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Lordites (Erichs.) The geographical range of the species of this genus, 
from Africa to the Philippine Islands, is indicated by Murray (I. c, p. 176), 
Lordites procerus (Erichs.) hrunneus (Perty). SiJpha limbata 
(Fab.) belongs to this genus. 
JEthina and Amphicrossus (Erichs.), their species discussed by Murray (/. c, 
pp. 176 & 178). 
Cryptarcha (Shuck.). Murray describes a new species forming the type 
of a subgenus, which he proposes to name Arhina {1. c, p. 178). 
Fokel enumerates (Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. ix. p. 79) Meligethes 
viridescens, cenea, and lombaris, and Epurea ecstiva among the insects injurious 
to the Colza plant in the Canton de Vaud (see also p. 205). 
Meligethes ceneus, Frauenfeld (Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. 
pp. 661-664) records the occurrence of this species in great quantities in 
1867 upon the Rape-plants in Bohemia and Moravia. It is said to have done 
much injury to the crops, in conjunction with the larvse of Ceuthorhynchm 
sulcieollis and Baridius cliloris. See also Kunstler, ibid. pp. 940-943. 
Taracta, g. n., Murray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3rd ser. xix. p. 172. Allied 
to Axyra\ first 3 joints of all the tarsi dilated; mentum broad; mandibles 
bidentate ; labrum nearly entire ; antennae slender, club large, with its first 
joint long; lateral margins of prothorax slightly reflexed. Sp. T, fryh sp. n., 
Murray, /. c. p. 174 (cum fig.), Old Calabar. 
New species ; — 
Prometopia binotatay Murray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3rd ser. xix. p, 168 
(cum fig.). Old Calabar. 
Axyra elongata m.di papillosa, Murray, 1. c. p. 171, Old Calabar. 
Ijordites circumJiexuSy Murray, l.c, p. 176 (cum fig.). Old Calabar. 
JEfMna tumida, Murray, 1. c. p. 177 (cwm ^y.), Old Calabar. 
Amphicrossus concoloi', Murray, I, c. p. 177, and A. fuscus, Murray, 1. c. 
p. 178, Old Calabar. 
Arhina strofigyloides (subg. Cryptarcli(x)y Murray, 1. c. p. 179, Old Calabar. 
Cychramus henoniiy Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® s^r. vii. p. 396, Bone. 
Ipidia integra, Wankowiez, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4®s^r. vii. p. 262, Minsk. 
Cybocephalus nitens, Wollaston, Col. Hesp. p. 60, Cape Verde Islands. 
TrOGOSITIDA5. 
Murray describes Gymnocheila squamosa (G. R. Gray), Ann. & Mag. N. H. 
3rd ser. xix. p. 335, and remarks on HectaHhrum gigas (Fab.) and curtipes 
(Newm.), 1. c. pp. 338, 339. He also gives the character of H. quadrilineatum 
(Smith). 
Nosodes ser'rata (Lee.). Horn notices the habits of this species. Proc. 
Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. p. 290. 
New species : — 
Alindria nlutaceaj Murray, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 3rd ser. xix. p. 334, Old 
Calabar. 
Peltis crenata, Murray, 1. c. p. 336, and P. ciliaiay Murray, h c. p. 337, Old 
Calabar. 
Bothrideres spleniatus, Murray, 1. c. p. 337, Old Calabar. 
Ilcctarthrnm smithii, Murray, I- o. p. 339, and H. simplex, Murray, h c. p. 340, 
Old Calabar. 
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