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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Gieaud notices the habits of haltenbachii (Bach), which lives in 
the interior of the stew of Temrium scorodonia. His observations are con- 
firmed by Fallon and Laboulbene. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1867, pp. Iviii & li^f. 
J, Chappell notices the larva of Soolytus intricatus as feeding in the smaller 
branches of the oak. Bnt, M, Mag. iii. p. 216, 
Tomicm monoyraphis. A note on this beetle and its destructiveness is com- 
municated by F. Moore to the Entomological Society, Prop. Ent. Soc, 1867, 
pp, lxxv-lx?:vi. 
New genera : — 
- AnisandruSf g. n., Ferrari, Borkenkafer, p. 24, Allied to Xylehorus j joint 1 
of labial palpi only ciliated at the apexj antennal club with a very faintly 
indicated suture, Sp. Apate dispar (Fab.) and Bost. dactyliperda (Fab.). 
Xylocleptes, g. n., Ferrari, 1. c. p. 37. Allied to Tomicus (=Bostrichus 
Erichs., Eichh.) ; joint 2 of labial palpi smaller than 1 •, antennal club sub- 
concentricaUy imbricato-annulate } maxillary lobe with a few setiform hairs. 
Sp, Tom. hispinus (Duft.) ; X. gramlatnsj sp. n. (Moritz, MS.), Ferr. 1. c.p.40, 
Venezuela j X. carbonarius, sp. n. (Ohevr. MS.), Ferr. /. c. p. 41, Cuba. 
Corthylomimus, g. n., Ferrari, /. c. p. 48 = Corthylus (Eac. nec Erichs.). 
Funiculus 1-jointed, long} club globular, hollowed on the inner surface, 
very, large, with sinuous sutures. Sp. Bost. fasciattis (Say), Corthylus sac- 
tellaris (Lee,). The type of Corthylus (Erichs.) is Bost. compressicornis 
(Fab.). 
Cosmocorynus^ g, n-; Ferrari, 1. c. p. 62. Funiculus 1-jointed, very short, 
club large, 3-jointcd, joint 2 with a long setiform curved process springing 
from its apical margin. Sp. C. cristatus, sp. n., FerT. 1. c. p. 64, Venezuela. 
Brachyspartusy g. n., Ferrari, \. c. p. 65. Funiculus 1-jointed, club large, 
compressed, acuminate, 2-jointed, suture straight, Sp. B, moritzi, sp. n., 
Ferr. 1. c. p, 68, Venezuela. 
Morizus, g. n., Ferrari, 1. o. p. 69. Funiculus 1-jointed, very short, club 
subovoid, subquadriarticulate. Sp, M. excisus, sp, n., Ferr. 1. c. p. 71, Vene- 
zuela. Probably also To?n. liminaris (Harris) and Bostr. unidentatus (Fab.). 
Scolytodes, g. n., Ferrari, t, c. p. 77f Eyes coarsely facetted j head free, per- 
pendicular, distinctly rostrated j funiculus multiarticulate, club small, 
roimdish, compressed j pronotum and prosternum separated by a suture ; ab- 
domen slightly curved upwards } anterior tibiae at apex externally with two 
strong teeth. Sp. S. Icevigatics (King, MS.), Ferr. 1. c. p. 77, Columbia. 
Gymnochilus, g. n., Eichhoff*, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867, p. 899. Head rather 
prominent} labrlim transverse} funiculus 7-join ted} club compact} joints 
X-3 of tarsi simple. Sp. G. zomtus, sp. n., Eichhoft^ 1. c. p. 899, Columbia, 
ITexacohcSj g. n., EichholF, 1. c. p. 899. Head globose } funiculus 6-jointed} 
club subannulate } joints 1-3 of tarsi simple. Sp. H. glahery sp. n., Eichhoff, 
1. c. p. 400, Cuba, 
New species ; — 
Xylehorus. Eichhoff (Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867) describes the following new 
American species : — X. adelographusy p. 400, Brazil} X.fuscatus, ibid., Co- 
lumbia } celsusy ibid., North America } X. impressusy ibid., Massachusetts } 
X. affinisy p. 401, North America, Cuba } X. inei'misy ibid., Cuba } X. confu- 
suSy ibid.. Chili, Venezuela, (Eichhoff also describes a species from Carolina, 
to which he gives the name of X. piniy Say P.^) 
