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Saprmus : punctuation very variable. Koltze, B. E. Z. xvi. p. 162. 
Platysoma hetulinum, sp. n., Hochhuth, L c. p. 219, Kiew. 
Hetcerius setulosus, sp. n., Reitter, B. E. Z. xvi. p. 179, Oran. 
Saprmus perrisi, Marseul, L’Ab. viii. p. 415, Corsica ; S. rugipennis, 
p. 225, Steppes of Novomirgorod, asphaltinus, p. 226, Kiew, Hoclihutb, 1. c. : 
spp. nn. 
Onthophilm intej'mptus, sp. n., Reitter, 1. c, p. 168, Oran (= cxaratusy 
lU., ex. typ., Kraatz, ibid. p. 186). 
Phalacrid.®. 
Olih'ua paHicepSf Muls., recorded as British, and probably represents the 
O. gfiinia of British lists j O. hicolor is erroneously considered British : E. 0. 
Rye, Ent. M. M. ix. p. 38. O. tdicis, Gyll., considered distinct from miUefolii, 
Rayk. : Ilochhuth, Bull. Mosc. xlv. 2, p. 233. 
OUstherus (Erichson, Staphylinidte^ changed to Stilhus, p. 35 of generic 
table), g, n., Seidlitz, Fauna Baltica, p. 167. Metasternum not extending 
forwards beyond the middle coxje, separated from prosternurn by a distinct 
mesosternum &c. Olibrus geminus, III, piceus, Steph., tMongvs, Er. 
IVialacrus brisoutij Rye, 1. c. p. 8, England ; P. intermedins^ Ilochhuth, 1. c. 
p. 231, Kiew : spp. nn. 
Olibrus pumiluSy sp. n., Ilochhuth, 1. c, p. 234, Kiew. 
NiTIDULIDiE. 
Cercus sambuci. Rupertsberger, Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxii. p. 10, fully de- 
scribes the larva and pupa. 
Epurcea. Note on habits of Swiss species : Perrin, Nouv. et Faits, cx. 
Nitidnla JJxxnosa corroborated as British: R. LaAvson, Ent. ]M. M. viii. 
p. 2-18. N. ensianea, Sahib., characterized, and is distinctly a good species, not 
a var. of rujipes : Ilochhuth, Bull. Mosc. xlv. 2,’p. 286. 
Meligethes. Ch. Brisout (L’Ab. viii. pp. 1-36, separate pagination) pub- 
lishes a synopsis of the genus, dichotomously describing 67 species known to 
him. According to him M. pictus, hXyQy—mutabilis, Rosenh. (cf. Zool. Rec. viii, 
p. 253) ; carinulatusy Poxst.y=erythropuSy Gyll. ; subtilis, Bris., is renamed Iiypo- 
a'ita ; /lavicornis, '^l\\\.,—Jlavipes, Stm. j nigery Bris., nee Newm., is renamed 
parvnlus. Notes of food-plants and localities are given for all the species. 
This paper is abstracted &c., as regards British species, by the Recorder, 
Ent. M. M. viii. p. 267. 
Reitter, B. E. Z. xvi. pp. 125-134, pi. vii., and pp. 265-269, publishes 2 sup- 
plements to his revision of the European species. According to him, 3f. 
anthracinuSy Bris., is a good species j M. bonvouloiriy Bris., probably 
var. ; M. azureus, W^eXy—viridescenSy Fab., var., probably the var. germanicus-y 
M.marmotianiy Bris.,=/c<7c77, Reitt. ; M. confususy Bris., probably = o7>.scwr?<.<?, 
var. ; M. pnrvtdnSy P\\B.y'==memnoniuSy Er. ; M. nigery Newm., is rightly dis- 
missed as non-existent ; 31. brucldy Reitt., —punctatus, Bris. The same author, 
ibid. pp. 241-264, and p. 269, discusses the South- African species known to 
him, including 18 new. M. exilis is recorded from the Cape, and the Cana- 
rian virescetiSy Woll, from S. Africa (the latter probably doubtful). 
Meligethes incanusy Sturm, recorded as British, and the M. maurus of British 
lists stated to be M. ovatus, Sturm : E, C, Rye, Ent. M. M. viii. pp. 267 & 268. 
