150 
meridionaHi , Gene, M<5m. Ac. Turin., 1836, p. 170, t. 1, f. 3. Sardinia, 
var. artensis, Montrouzier, Aun. Soc, Ent. Fr., (3s ) viii, 1860, p. 241. Art Island. 
„ asiaticus, Sharp, Dytisc., p. 731. India, Persia, Mesopotamia [Ind. Hus., 
Dekban]. 
„ hamatus, Montrouzier, Ann. Soc. Agric. Lyon, vii (1), 1857, p. 9. Woodlark 
Island. 
„ Novae Caledon ire, Montrouzier, Ann. Fr., l.e. supra, p. 241, New Caledonia. 
„ Temnenkii, Aube, Dejean Spec., vi, 1838, p. 74. Java. 
Hab. 8. Europe, Africa, Madagascar, Bourbon, Mauritius, India, Ceylon, 
Saigon, Philippines, Java, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Oceania [Ind. 
Mut., Andamans, Madras, liilucliistan, Calcutta, Rangoon, N. China], 
ventralis, Sharp, Dytisc., p. 742. 
Hab. Madras. 
vlrens, MUIler, Zool. Dan. Prodr., 1776, p. 170. 
dispar, Ilossi, Faun. Etrusc., i, 1790, p. 199. Italy. 
dissimilis, Rossi, Mant., i, 1792, p. 66. Italy. 
glaber , Bergstrasser, Nomenol., i, 1778, p. 59, t. 6, f. 4-5 ; t. 8, f. 4 ; t. 9, 
f. 2. Germany. 
intricatus, Schaller, Schrift. Nat. Ges. Halle, i, 1783, p. 311, ? , Sweden. 
pnnctnlatus , Schwarz, Nomencl., i, 1793, p. 34. Sweden. 
Roeselii, Fuss-ly, Verzeichn. Schw. Ins., 1776, p, 5 : Goeze, Ent. Beytr., i, 1777, 
Roesel, Ins,, ii, Ins. Aquat., i, p. 617 :t. 2, f. 1-5 : Fabr., Ent. Syst., i, 
p. 188; Syst. Eleuth., i, p. 259 : Olivier, Ent., iii, 40, p. 13, t. 3, f. 21 a’b. : 
Sturm, Ins., viii, p. 62,65, t. 192 : Jacq. Duval, Gen. Col., t.28, f. 138 <? : 
Aube, Dejean Spec., vi, p. 66 : Scbiadte, Nat. Tidskr., 1864, p. 185, t. 7, 
f. 10-16 : Sharp, Dytisc. ,p. 747 ; id., Ent. Mon. Mag., xix, p. 260. France. 
? tataricw, Gebler in Ledeb ’s Reise, ii, 1830, p. 64; id., Bull. Mosc., 
(2), 1850, p. 450 : Sharp, Dytisc., p. 775. Tartary. 
cirescens, Linn., Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i (4), 1788, p. 1958. 
var. Chmdoirii, Hochhnth, Chaud., Enum. Carab., 1846, p. 213. Lenkoran. 
„ lepidus, Kuster, Kafer Europas, i, 1844, p. 24. Dalmatia. 
„ ? lugitanicus, Sharp, Dytisc., p. 747. Portugal. 
,, politus, Gautier, Rev. Zool., 1866, p. 179. Spain. 
„ ? Jordanis, Reiche, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., (3s.), iv, 1856, p. 637. Palestine. 
Hab. Europe, N Africa, ? India [Ind. Mum., Yarkand], 
Wehnckianus, Sharp, Dytisc., p. 737. 
Hab. ? India. 
Family GYRINID^- 
Catalogue of the Insecta of the Oriental Region No. 5. Order Coleoptera, 
Family Gyringle.— By E. T. Atkinson, B. A. 
The species of this family are of au oval form, somewhat attenuated 
at either end : of a bluish black colour, shining. Their habits are aquatic, 
and from their movements on the surface of the water, they have 
obtained the common name of 1 whirligigs.’ The arrangement proposed 
by Dr. M. Regimbart in his 1 Monograph of the Gyrinidee ' is followed 
