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groups, and therefore that Gerstaeker^s objeetions to West- 
wooeVs elassifieation might be paralleled by others to any system 
that might be proposed. 
Bates remarks that Linocerus (Gray) appears to be identical with Itajyiulus 
(Saiiss.), which he regards as a siibgenus of Bacillus. If the genus be 
adopted, Gray’s name has the precedence (Trans. Linn. Soc. xxv. p. 329). 
B. scytale (Bates) belongs to this group. 
Pldtycrania alplieus (Westw.). Bates has some remarks on the characters 
of specimens of this species from various localities in the Eastern archipelago. 
L. c. p. 347. Bates also remarks upon the characters of Acrophylla tessellata 
(Westw.), ibid., and gives a detailed description of Bodacantlms viridirosetis 
(G. E. Gray), I c. p. 348. 
Bacillus. Bates (Trans. Linn. Soc. xxv.) describes the following five new 
species of this genus : — B. gramineus, p. 326, pi. 44. fig. 4, B. aspericollis 
(perhaps gramineus $), p. 327, E. //weiwzw, ibid., from Natal j 
p. 328, from Darjeeling; and B. scytale, ibid. pi. 44. fig. 9, from Ceylon. 
Bacteria. Bates (l. c.) describes seven new species of this genus : namel}'^, 
B. cxyrtocnemis,-^. 329, pi. 44. fig. 10, E. laticauda, ibid., pi. 44. fig. Wa (caudal 
extremity), E. amazonica, p. 330, E. serricauda, p. 331, pi. 44. fig. 13 a (caudal 
extremity), and E. sakai, p. 332, pi. 44. fig. 1, from Ega ; E. comis, p. 330, 
pi. 44. fig. 12 b, from Bogota ; and E. ctdmus, p. 331, from Brazil. 
Bacteria unifoliata, Philippi, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1866, p. 64, from Valdivia. 
Lonchodes. Bates (1. c.) describes thirteen new species of this genus: 
namely, L. doreyanus, p. 332, from Dorey ; L. hispa, p. 333, from Salwatty 
and New Guinea; L. Jlavicornis, ibid., E. grallator, p. 334, E. auscultator, 
ibid., E. furcatus, p. 336, pi. 44. fig. 6, and E. denticauda, p. 336, from Ceylon ; 
E. personatus, ibid., pi. 44. fig. 7, from Bouru ; E. phalangodcs, p. 337, from 
Datchian ; E. dispar, ibid., from Sarawak ; L. forcipatus, p. 338, from Menado 
and Tondano ; E. asperatus, p. 339, and E. russellii, ibid., from Darjeeling. 
BMhalosoma extensum, Bates, 1. c. p. 340, locality unknown ; E. maximum, 
Bates, 1. c. p. 341, Sumatra ; and P. calametum. Bates, ibid., Caffraria. 
Acanthoderus mouhotii. Bates, 1. c. p. 342, from Cambodia ; A, gravidus, 
Bates, 1. c. p. 343, from Gilolo ; and A. spiniventris, Bates, ibid., pi. 44. figs. 
2 a, h, from Timor and Bouru. 
Heteropteryx westiuoodii. Bates, t. c, p. 346, from Menado. 
Dimoxphodes mancits. Bates, 1. c. p. 345, pi. 44. figs. 3 & 8, from Batchian 
and Ternate. 
Phasma castaneum. Bates, /. c. p. 348, Para; P. putidum. Bates, 1. c. p. 349 
[pi. 45. fig. 2], Peru ; and P. quadratum. Bates, 1. c. p. 360, the Tapajos. 
Necroscia. Bates (/. c.) describes the following sixteen new species of this 
genus : — N. longiccps, p. 350 [pi. 45. fig. 6], from Kaioa ; N. ccpJialotes, p. 361, 
from New Guinea; N. piclipes, p. 362, and N. torquata, p. 359 [pi. 46. fig. 3], 
from Cambodia ; N. viridilineata, p. 362, from Ceram ; N. frondosa, p. 363, 
and N, agrionina, p. 356 [pi. 45. fig. 9], from Menado ; N. lacteipennis, p. 353, 
from Gilolo ; N. acutipennis, p. 354 [pi. 45. fig. 6], and N. tenebrosa-, p. 357, 
from Ceylon ; N. janxis, p. 354 [pi. 45. fig. 4], from Tondano ; N. styligera, 
p. 355 [pi. 45. fig. 1], N. mustea, ibid. [pi. 45. fig. 8], from the Sula Islands ; 
N. graminea, p. 366, from Batchian ; N. smaragdula, p. 357 [pi. 45. fig. 7], 
from Batchian and Gilolo ; and N. cmicipennis, p. 368, from Sumatra. 
