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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Erirhinides, 
Geranorhinus, Sohaupuss (Col. Hefte, ii. pp. 17-20) discusses the confu- 
sion which has arisen with regard to a Spanish species of this genus usually 
denominated O, rujina&m (Chevr.), and which Lacordaire declared to he 
identical with Tychius suturalis (Motsch.). The insect was described by 
Ohevrolat undet the name of G. rufirostris, Motschulsky has described a 
Cceliosomus rufinasm from the East Indies, and in connexion with his Tychnis 
fasciatus from Birmah mentions an allied species found in Egypt on the 
flowers of the Tamarisk, and which he had distributed under the MS. name 
of Sihmes suturella. This statement no doubt gave rise to Ohevrolat’s re- 
mark that a second species of Geranorhinus from Egypt had been described 
by Motschulsky under the name of Tychius suturalis. Lacordaire’s assertion 
that the two species are identical seems to be quite erroneous. Schaufuss in- 
dicates that the characters of the funiculus of the antennae in the Spanish 
species do not agree with those given by Lacordaire, but rather resemble those 
of Hydronomus. The funicular characters of the Egyptian species are un- 
known, unless Lacordaire described fi*om an example of it, which seems not 
improbable. In this case the species G. suturalis (Lac.) would be charac- 
terized by a long second joint of the funiculus, and G. rufirostris (Chevr.) 
by having only the first joint of the funiculus elongated. A third species, 
allied to the latter, is described by Schaufuss. 
Geranorhinus rujirostris (Olievr.). Seidlitz also indicates the characters of 
this species, and remarks especially upon those in which it differs fi’om Lacor- 
daire’s generic description. (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867, p. 188.) G. rufiros- 
tris (Seidl. nec Chevi’.) = G. eleyans^ Seidlitz, 1 . c. p. 434. 
Halophayus halimocnemis (Beck.) belongs to Philenms, according to Seid- 
litz (/. c. p. 434). 
Erirhinus ephippiatus (Say), bred by Walsh fr-om the cabbage-gall of a 
willow. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. p. 208. 
Geranorhinus hrannaniif sp. n., Schaufuss, Ool. Hefte, ii. p. 20, Balearic 
Islands (Palma). 
Dorytomus silbermannif Wencker, Oat. Ool. Alsace, p. 129, France and 
Frankfort. (Descr. quoted by Heyden, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867, p. 379.) 
Mecinus hey deni, Wencker, Oat. Ool. Alsace, p. 130, Haguenau and Frank- 
fort. (Descr. quoted by Heyden, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867, p. 379.) 
Apionides. 
Apion. Of the following species described by him, Desbrochers des Loges 
gives diagnoses in Mitth. schw. ent. Ges. ii. pp. 217, 218. A. rohusticorne 
and A. dbtusum, originally described in Bull. Acad. Hippone, 1866, pp. 44 & 
47 j and A. tihiale and A. conspicuum described in the Bendii-compte des 
Assises Sci. dii Bourbonnais, 1867. 
Apion lanuginosum, sp. n., Walsh, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. p. 269, inquiline 
in willow-galls. 
Apion 4:.-spinosu7n, sp. n., Wollaston, Ool. Hesp. p. 127, Oape Verde Islands 
(Fogo). 
Apion sareptanum, sp. n., Desbrochers des Loges, Mitth. schw. ent. Ges. ii. 
p. 216, Sarepta. 
Attelabides. 
Chalcocyhebus, g. n., Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. v. Ent. 2*^® ser. i. p. 224. 
