80 Ins . 
COLEOPTERA. 
African species allied to Plateros. Type, P. ochropterus , sp. n., ibid., 
Abyssinia. 
Mesolycus, Gorham, Tr. E. Soc. 1883, p. 398. Allied to Macrolycus. 
Type, M.puniceus , sp. n., 1. c. p. 399, pi. xvii. figs. 3, 3 a & b , Japan. 
Pristolycus , id. 1. c. p. 407. A doubtful form of Lycidce , approaching 
the Lampyridce. Type, P. sagulatus , sp. n., ibid. pi. xvii. fig. 8, Japan. 
Lycus seminiger , Kolbe, B. E. Z. xxvii. p. 21, Chinch oxo. 
Calochromus darj eelinensis , Darjeeling, and sericeus , Sarawak, Bour- 
geois, Ann. Mus. Genov, xviii. pp. 622 & 623 ; C. distinguendus , Fairmaire, 
Ann. Ent. Belg. xxvii. (2) p. 21, Duke of York Island. 
Lycostomus gestroi , Sarawak, p. 624, patruelis , Darjeeling, p. 625, and 
waterhousii , Sarawak, p. 626, Bourgeois, l. c. 
Cladopliorus ochraceicollis , Fairmaire, l. c. p. 22, Duke of York Island. 
Eros erythropterus , pi. xvii. fig, 7, p. 400, oculatus, p. 401, and velatus , 
p. 402, Gorham, Tr. E. Soc. 1883, Japan. 
Conderis orientis and pictus , pi. xvii. fig. 4, id. 1. c. pp. 403 & 404, 
Japan. 
Plateros purpurivestis and P. (?) linealus , id. 1. c. p. 406, Japan; P. 
{ Entodaphus ) africanus , Bourgeois, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) iii. p. x., and 
Ann. Mus. Genov, xviii p. 633, Shoa. 
Dihammatus beccarii , Bourgeois, Ann. Mus. Genov, xviii. p. 634, Java. 
Melampyrus pulchellus, id. 1. c. p. 635, West Java. 
Bulenidcs cognatus, p. 637, pauperulus , Sarawak, p. 638, and javanicus , 
Java, p. 639, id. 1. c. 
Xylobanus elongatus , Java, p. 640, vetulus , Sarawak, p. 641, and /rater, 
Java, p. 642, id. 1. c. 
Lygistopterus anorachilus , Ragusa, Nat. Sicil. ii. p. 251, Sicily. 
Metriorrhynchus antinorii, Bourgeois, l. c. p. 644, Shoa. 
Trichalus faliginosus., Sarawak, and longicollis , Manilla, id. 1. c. p. 646. 
Libnetis sejunctus , id. 1. c. p. 648, Java. 
Lcimpyrides. 
Gorham, Tr. E. Soc. 1883, pp. 409 & 410, notices Lucidota (?) disci- 
collis , Kies., Luciola picticollis, Kies. (= cruciata, liar., nec Motsch.), 
vitticollis, parvula , Kies., and gorhami, Rits. (=. a/inis, Gorh., nec Rits., 
and prceusta , Kies., nec Esch.), from Japan; L. lateralis , Motsch., is 
doubtful as a J apanese species. 
Abstract of Wielowiejski’s “Studien uber Lampyriden ” [cf. Zool. Rec. 
xix. Ins. p. 78] ; Emery, Biol. Centr. iii. pp. 69-72 {cf. also Nature, xxvii. 
p. 231). 
Lampyris turkestanica , Heyd., redescribed ; Olivier, Rev. d’Ent. ii. 
pp. 332 & 333. 
Lamprorrhiza mulsanti, Kies., noticed and larva described ; Rey, Ann. 
Soc. L. Lyon, xxix. pp. 143-145. L. splendidula , Linn., noticed ; Still- 
man, Nature, xxviii. p. 243. 
Phosphcenus hemipterus. Habits and luminosity ; Jenner, Ent. xvi. 
p. 216. 
Luciola a/inis, Gorh. {nec Rits.), renamed gorhami ; Ritsema, Notes 
