cauabid;^. 
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Feroniides. 
Nuriis, Mots., has only the first two joints of the anterior tarsi of the 
$ dilated and clothed beneath with the normal two rows of lamellas. 
This most important character, which separates it from all the other 
Feroniides, is omitted by the author of the genus. N. brevis stands, and 
Trichosternus curtus, Chaud., is referred to the genus. Chaudoir, Bull. 
Mosc. liii. (2) p. 37. 
Cratogaster, Blanch., Pachidius, Chaud., and Tiribasus, Cast., = Cypho- 
soma, Hope ; id. 1. c. p. 35. 
Trichosternus dilaticeps, Chaud., is a Mecynognathus \ id. 1. c. p. 39. 
Abax stierlini, Des Cottes, is a Uaptoderus, p. 73. 
Strigia is not separable generically from Rhathymus, and various species 
of it are discussed ; id. 1. c. pp. 7-9. 
Pterostichus cupreus var. affinis. Note on its occurrence in England 
with varieties ; E. 0. Rye, Ent. M. M. xiv. p. 233. 
Zabrus contractus, Fairm., = distinctus, Luc., ex. typ. ; Feronia cantalica, 
Chaud., = femorata, Dej., var. ; L. Bedel, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) viii. 
p. ix. 
Amara continua, Thoms., considered to be either a form of communis or 
perhaps its type condition ; K. Letzner, JB. schles. Ges. liv. [1877] p. 213. 
New genera and species : — 
Tropidocerus, Chaudoir, 1. c. p. 9. Interfaiediate between Pcecilus and 
Cyrtonotus ; with a simple tooth in the emarginatiou of the mentum. 
Harpostomus, Chaud., should be placed near it. For Platysma.flavicornis, 
Dej., and T. indicus, p. 13, North Hindostan. 
Abacomorphus, id. 1. c. p. 14. Approaches Pelecium by its very long 
paraglossm, pubescent on the inner side, and the deep emarginatiou of 
its labrum ; but differs from that genus in its flattened form and the 
structure of its tarsi. Intermediate between and Feronia. For 
A bax caledonicus, Montr. 
Setalidius, id. 1. c. p. 18. Facies of Setalis, Cast., but really allied to 
Abacomorjjhus and Selenochilus. For S. nigerrimus, p. 19, New Caledonia. 
Selenochilus, id. 1. c. p. 21. Another transitional form between 
Feronia and Pelecium. For Argutor erythropus = piceus, Blanchard, New 
Zealand. 
Hoplodactylus , id. 1. c. p. 41. Facies of Stenomorphus \ differs from 
Feronia in the form of the side lobes of the mentum, the structure of the 
anterior tarsi, and the un-margined base of the felytra. Near Percus. H. 
persicus,p. 44, Persia. 
Eurystomis, id. 1. c. p. 46. Labrum strongly emarginate, tooth of 
mentum simple, narrow, and long. E. castelnaui, p. 48, Queensland. 
Nelidus, id. 1. c. p. 49. Ligula of Feronia, palpi of Platyderus ; near 
Metaxys and Cyrtomoscelis. N. australis, p. 50, Parroo River, Australia. 
Macroprotus, id. 1. c. p. 51. Near Orthomus and Platyderus ; mentum 
with a short small simple tooth ; penultimate joint of maxillary palpi with 
a crown of four long setae, &c. M. tenuicornis, p. 63, Ega. 
Nurus nig&r, id. 1. c. p. ^7, Cape York. 
