PAUSSlDiE — SILPHIDA3. 
Ins. 35 
Paussid^e. 
Paussus pierroni, Fairmaire, Le Nat. ii. p. 236, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) 
X. p. 327, pi. xi. fig. 3, Nossi-B6 ; P. (^Cerapterus) modicellus^ Dohrn, 
S. E. Z. xli. p. 151, Lagos : spp. nn. 
Platyrrhopalm irregularis, sp. n., Ritsema, Notes Leyd. Mus. ii. p. 249, 
Java. 
SCYDMMIDiE. 
Scydmcenus regalis, Reitter, Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxx. p. 511, Caucasus ; 
S. amhiguus oxidi puncticollis, Broun, Man. N. Z. Col. pp. 145 & 146, New 
Zealand : spp. nn. 
Euconnus kraussi, sp. n., Reitter, 1. c. p. 512, Caucasus. 
Leptomastax simonis, Stussiner, Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxx. p. 499, South 
Europe ; L. stussineri, Reitter, 1. e. p. 220, Dalmatia : spp. nn. 
Phagonophana picicolle\_4is] and calva, spp. nn., Broun, 1. c. p. 147, 
Now Zealand. 
Euthia merJcli, sp. n., H. Simon, Deutsche E. Z. xxiv. p. 96, Trans- 
sylvania. 
SiLPHIDiE. 
Horn, G. H. Synopsis of the Silphidce of the United States, with refer- 
ence to the genera of other countries. Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. viii. 
pp. 219-321, pis. v.-vii. 
The North American genera and species are described in detail, and a 
few new ones are characterized ; Leptinus, Sphwrius, and Brathinus are 
excluded from the family. The author divides the Silphidce into the 
following tribes : — 
Posterior coxae simple. 
Anterior coxae more or less transverse at base, and with trochantia. 
Anterior coxal cavities open behind. 
Posterior coxae contiguous. 
Silphini. 
Posterior coxae separated. 
Anterior coxae prominent. Abdomen with 5 segments. 
Lyrosomini. 
Anterior coxae not prominent. Abdomen with 6 segments. 
Pinodytini. 
Anterior coxal cavities closed behind. 
Anisotomini. 
Anterior coxae cylindric-conic, without trochantia, the cavities 
closed behind, often widely. 
Cholevini. 
Posterior coxae laminate. 
Anterior coxae with trochantia, the cavities closed behind. 
Clanibini. 
