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280) found by Mr. Belt near St. Domingo, Cliontales, Nicaragua. He gives 
the latter’s general observations on that district j and, from an analysis of 
the collection, comes to the conclusions : — 1, that there is a homogeneity of 
type of the insect fauna of the forest region of Tropical America, over pro- 
bably 46 degrees of latitude, with great local speciality j and, 2, that there is 
a distinct northern element, the metropolis of which is Central America. 
C. Blessig and S. Solsky, Hor. Ent. Boss. ix. pp. 113-192, commence a 
descriptive enumoratioii of the Longicornia of S.E. Siberia, especially of 
Amour-land. 
Toubnier, R. Z. (2) xxiii. pp. 257, 276, 338 et seqq.^ catalogues the species 
found by T. Deyrolle in Imeretia, Mingrelia, and Georgia, describing some 
as new. 
Prionides, 
PrionocaluSj White : generic characters amended, the species tabulated, 
and $ of P. cacicus described. C. O. Waterhouse, Ent. M. M. viii. p. 2G0. 
Orthosoma cylindrieum and Prionus imbricornis : on the stridulating organs 
of these species, cf. 0. V. Riley, Canad. Ent. iv. p. 139. 
Prionus insularis, Mots., from S.E. Siberia. Blessig & Solsky, Hor. Ent. 
Ross. ix. p. 164. 
Callipogon barbatus, E., probably described Rom the form occurring at 
Nicaragua; if so, the Mexican form should take the name senex, Dup.: 
H. W. Bates, Tr. E. Soc. 1872, p. 107. 
Mallodon gnatho, Lee., nec White, is renamed mandibularis : Gemminger, 
C. H. X. p. 264. 
Mallaspis paradoxa, II. W. Bates ; cf described by the author, 1. c. p. 108. 
Ortheostethus, g. n., id. 1. c. p. 169. PcecilosomincB : resembles certain Pg- 
rodes'y differs from Nicias in its robust serrated antennas. O. melanurus, 
sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 170, Ohontales. 
Prionocalus buckleyij sp. h., C. 0. Waterhouse, 1. c. p. 261, Ecuador. 
JErgates grandicepSy sp. n., Tournier, R. Z, (2) xxiii. p. 257, Bagdad. 
Macrotoma fuliginosa, sp. n., EShrieus, (Efv. Ak. Eorh. xxix. no. 1, p. 47, 
Caffraria. 
Braderoehus longicornis, Nicaragua, p. 166, in<xqualisj Guatemala, p. 167, 
note : H. W. Bates, 1. o., spp. nn. 
Strongylaspis btdlatus [-<«], sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 167, Ohontales. 
Archetypus? deplanchii, sp. n., J. Thomson, Bull. Soc. L. Norm. (2) i. 
p. 205, note, pi. i. fig. 17, Lifu. 
Ccr amhy aides . 
Eahb.eus, CEfv. Ak. Eorh. xxix. (1872) no. 1, pp. 45-69, no. 2, pp. 29-60, 
under the heading Coleoptera Caffraria), Longicornia,” describes the species 
collected by Wahlberg in Caffraria. 
Achryson surimimum, L., var. n. chontalense,^.\7\f Ohontales; Harnmati'- 
cerus castaneuSf ? = mexicanus, Thoms., and only differs in colour from 
batus, L., p. 171 ; Pburia proletarian Er., and morosa, Serv., belong to Ponto- 
malluSj p. 173; in Trichophorus the antennal spines in some cases afford 
only a sexual character, p. 176 ; Ibidion textile and mexicanumy Thoms., are 
possibly sexes or varr. of the same species, p. 181 : II. AV. Bates, Tr. E. Soc. 
1872. 
