COLEOPTERA. 
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Trtmium htipenne, Tournier, /. c. p. 504, pi. 10. fig. 0 (thorax and elytra), 
Geneva ; T. chevrierij Tourn. 1. c. p. 565, pi. 13. fig. 7 (thorax and elytra), 
Geneva. 
JBryaxis auheij Tournier, 1. c. p. 663, pi. 13. fig. 3 (abdomen and post, tibia), 
Sicily. 
JBn/axis iJerforata, Brendel, l.c. p. 192, New Yorkj JB. atlantica, Brendel, 
1. c. p, 193, South Carolina and Louisiana; B. ulkeij Brend. ibid., Wash- 
ington. 
Bryaxis geimnula^ Wollaston, Col. Hesp. p. 221, Cape Verde Islands. 
Paussidae. 
Gerstacker remarks (Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 431) upon the distinctive 
characters of Paussus chexrolaiii (Westw.), especially those presented by the 
prothorax. He also indicates (/. c. p. 431) that P. curtisii (Westw.) pro- 
bably = P. shuckardi (Westw.), and remarks that P. granulatus (Westw.) 
most probably belongs to the genus Hylotorus (Dalm.), of which P, huce- 
phalm (Qyll.) is the typo {I c. pp. 431-434). 
Cerapterus maclcayii. C. A. Wilson communicates notes on the habits of 
this species, which is found under dry cow-dung in South Australia. Proc. 
Ent. Soc. 1867, pp. Ixxi-lxxii. 
Paussus procet'us, sp. n., Gerstacker, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 429, and 
P. IcBtus^ sp. n., Gerst. 1. c. p. 430, Abyssinia. 
ScYDMjENIDiE. 
ScHAUFUSS (Nova Acta, &c. xxxiii.) gives a general sketch of the history, 
literature, and geographical distribution of the insects of this family, as in- 
troductory to a monograph of the species inhabiting Central and South 
America. The total number of species described is 68, namely, of Scyd- 
mmtus 44 (42 new), of Eumicrus 23 (20 new), and of Cephennium 1 (new), 
lie remarks that, with the exception of Mastigus, all known Scydmmnid<x may 
be divided into two great sections, namely, those in which the fourth joint of 
the maxillary palpi is subulate, forming the genus Scydmamus, and those in 
which the fourth joint of the maxillary palpi is somewhat obtuse and forms 
a more or less elongated spindle with the third, this being either long and 
fusiform (in Eumicrus) or short and oviform (in Cephennium). 
Scydnicenus. Schaufuss (/. c.) describes the following new American 
species of this genus : — S. trigeminus, p. 37, tab. 1. fig. 1, S. kirsutus (Chevr. 
MS.), p. 41, S. galericulatus, p. 61, 8. tei-minatus, p. 56, S. simplicitus, p. 57, 
S. hifoveolatus, p. 65, S. chcvrolatii (Pil. MS.), p. 69, tab. 2. fig. 8, and S. 
spinipes (Chevr. MS.), p. 73, tab. 2. fig. 12, from Mexico; S. cavifrons,)^.^^, 
S. biimpressus, p. 39, S. pustxdatus, p. 46, 8. elegans, p. 52, and 8. subim- 
pressus, p. 66, from Brazil ; 8. gibbulus, p. 39, 8. corpukntus, p. 43, 8. namdus, 
p. 44, 8. antennatus, p. 46, 8. grandicollis, p. 60, 8. festivus, p. 66, 8. bniesii, 
p. 71, tab. 2. fig. 11, 8. bonvouloirii, p. 73, tab. 2. fig. 13, from the Amazons; 
8. ellipticus, p. 40, tab. 1. fig. 2, 8. hirtipes, p. 53, 8. trifoveatus, p. 57, tab. 1. 
fig. 6, 8. asserculatus, p. 68, from New Granada; 8. longipalpis, p. 45, 8.pili- 
ferus, p. 49, 8. suturalis, p. 53, from Venezuela; 8. humeralis, p. 54, tab. 1; 
fig. 4, from New Granada and Venezuela; 8. plicatulus, p. 42, from New 
Granada and Mexico ; 8. validicornis, p. 48, from Columbia ; 8. campestris, 
p. 47, tab. 1, fig. 3, 8, absconditus, p. 61, 8. latitarsus, p. 62, 8. longireps, 
