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COLEOPTERA. 
BY 
E. 0. Eye, F.Z.S., M.E.S. 
The General Subject. 
Ballion, E. Verzeichniss der im Kreise von Kuldsha gesammelfcen 
Kafer. Bull. Mosc. liii. (1) pp. 252-389. 
293 species are enumerated, with dates and localities, and descriptions 
of several new ones. 
Bedel, L. Notes pour servir a la Nomenclature gen^rale des Coleo- 
pteres. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) viii. pp. 245-260. 
Corrections in references, dates, derivations, orthography, &c., in the 
Munich Catalogue, chiefly applicable to Carahidce^ Dytiscidoi, and Hydro- 
philidcej and for the most part from the works of Linnaeus, Fabricius, and 
Latreille. [The omission by Gemminger and von Harold of Dalman’s 
copal species is noted by H. Lucas, 1. c. Bull. p. 1. ; cf. also, generally, 
C. A. Dohrn, S. E. Z. xxxix. pp. 243 & 487.] 
Bertkau, P. Bericht iiber die wissenschaftlichen Leistungen im Gebiete 
der Arthropoden wahrend der Jahre 1877-78. Arch. f. Nat. xliv. 2, 
pp. 364-562. [^Insecta : Coleoptcra.'] 
Bertolini, S. de. Supplemento contenente le specie scoperte o de- 
scritte di recente od ommesse nel “Catalogo sinonimico e topografico 
dei Coleotteri d’ Italia.” [Published with Bull. Ent. Ital. x., and 
paged 237-252, in continuation of the Catalogue above referred to, 
commenced in 1872.] 
Chaudoir, E. de. J^numeration des Cicindeletes et des Carabiques 
recueillis par M. A. Raffray, dans les lies de Zanzibar et de Pemba, 
ainsi qu’a Bagamoyo, Mombaze, et sur les montagnes de Schimba, 
avec la description des especes nouvelles. R. Z. (3) vi. pp. 69-103, 
145-161, 175-194. 
117 species are enumerated and described, including some new genera. 
26 species mentioned by Gerstacker are also referred to ; and, with 
others, the number is raised to 143 (6 CicindelidcB^ 137 Carahidce). Some 
of the new species are described by Putzeys. Various species are iden- 
tified as common to Natal, Angola, and other African localities, as well as 
Madagascar. 
1878. [voL. XV.] 
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