64 Ins, 
COLEOPTERA. 
Scaurides. 
Scaurus Jcraatzi, sp. n., id. l.c. p. 10, Morocco ; = maroccanus^ Fairm., 
id. 1. c. p. 76. 
Blaptides. 
Prosodes persica, Faust, = Icevigata, Baudi ; P. pustulata, Faust, = 
crihrella, Baudi ; P. ledereri, Fairm., is a true Blaps ; with observations 
on various characters of other species : G. Kraatz, Deutsche E. Z. 1876, 
p. 282. 
Asidides, 
Asida. Suggestions as to synonymy, observations on localities, and 
further characters for various species ; Kraatz, 1. c. pp. 283-285. 
Cardiogenius cicatricosus, Burra. (1875, nec Sol., 1836), = gramdatus, 
Fairm. ; C. hirsutiis, Burm., = crinifer, Fairm. ; C. suhcostatus, Burm., 
? = cicatricosus, Sol., var. ; G. Haag, S. E. Z. xxxvii. p. 108. C. subcos 
tatus, Burm., = cicatricosus, Sol., O. cicatricosus, Burm., = granulatus, 
Fairm., C. hirsutus, Burm., = crucifer, Fairm. ; L. Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. (5) vi. p. 157, note. 
N]jcteliides. 
L. Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) vi. pp. 143-170, 341-383, revises 
the Chilian species (including some from Bolivia and Patagonia), with 
observations on the geographical distribution of the genera. Gyriosomus 
lineatus and incertus, Sol., ? = parvus, Sol., varr. ; G. whitii, Sol., nec 
Waterh., renamed hatesi, p. 148; Nyctelia nodosa, Sol., nec Germ., 
renamed varipes, p. 169 ; Cerostena is considered not generically distinct 
from Psectrascelis ] P. guerini and brevis, Sol., = pilipes, Gudr., varr.; 
Nyctelia sulcicollis, G. R. Waterh., is an Epipedonota, and E. abnormis, 
Burm., is probably identical with it ; Auladera is sunk in Mitragenius ; 
Gyriosomus variegatus, Er., is referred to Pilobalia. 
The following new species are described : — 
Gyriosomus atacamensis, p. 146, subrugatus, p. 147, waterhousii, p. 151, 
foveo-punctatus and curtisi, p. 153, Chili. 
Nyctelia alutacea, p. 158, San Carlos, oblita, p. 160, recte- striata, p. 162, 
sailed, p. 163, Patagonia, parce-punctata, p. 166, Mendoza, vulcanica, 
p. 170, Tucuman. 
Epipedonota expansicollis, p. 344, planiuscula, p. 348, Icevisulcata, p. 354, 
Chili. 
Psectrascelis intricaticollis, p. 356, sub-impressa, p. 361, lateripunctata, 
p. 362, politicollis, p. 365, Bolivia, conjungens, p. 359, cequalis, p. 363, 
Bolivia ?, costipennis, p. 366, Mendoza, convexipennis, p. 370, Patagonia. 
Mitragenius quadricollis, Patagonia, and coarcticollis, Bahia-Blanca, 
p. 374. 
Pilobalia hufo, Bolivia, and dorso-plicata, Peru, p. 382. 
Pimeliides. 
Thriptera varvasi, Sol., var. n. alternans, Tripoli ; F. Baudi, Deutsche 
E. Z. 1876, p. 10. 
