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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
PermidiuSj g. n., Motschulsky, Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xxxix. 2. p. 243. (See 
table, p. 247.) Known sp. Lathridius anthracinus (Mann.), exaratus (Fald.), 
mannei'heimii (K'olen.), coi'daticolUs (Aub<5), minutus (Linn.), hirtus (Schiip.), 
rugostis (Ilerbst), consimilis (Mann.), assimilis Qsliiii\\.),parallelocollis (Mann.), 
scitus (Motsch.), hrasiliensis (Mann.), nigipennis (Mann.), planatus (Motscb.)^ 
duhius (Motsch.), minutissimus (Motsch.), tmnsversus (Oliv.), crenatus (Le- 
conte), hrevicornis (Schiip.), carhonarius (Chevr.), elegans (Aub^),^/i/o?*mis 
{D&hVa.^jparallelua (Schiip.),^/wm (Aub6), rejlexus (Lee.), (Mann.), 
(Melsh.), and namdus (Mann.). N. sp. P. Jlavico?'nis, Motsch. /. c. 
p. 246, Cape of Good Hope ; P. hasalis, Motsch. 1. c. p. 246, Cape of Good 
Hope j P. aterrimus, Motsch. /. c. p. 253, Niagara j P. hexagonalis, Motsch. 
/. c. p. 254, Carniolia j P. infiatkeps^ Motsch. 1. c. p. 255, pi. 6. fig. 5, Crimea. 
Isidius, g. n., Motschulsky, 1. c. p. 257. (See table, p. 247.) Known sp. La- 
ihridius gemellatm (Mann.), quadricollis (Mann.), sohrinus (Mann.), protend- 
coUis (Mann.). N. sp. Isidim ' rectkolUs, Motsch. 1. c. p. 258, pi. 6. fig. 6, Ja- 
pan and Kurile Islands j I. hamUchaticus^ Motsch. 1. c. p. 259, Kamtschatka. 
AridiuSf g. n., Motschulsky, 1. c. p. 260. (See table, p. 247.) Known sp. 
L. nodifer (Westw.), nervosus (Motsch.), carinatus (Gyll.), incisus (Mann.), 
ceylcmicus (Motsch.), limbatus (Forst.), carinulatus (Motsch.), monticola 
(Mann.), comtrictus (Gyll.), seulptilis (Lee.), elongatus (Curt.), clathratus 
(Dahlb.), a?iatoUctis (Motsch.), conemnus (Schiip.), exilts (Dej.), mficollis 
(Marsh.), collaris (Mann.), liliputanus (Villa), tantiUiis (Mann.). N. sp. A. no- 
dulosus, Motsch. 1. c. p. 261, pi. 6. fig. 7, England j A. seminiveus, Motsch. 1. c. 
p. 266, Havannah ; A. maritimuSf Motsch. 1. c. p. 266, Alexandria j A. atri- 
penniSf Motsch. 1. c. p. 267, Pennsylvania. 
Melanophthalma, g. n., Motschulsky, 1. c. p. 269, pi. 6. fig. 8 (antenna). (See 
table, p. 247.) Known sp. Corticaria ohtusa (Lee.), brevkoUis (Chevrier), tra?is- 
versalis (Schiip.), regidaris (Lee.), herbivagans (Lee.), rufula (Lee.), hortensis 
(Motsch.) J pumila (Mels.), crocaia (Motsch.), (Motsch.), curtkol- 
lis (Mann.), angulosq (Motsch.), mori'a (Lee.), distinguenda (Chevrier), 2W26ri- 
pennk (Motsch.), sericca (Motsch.), jjarokoUis (Mann.), corpuknta (Motsch.), 
gibbosa (Herbst), Lathr. cylindrkolUs (Motsch.). Sp. n. M. maura, Motsch. l.c. 
p. 271, Styria and South Russia ; M. alyirina, Motsch. 1. c. p. 273, pi. 6. fig. 9, 
Algeria, Egypt, and Corsica \ M. helvola, Motsch. 1. c. p. 275, Pennsylvania j M. 
pilosella, Motsch. l.c. p. 276, Columbia; 31. complanata, Motsch. 1. c. p. 277, 
Brazil; 31. angulkollis, Motsch. 1. c. p. 278, East Indies; 31. hexagona, Motsch. 
1. c. p. 279, East Indies ; ilf. retrocidis, Motsch. 1. c. p. 280, East Indies ; 31. 
subangulata, Motsch. 1. c. p. 281, New Orleans and Alabama ; 31. mermk, 
Motsch. 1. c. p. 283, New Orleans; ilf. incuUa, Motsch. ibid., Georgia (U.S.) ; 
3r. baskoUis, Motsch. l.c. p. 286, Panama; 31. pkina, Motsch. ibid.. Cape of 
Good Hope ; 31. russula, Motsch. 1. c. p. 286, Panama ; ilf. rulila, Motsch. 1. c. 
p. 288, Egypt ; ilf. cylindronota, Motsch. ibid., California ; and ilf. jiavieula, 
Motsch. 1. c. p. 290, Havannah. 
New species ; — 
Cryptophagus serkeus, Murray, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 3rd ser. xx. p. 21, [Old 
Calabar. 
3Ietophthalmus cretkollis, Wollaston, Col. Hesp. p. 76, Cape Verde Islands. 
Corticaria. Of this genus Motschulsky (Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. xl. 1) indi- 
cates 122 species, of which the following are described as new; — C.p^ksa, 
