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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
SUPERICORNIA. 
The following species of this family are figured by Douglas and Scott r — 
(CoREiDEs) Si/romastes maryinatm (Linn.), pi. 4. fig. 3 ; Enoplops scapha 
(Fab.), fig. 4j Gonocer us Venator fig. 5j Verlusia rJiomhea (Linn.), 
fig. Cj Coreas hirticornis (Fab.), fig. 7j Spathocera dalmani (Schil.), fig. 8j 
Pseudophloeus falleni (Schil.), fig. 9 j Ceraleptus squalidus (Costa), pi. 5. fig. 1 ; 
(ComziDEs) Therapha hyoscyami (Linn.), pi. 6. fig. 2 j Corizus capitatus (Fab.), 
fig. Mynims wuVi/brwus (Fall.), fig. 4j Chorosoma schillinyi (Schil.), fig. 6 : 
(SxENOCErnALiDEs) Stenocephalus ayilis (Scop.), fig. 6 : (Alydides) Alydus 
calcaratus (Linn.), fig. 7 : (Beiiytides) Metacanthus punctipes (Germ.), fig. 8; 
Metatropis rufescens (H.-Sch.), fig. Bei'ytus m/wor (H.-Sch.), pi. 6. fig. 1. 
Neides. Fieber gives a new tabular arrangement of the species of this 
genus, founded on the form of the pronotum. Wien. ent. Mon. Bd. viii. 
p. 323. 
Douglas publishes some notes on the habits of Gonocems Venator. Ent. M. 
Mag. ii. p. 4G. 
According to Stil, Mozena spimcrus (A. & S.)=ArcJmnerus hrunnicornis 
(H.-Sch.). Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. v. p. 175. 
StSl states that his Anasa luyens (lElut. Zeit. lSQ2)=i.GonQcerus andresii 
(Qu(5r. Hist. Cuba), ibid., p. 186. 
Neiv genera and species : — 
Mictides. 
Thasus, g. n., St SI, /. c. p. 174. Fachylis, auett. ex parte ; head subquadrate, 
lobes not produced beyond antenniferous tubercles ; prothorax with a collar; 
posterior legs very distant, post, tibiae dilated within and without in both 
sexes. Sp. Fachylis yiyus, acutanyulus, and heteropus. 
Sayiintus, g. n., StSl, 1. c. p. 176. Allied to Nematopus ; eyes very promi- 
nent ; second and third joints of antennae nearly equal ; posterior angles of 
prothorax produced into an oblong lobe ; posterior thighs much shorter than 
abdomen ; tibiae equal to the thighs, with a superior apical and an inferior 
subapical tooth. Sp. S. lohulatus, sp. n., Stal, p. 176, from North Brazil. 
Quititius, g. n., StSl, 1. c. p. 177. Allied to Nematopus\ third joint of an- 
tennae shortest ; posterior angles of prothorax obtuse ; membrane with simple 
veins; posterior tibiae simple. Sp. Q. maryinatus, sp. n., StSl, p. 177, from 
North Brazil. 
Salapia, g. ii., StRl, 1. c. p. 179. Allied to Fetalops ; body oblong or sub- 
elongate; frontal lamina produced beyond antenniferous tubercles; second 
joint of rostrum longest; scutellum rather longer than broad; posterior 
femora somewhat thickened. Sp. Fetalops dimidiatus, siynatus, and ahdomi- 
nalis (Dali.). 
Junia, g. n., StSl, 1. e. p. 179. Allied to Fetalops \ frontal lamina not very 
prominent ; second and third joints of rostrum nearly equal, second not longer 
than third ; scutellum equilateral ; posterior femora much thickened in (j*, 
slender in $ ; first joint of tarsi longer than the other two together. Sp. 
Fetalops fasciatus (Dali.), cardinalis (StSl), meycera (Bunn.), fenestratus 
(Bunn.), and ruhricatus (Guer.) = JoyWiS (StSl). New sp. Junia ducalis, 
Stttl, p. 179, from North Brazil. 
