36 Ins. 
COLEOPTERA. 
J. Sahlberg, Enum. Col. Bracli. Fenn. p. 14, Finland ; P. hiseriatus, C, 
Stierlin, MT. schw. ent. Ges. iv. p. 473, St. Bernard (= Quedius alpestris, 
id. 1. c. p. xii,) ; P. melanarius, p. 403, Alps (= varius, var. a, Er., 
= carhonarius, Grav., nec Er. [but if so, Erichson’s carbonarius, being 
posterior to Gravenhorst’s, must fall]), heterodoxusj p. 419, Corsica, 
subrugosus, p. 424, gagates^ p. 454 (? = corvinus, Er.), Provence, Mulsant 
& Bey, 1. c. 
Gabrius tibialis^ Mulsant & Bey, 1. c. p. 640, S. France, piliger, p. 653, 
Corsica. 
Holisus depressus^ p. 180, picipes, p. 181, excavatus, and umbra^ p. l82, 
discedensy p. 183, Sharp, 1. c. Amazon Valley. 
Xantholmides. 
E. Mulsant & C. Bey, M4m. Ac. Lyon,xxii. pp. 217-344, pis. i.-iii., 
fully describe the species of the second family, Xantholiniens, of their 
“ Tribu des Br^vipennes ” {_Staphylinid(B, supr^]. Two branches are 
adopted, Othiaires (following Thomson) and Xantholinaires. Platy- 
prosopus is considered as not belonging to the group. The larvae are 
described of XanthoUnus tricolor ?, p. 276, X, linearis ^ p. 289, Leptacinus 
batychruSy p. 324, and L. linearis^ p. 327. X. linearis, var. n. commixtus, 
p. 289. 
Megalinus, subg. n. of XanthoUnus, for X glabratus ; iid. 1. c. p. 261. 
Tesba, g. n., D. Sharp, Tr. E. Soc. 1876, p. 194. Allied to Scytalinus, 
differing by the presence of the upper line of the thoracic side-piece, the 
thick antennae, which are more approximate at their insertion, and sepa- 
rated by a compressed keel-like space, and by its much more robust 
build. T. gigas and laticornis, spp. nn., id. 1. c. p. 195, Amazon Valley 
(with allies in Natal and Madagascar) ; T. belti, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 431, 
Ohontales. 
Linidius, g, n., id. 1. c. p. 196. Intermediate between Scytalinus and 
XanthoUnus, and possibly identical with Thyreocephalus, Gu6r. For 
L. recticollis and tenuipes, p. 197, and extremus, p. 198, spp. nn., id. 1. c. 
Amazon Valley. 
Lithocharodes l-charitoides'}, g. n., id. 1. c. p. 204. Most allied to 
LeptoUnus, but with undilated front tarsi and shorter maxillary palpi. 
Lith.fuscipennis, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 205, Tapajos. 
Platyprosopus (provisionally referred to the Quediides) major, p. 102, 
laticeps, p. 108, par allelus SinO. puncticeps, p. 104, rectus, p. 105, minor and 
rufescens, p. 106, opacifrons and frontalis, p. 107, similis, p. 108, spp. nn., 
id. 1. c., Amazon Valley. 
Othius volans, sp. n., J. Sahlberg, Enum. Col. Brach. Fenn. p. 32, 
S. Finland (? = lapidicola, Kies.). 
Diochus longicornis, p. 184, vicinus, tarsalis, and flavicans, p. 185, 
spp. nn., Sharp, 1. c., Tapajos. 
Sterculia amazonica, p. 186, pauloensis, p. 187 (? = amazonica, var.), 
discolor funebris, p. 188, fmetaria and clavicornis, p. 190, minor, p. 191, 
spp. nn., id. 1. c., Amazon Valley. 
Agrodes conicicollis, p. 192, longiceps, p. 193, spp. nn., id. 1. c., Amazon 
Valley. 
