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of which ho revises the synonymy, attributing ncrisius (Deyr.) to the former 
and satyrus (Cast.) to the latter ; and records II, Dcyrolle’s remark that in 
Onihophagua ymtacanihus and allies the $ is armed as in the cf. [Is it 
possible that the true 5 escaped detection, and that the minor developed 
form of the d is here treated as that sex ?] 
Harold {1. c. p. 78 et seq.) tabulates and describes 31 species of Oniho- 
phagus from Australia, entirely from his own collection, and omitting those 
of which he has only $ exponents. Ten of the species are new. lie now 
refers the insects formerly considered by him to be $ of his O. pcntacanthus 
and O. fcrox to his O. atrox, 
Harold (/.<?. p. 114) notes the omission from his catalogue of Gymno- 
plcurus acienlatus (Gebl.). Onthophagus pusillus and histerinus (Fab.) must 
be referred to Caccohius ; and Harold’s former C. aterrimm must be placed 
as a synonym of the former. Ho can throw no further light on aterrimus 
(Fab.). 
Harold (L’Abeille, t. vi. pp. 123-144) revises the species constituting 
the genus IHnotm of Erichson (1847), remarking that Hope established in 
1838 two genera {Dichoiomim and Holoccplialm) for the reception of these 
insects, but which cannot be adopted, as the characters given by that author 
merge imperceptibly, and do not apply to all the species. Harold separates 
the well-known Brazilian Copris hesperus of Olivier from Piiiotusj and adopts 
for it solely the genus Chalcocopris of Burni. He makes the following ob- 
servations on synonymy; — Copris hesperus (Lac. nec 01.) = P. smaragdinus 
(Perty) ; C. ephialtes (Mann., J , 1829), nasuta (Oasteln.), imAprotensa (Perty, 
^) = P. mormon (Ljungh, 1799); C. hos (Blanch;, Lac.)=P. anaglyptiens 
(Mann.), for which species Harold’s name manncrheimii need not be used, as 
Say’s prior C. anaglypticus does not now clash with Pinotus ; C. semienprea 
(Germ.) = P. semicencus (Germ.), var. ; C. punctatissima (Curtis) and C. val- 
divianus (Philippi) = P. torulosus (Esch.). 
Harold (Coleopt. Hefte, v.) characterizes the following new genera 
Byrrhidmm, p. 9G. Allied to Coprcecus^ but with the intermediate tibia) 
bicalcarate at apex. Sp. P. omle, sp. n., Harold, ibid., Port Natal. 
Bdelyrus, p. 97. Allied to Aphengium and Pedaridium. Sp. B. lagopusj 
sp. n., Harold, ibid., Bahia. 
Xinidium, p. 98. Allied to Choeridium, but with eight stria) to the elytra, 
and the spur of anterior tibim placed forward in the middle of the apical 
truncation and above the insertion of the tarsus. Sp. X, dcntilahriSf sp. n., 
Harold, ibid.. Port Natal. 
Harold (Col. Hefte, v.) describes the following new species : — 
Scaraheeus {Ateuchus') subceneus, p. 56, Senegal ; S. {A.') westwoodii, p. 96, 
interior of S.W. Africa. 
Megathopa virenSj p. 95, Brazil, New Friburg. 
Canthon candezi, Tapajos, and C. qnygmceus, Cuba, p. 96. 
Aulonocncmis anohioidcs and A. irregularis, p. 97, Madagascar. 
Scatimus hicarinalus, p. 97, Brazil. 
Canthidium nionoceros, p. 98, Brazil. 
Ontherus cephalotes, ibid.. New Friburg. 
Pinotus. Harold (L’Abeille, vi.) describes the following species: — P. hi- 
tuherculatiis, p. 127, Mexico; P. pelamon, p. 128, Brazil {j=A>oreus, 5 ?); P. 
glaucus, p. 136 (no locality) ; P. lucluosus, ib., Brazil ; P. mundus, p. 136, 
