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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
MaUhesis. Of this genus Kirscli describes the following four new species 
from Bogota : — M. livklus, 1. c. p. 86 j M. suturccUs, ibid, j M. stenojptet'oides, 1. c, 
p. 87^ and M. lepturoides, ibid. 
Drilides. 
Paradrilus, g. n.; Kiesenwetter, Beii. ent. Zeits. 1865, p. 369, Allied to 
Drilus] mandibles simple ; labial palpi 2-jointedj elytra narrowed toAvards 
the apex. Sp. P. optams, sp. n., Kiesenw. 1. c. note, from Seville. 
Melyrides. 
O. R. Crotch (Entomologist, ii. pp. 213-216) publishes the characters of 
the British species of the Malachiide group, and also those of Apalochncs 
femondis (Erichs.), Ilypehcmis JlavipeSj and 0iaroptis Jlavipes (Kies.), which 
may be expected to occur in this country. Two species of Ebceus occur in* 
the older British collections, but have not lately been met with. The known 
British species belong to the following genera : — Malachius (6), Axinotarsua 
(2), Anthocomiis (4), and Attains (1). 
Q. R. Crotch also publishes a note on the synonymy of the British species 
oi Dasytes (ibid. pp. 225-226). D. ceratas (Steph.) = <^wee«s (Oliv. necFab.) 
= swfer<^^^ews(Sch6nh.) \ JD.Jiavipes (Steph. nec Poih.^—plumheus (Miill.). 
According to Becker (Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxvii.pt. 1. p. 479) Malachius 
hipustulatus devours the smaller, and M. cornutus the larger of two species of 
Simulia at Sarepta, but also feed upon the pollen of Tamarix pallasiL 
Anthocoinus sanyuinolentus. The sexual differences of this species are noted 
by Fuss, Bell. ent. Zeits. 1865, p. 411. 
Haplocnemus ramicornis {^pectinatus') diudi II. Qiiyricornis c7'oceicornis) 
are cJ and $ of the same species, according to Becker, 1. c. p. 483. 
A ncAV species of Cer alius (C. salvice, undescr.) and Dasytiscus affinis 
(Mor.) were observed by Becker feeding upon the pollen of Salvia, and 
Polichosoma femoralc upon that of Triticum cristatum. L. c. p. 478. 
Apalochrus limhatus (Muls.) has been recaptured in France by Aub^, and 
is said by Grenier to be identical with A. tricolor (Kiesemv.). Bull. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. 1865. p. x. 
Neiv genera and species : — 
Cryptotarsus, g. n., Kirsch, 1 . c. p. 88. Allied to Brachidia (Sol.) j an- 
tennm 11-jointed, serrated, inserted at margin of epistomej palpi filiform j 
clypeus transverse j tarsi 5-jointed, second and third joints bilobed, third 
much larger than second, fourth very minute j claws simple. Sp. C. tropicus, 
sp. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 88, from Bogota. 
Ilaplamaurus, g. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 89. Between Haplocnemus and Amau- 
ronia \ antennal robust, moiiiliform j labrum transverse ; palpi short, stout, last 
joint oval } tarsi shorter than tibiai, joints 1 & 2 equal, last much shorter j 
claws with a free membrane. Sp. II. kiesemvetteri, sp. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 90, 
and II. andicola, Kirsch, ibid., from Bogota. 
Ileteraerms, subg. nov. (Arthrobrachus), Kirsch, 1. c. p. 90. Body elongate ; 
antennee more loosely serrated ', elytra different in the two sexes. Sp. II 
/lavomaculatus, p. 91, II siynatus, ibid., II. vittatus, p. 92, and II. decoratus, 
from Bogota. 
