harhatus, Fitch, 8th Rep. Ins. New York, pp. 199-202. 
Injurious to roses and fruit-trees in New York. 
Stjnnucla siduralis, Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1865, p. 50, from Bogota. 
Chariodema hogotensis and Ch. amocna, Kirsch, 1. c. p. 49, Bogota. 
Anoplosiagum variabilcj Chevr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s6r. tome v. p. 22, 
from Cuba. 
Clavipalpusi?) rutilus, Chevr. 1. c. p. 22, from Cuba. 
Ancylonycha tuherculifrcmsj Chevr. /. c. p. 23, A. dissimilis, Chevr. 1. c. 
p. 20, A. spcculifcraf Chevr. 1. c. p. 27, and A. suturalis, Chevr. (j^^a'raria^ 
King, MS.), 1. c. p. 28, from Cuba. 
Rhizotrogus genicidatusy Chevrolat, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1865, p. 351, from 
the Escurial. > 
Rutelides. 
Chevrolat describes Rtdela formosd (Dej.), from Cuba. 
Ijiicas describes varieties of Rlnsiotis adelaida (Hope) and P. costata 
(Blanch.). Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s4r. tome v. pp. 204, 205. 
