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Brazil ; P. lucasi, p. 137 (no locality) j P. reichei and P. ascanius, p. 138, and 
P. deyrolleif p. 139, Brazil j P. aycnor, p. 141, Columbia ; P. Jimbriatus, p. 143, 
Brazil. 
Pinotus batesi, (Col. Ilefte, v.) P« ^8, Ega. 
Gromphas inermisj ibid. p. 62, St. Catherine, l^uenos Ayres, Corrientes. 
Phanceus cerberus, p. 65, Brazil. 
Copris saundersi, p, 90, Celebes. 
Dendropemon angustipennis^ D. convexus, St. John del Key, ibid. 
Onthopliagm blanchardt, p. 67, Abyssinia ; O. mniszechi, p. 80, Australia ; 
O.jubatus and O. hostilis, p. 81, Adelaide j O. promptus, p. 82, North Australia ; 
O. schmeltzif p. 84, O. dunmngi, &nd O. declivis, p. 85, N. S. Wales; O. eva- 
nidus, p. 86, Tasmania; O. pexatus, ibid., Adelaide; O. kingly p. 87, Rock- 
hampton ; O. parryi, p. 99, Dorey. 
Oniticellus giganteuSf Madagascar, and O. clouei (Mus. Paris), p. 68. 
Aphodiides. 
Chapman (Entom. Monthly Mag. v. p. 273) records a series of observa- 
tions proving that Aphodius porous is parasitic upon Geotrupes stercorarius, 
eating the egg laid in the burrow of the latter, and laying its own ova in 
cavities in the pabulum surrounding the cavity made by the Geotrupes. 
Reiche (Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 4® ser. ix. Bull. p. xxii ) thinks fresh obser- 
vations necessary before admitting this peculiarity. 
Peyuon (Pet. nouv. Entom. no. 9, 1 Nov. 1869) notes that Atcenius hor- 
ticola (liar.) is not exotic ; he has taken it in the mountains near Beyrout, 
on the sea-shore at Saida, at Tarsus, and Alexandria. Harold (Col. Ilefte, v. 
p. 70) notes the occurrence of this species from Syria. 
IIarold (Coleopt. Ilefte, v.) makes the following observations : — Aplio- 
dius rapax (Paid.) ^prodromus (Brahm), sec. type,p. 69 (de Mars. Cat. 1863) ; 
A. suturalis (Pd\d.)=^granarius (Linn.), sec. type, ibid, (de Mars. Cat. 1866); 
A. haagi (Beck., liar.) is not granarius but =.kraatzi (Harold), ibid. ; A. lu- 
casi (Har., affinisj Luc. nec Panz.) is apparently non-existent, the exponents 
being granarius (Linn.) and ater (Deg.), var., with the latter of which A. as- 
cendens (Reiche) is almost identical, ibid. ; Aphodius satellitius (Ilbst.) is older 
than pecari (Fab.) and must stand ; Plagiogonus rhododactylus (Marsh.) must 
stand for arenarius (01.), erroneously attributed to arenarius (Fab.), which 
\s QXi AUgiaUUf p. 114; Psammobius cruciatosidcatus (Preys.) is to be abandoned 
for sulcicollis (Ilk), p. 115 ; Oxyonuis excacaticollis (Blanch.) is a Euparia, 
and the other Oxyomi described by Blanchard belong to Atcmius^ p. 70. 
Dialytes, g. n., Harold, 1. c. p. 101. Recedes from the true Aphodii in its 
Bpinulose shoulders, the obsolete transverse ridges of its posterior tibiae, 
and its 4-dentate anterior tibiae, of which the two upper teeth are obsolete, 
the third large, situated on the margin at the apex, and the fourth minute, 
directed forwards and placed near insertion of tarsus. Sp. D. striatulus (Say) ; 
D. truncatus (Melsh.). 
Harold, /. c., describes the following new species : — 
Aphodius fauveliy interior of S.W. Africa, and A. steinheiliy Illinois?, p. 100. 
Ammoicius terminaius, ibid., S.W. Africa. 
Oxyomus morosws, ibid.. Chili; O. tricostatusy p. 101, Columbia. 
Ilarmogaster nasutUy S.W. Africa, Xobar, and II. opacula, Cape of Good 
Hope, p. 101. 
