SYSTEMATIC (cOLEOPTERA) . 
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Cephennium puncticolle, Euboea, id. t. c. p. 373. 
Chevrolatia bonnairei, Algeria, Qued., Ent. Nachr. xi. p. 148; figured, 
B. E. Z. xxix. pp. 168-172, pi. v. figs. 1 & 2, described at length, and its 
distinctions from C. insignis discussed. 
SlLPHID.E. 
[Cf. Reitter (270).] 
The family consists of the subfams. Cholevini , Fucinetini , and Silphini , 
the second of these being transferred here from the Dciscillidce , in con¬ 
formity with the views of C. G. Thomson ; Reitt., Yerh. Ver. Briinn, 
xxiii. pp. 3-5. 
Cybocephalini considered a subgroup of Clambidce ; id. t. c. p. 120. 
Peltis, Geoff. (= Phosphuga , auct.), Reitt., t. c. p. 75 ; Parasilpha, 
Reitt., p. 76 (= Silplia , Fab. & auct.) ; Dendroxena, Motsch., p. 81 (= 
Xylodrepa , Th.) ; Blitophaga , Reitt., p. 82 (= Oiceoptoma , auct., nec 
Leach) ; Pseudopelta , Yoet. (= Thanatophilus , auct.), p. 83; Asbolus , 
Yoet. (= Necrodes, Wilk., auct.), p. 85 ; Silplia , L. (= Necrophorus , Fab., 
auct.), p. 85 : Reitt., t. c. 
Ptomaphagus, auct. The use of this name, and of Catops, mutually 
reversed by Reitter, t. c. pp. 49 & 62. 
Liodes and Anistoma , Er. & auct. The use of these two names reversed ; 
id. t. c. pp. 96 & 108. 
Colon subcUrvipes, n. n. for C. curvipes , Reitt., nec Mak.; id. Wien, 
ent. Z. iv. p. 276. 
Scotocryptus described at length, and S. obscurus , sp. n., Bahia ; Sharp, 
C. R. ent. Belg. 1885, pp. xxi. & xxii. Note on the characters and posi¬ 
tion of the genus ; Horn, Ent. Am. i. p. 51. S. parasitus , Brazil, sp. n., 
Reitt., Yerh. Yer. Briinn, xxiii. p. 92. 
Lyrosoma distinct from Pteroloma, redescribed; Sahl., Yeg. exp. Yet. 
iv. p. 66. 
The truffle beetle, Anistoma cinnamomea , and larva, figured and 
noticed ; Gard. Chron. (2) xxiii. p. 248. 
Silplia opaca. Ravages on beet ; Orm., Rep. viii. p. 59. 
New genera and species :— 
Trocharanis, for Ant. mestrei, Ab.; Reitt., Yerh. Yer. Briinn, xxiii. 
pp. 9 & 12. , 
Fericeus , for Prim, hraatzi , Friv.; icl. t. c. pp. 10 & 13. 
Hexaurus , for Pliol. merhli , Friv.; id. t. c. pp. 11 & 15. 
Apropeus , for Pliol. leptoderus , Friv.; id. t. c. pp. 10 & 13. 
SpelceodromuSj id. t.c. pp. 10 & 13, for S.pluto, sp. n., Croatia; id. t.c. 
p. 13. 
Perrinia , id. t. c. pp. 11 & 16, for Adelops hiesenwetteri , Dieck. 
Dissochcetus, id. t. c. p. 39, near Sciodrepa , for D. murrayi , hetschkoi , 
p. 39, glabricollls , p. 40, Brazil ; icl. t. c. 
Anemaclus , id. t. c. pp. 38 & 58, to include Catops strigosus and others, 
and Catopomorphus incisipennis, Saulcy, A. arcadius, Greece, Asia Minor, 
pulchellus , Sicily, p. 59, maritimus, Nice, pellitus , Corfu, spp. nn. ; id. t. c. 
Ablattaria , id. t. c. p. 75, for Silplia Icevigata and arenaria. 
