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new species, believed to attack soft-hearted orchids, such as Epidendrum^ 
from S. America. It is considered, also, that the beetles were produced 
from other examples of the larvm referred to by Westwood (P ; under the 
initials ‘‘ I. 0. W.”), in the same publication, p. 1230, when describing an 
unknown species of the Chalcididce found in exotic orchids. Admitting the 
novelty of both insects, and the (otherwise) sufficiency of the descriptions, 
it seems strange that authors of so much experience should publish species 
anonymously. 
New genera and species : — 
Ilcterosternusj g. n., Kirsch, Berl. ent. Zeit. xiii. p. 216. Comes between 
Lohoderes (Sch.) and Baridius ; distinguished from the former by its longer 
and thinner rostrum, and by the sharp prosternal channel ; and from the 
latter by the prostemum having a dilated lobe behind, which is emarginate 
at the apex, and almost entirely covers the mesosternum. Sp. II. carhoy 
sp. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 216, Bogotd. 
Anopsilus, g. n., Kirsch, 1. c. p. 218. Sp. A. honvouloirn, sp. n., Kirsch, 
f. p. 210, Bogota. 
Diorymerus lanvipennisy Kirsch, 1. c. p. 208, BogotA. 
Eurhhms malachiticusy Kirsch, 1. c. p. 208, BogotA. 
Baridim. Kirsch, 1. c., describes the following species : — B. smaragdinua 
and atevy p. 209, curatuSy p. 210, eruhescens and fasciatuSy p. 211, impressusy 
p. 212, rugicollis and evulsus, p. 213, nigerrimtts, p. 214, Bogota. 
Cmtrinm lacunifevy Kirsch, 1. c. p. 216, and distig?nay p. 217, Bogota. 
Madams corniXy Kirsch, 1. c. p. 219, M. tarsalis, p. 220, and vdatipcsy 
p. 221, BogotA; M. vitisy Biley, 1. c. p. 131, fig., Missouri {—Baridius 
Lee.). 
Calandrides. 
Aun:^. (Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 4® sAr. ix. Bull. p. xvi) considers that the fact of 
Sitophilus oryzm having perforated a seed of Nelumhium is decisive as to that 
plant being monocotyledonous, as the Calandridm never attack dicotyledons. 
Reiche {1. c. p. xvii) does not share this opinion, as S. oryzee appears to attack 
vegetable substances indiscriminately. 
Walsh & Riley (Amer. Entom. i. p. 179) record I)r. Hartman’s state- 
ment that, in the Southern American States, Sitoph. granarius has been used 
successfully as a substitute for Cantharis in blisters, with the advantage that 
it does not cause strangury. They call attention to Curtis’s quotation from 
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. vol. i. p. 242, of a somewhat similar observation made 
by a medical practitioner in Madeira, many years ago. 
Kirsch (Berl. ent. Zeit. p. 222, note) remarks upon the great diversity of 
structure in the sternum exhibited by the species of Sphenophorus. 
Sphenophorus. Kirsch, 1. c., describes the following species ; — S. latiscapusy 
p. 221, and S. nawradiiy p. 223, Bogota. 
Cossonides. 
Wollaston (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th ser. iv. p. 402) monographs the 
known species of Microxylobius (Chevr.), expressing some doubt as to the 
type, M. westiooodii (Chevr.), of which the description is very meagre and 
