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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
MrCETOPIIAGIDiE. 
Mitcetophagus fuhicollis (Fab.) is recorded as Ibitisli by Rye(Ent. Mo. Mag. 
vi. p. 107), who ligures it in Entoni. Annual for 1870, frontispiece, fig, 4. 
Dermestid^e. 
Attagenus fidvipes (Muls. et Rey) = (Ileer), according to Tournier, 
Pet. nouv. Ent. no. 3. 
Dearthr^ls longulus (Lee.) is to be referred to Ilaclrotoma (Er.). Zimmer- 
mann, 1. c. p. 258. 
Walsh & Riley (American Entom. i. p. IGG) figure tlie principal stages 
of Anthremis varius, and make observations on its habits. 
Anthrenus museorum is stated to be common to Europe and N. America by 
Zimmermann, /. c, p. 268, 
Anthrenus castanece (Mels.)=«Ji}^m'«s (Ilbst.). Zimm. ibid. 
Iladrotoma bitamiata, sp. n., Steiuheil, Atti Soc. Ital, Sci. Nat. xii. p. 258, 
Mendoza and S. Luis. 
BYRRHIDiE. 
Mulsant & Rey (Ann. Soc. Linn, dc Lyon, nouv. s6\, xvii. 
1869, pp. 201-378, pis. 1 & 2) have published their monograph of 
the species forming their tribe Piluliformes, which they divide 
into three familie 3 (as in De MarseuVs catalogue), thus charac- 
terized : — 
A. Antennas concealed in repose on the sides of the breast. 
The part of the prosternum that constitutes the anterior 
margin of the breast shorter tl»an the prosternum. 
a. Head porrect. The part of the prosternum that eon- 
stitutes the anterior margin of the breast leaving the 
mentum and even the prebasilar piece uncovered j the 
mentum concealing the lower parts of the mouth. 
Nosodendriens. 
b. Head subconvexly perpendicular; anterior margin of 
prosternum advanced like a cravat or chin-piece, veil- 
ing the parts of the mouth more or less in repose. 
Byrriiiens. 
B. Antenme thrown back on the sides of the head in repose. 
Head subconvexly perpendicular in repose. The part of 
tlie prosternum that forms the anterior margin of tlie 
breast having the outer border of its sides contiguous to 
the inner margin of the prothoracic fold ; antepectoral 
portion longer than the prosternum , Limnichiens. 
The Nosodendriens y formed of the single genus Nosodendron, 
admit of no subdivision ; the Byrrhiens are separated into two 
branches, Syncalyptaires and ByrrhaireSj chiefly characterized 
by the greater degree of concealment of the eyes by the prothorax 
in the former. The Syncalyptaires include the genera Syn- 
calypta (Steph.), tabulated at p. 234, and Curimus (Er.). The 
Byrrhaires are divided into two branches, Byri'hates, with at 
