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ZOOLOGICAL LlTEllATUKli. 
Bruchus calcarukiSj sp. n., Wollaston, Col. Heap. p. 140, and B, amplicur- 
mSf sp. n., Woll. 1. c. p. 141, Cape Verde Islands. 
Bruchus musculusy sp. n., Solsky, Horae Soc. Ent. Koss. iv. p. 95, Sarepta. 
Longicornia. 
J. Thomson (Physis, i. pp. 1-10) notices Scliiodte^s proposed 
classification of the Longicorn Beetles (See ^ llecord,M864, pp. 
417,418). He makes the curious mistake of supposing that 
Schiodte proposes to name the Arachnida, Myriopoda, and In- 
secta respectively Digitigrada, Unguligrada, and Plantigrada, 
instead of merely indicating an analogy derived from their mode 
of progression. The characters derived from the footstalks of 
the labial palpi by Schiodte are said by Thomson to be erroneous 
with regard to the Vesperini and Asemini, which agree in this 
respect with the true Cerambycini. Hence he is led to propose 
the following classification into Tribes and Subtribes : — IVibe I. 
Lamitae; Tribe II. Cerambycitas vertE, with subtribes I. Lep- 
turitaiy 2. Cerambycitce vercBj AsemitcB] Tribe III. Prionitas, 
with subtribes I. Spondylitce and 2. Prionitre verce. 
According to Hensel, a large Beetle, probably of this group, cuts off twigs 
of the thickness of a man’s finger by seizing them with its mandibles, and 
swinging round in circles. Stein, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1867, p. 212. 
C. G. Thomson (Skand. Col. viii. pp. 3-102) treats of the 
Scandinavian species of this group of Beetles. He follows ge- 
nerally the arrangement sketched in his first volume, except 
that subtribes are admitted in some of the tribes : the tribe 
Obriina is transferred from the Lepturitse to the Cerambycidae, 
Gracilia being separated from it to stand under the Callidiinay 
and the arrangement of theNecydaliform genera is quite altered. 
These insects are divided l)y Thomson (/. c. pp. 43-48) between 
the Cerambycidae and Lepturitae, — the genera Molmxhus (Fab.), 
inch umbellatarum (Linn.), and Ccewojij/era (Thoms.), inch minor 
(Linn.), forming the tribe Molorchina in the former family ; 
whilst Necydalis (Linn.), limited to N. major (Linn.), consti- 
tutes by itself the tribe Necydalina of the family Lepturitie. 
Pascoe publishes (Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. ix. pp. 300-308), a supplement 
to his list of Australian Longicornia. (See ^ Kecord,’ 1806, p. 287.) 
Lamiides. 
Pascoe has continued his descriptions of the Malayan Longi- 
corns collected by Wallace (Trans. Ent. Soc. 3rd ser. iii. pp. 337- 
464). In this portion he reaches the TmesisternincB, the last 
subfamily but one in his arrangement of these insects. The 
following known species and genera are characterized : — 
(SAPEBDiNiE) Serixia prolata (Pasc.), p. 338; S. ce})h(tlotcs (Pasc.), 
p. 339; S. lonyicorms (Pasc.), ibid.; S. Utcrata (Pasc.), p. 340; S. ornata 
(Pasc.), p. 341 ; Xyaste niyripcs (Pasc,), p. 346 : (Astatheina:) Astathes 
