SYSTEMATIC (COLEOPTERA). 
Ins. 75 
Cybocephalas viriilkmeas , p. 120, Europe, smaragdifrons , Constantine, 
hispanicus, Spain, p. 121, spp. nn., id. t. c. 
Eucinetus hopffgarteni, p. 71, Austria, id. t. c. 
Trjchopterygioe. 
Characters of P till uni fangicola , Trichopteryx funginus , and T. longi- 
pennis, Casey, given to show their validity ; Casey, Bull. Cal. Ac. Sci. i. 
p. 327. 
Actidium robustulum , p. 324, granulosum, p. 325, attenuatum , p. 326, 
California, spp. nn., «7Z. £. c. 
Astatopteryx hungarica, Hungary, sp. n., Reitt., Deutsche e. Z. xxix. 
p. 376. 
ScAPHIDIIDjE. 
Scapliisoma dilution , sp. n., Caucasus, Reitt, Wien. ent. Z. iv. p. 83. 
HiSTERIDjE. 
[Of. Lewis (189, 190), Schmidt (307).] 
Hister decollatus aud glabratus, Roth, regular is, Lee., prcecox, pusio , 
Er., Platysoma dufali , Mars., Dendrophilus sulcatus , Motsch., Dendro- 
dipnis grandis, Reitt., Dendrophilus finitimus , Walk, (it is a Carcinops ), 
Saprinus rubripes and cequalis , Walk., Styphrus, Motsch., and Xenony- 
chus and Terelriosoma , are noticed by Lewis, Ann. N. H. (5) xv. 
pp. 456-473, who also gives the following synonymy :—Lioderma 
4-dentatum , F. (= Eololepta flagellata , Kirb.), Kirby’s locality being no 
doubt erroneous; Platysoma restoratum , Walk. (u= quinqiestriatum, 
Motsch., = dohrnii , Mars.) ; P. desinens, Walk. (= ceylonicum. Motsch., 
= motschulshyi , Mars.) ; Hister cinnamomeus , White, is a Platysoma ; 
Hister sccevola , Er. (= mundissimus, Walk); H. ccelestis, Mars. 
(= femoralis , Motsch.); Teretrius pulsx , Fairm. (= brunneus , Lew.). 
And in op. ait. xvi. pp. 203-215, the same author comments on the 
peculiariti.s of the ectoderm in Onthophilus , and specially notices 
Hololepta complanata , Palis., Platysoma cinnamomeum, White (de¬ 
scriptions of these two are reproduced) ; Pachycrcerus raffrayi ; Hister 
calidus, Er. (? the same as if. striolatus , Mars ), ii. limbatus , Truqui ; 
Triballus minimus , Rossi; and corrects error in Zool. Rec. xx., by which 
Crypturus argiolus , Rossi, is placed under Histeridce. Saprinus bicolor , 
Fab. (= lautus , Woll., wee Er.) ; ?'d. £. c. p. 213. 
The following synonymy is given by Schmidt, Deutsche e. Z. xxix. 
pp. 239-242 :—Sternaulax zelandica , Mars. (= Icevis, Shp.), Platysoma 
restoration, Walk. (= dohrni , Mars.), Platysoma sp. (immature) 
(= Hister cinnamomeus , White), Hister sccerola, Er. (= mundissimus, 
Walk.), Platysoma deplanatum, Gyll. (= sibiricum, Reitt.), Saprinus 
immundus var. (= cegialius, Reitt.), Onthophilus exaratus, Ill. (= m- 
terruptus, Reitt.), Acntfws minutus , H. (= balearicus , Schauf., =• fulvus, 
Mars.), A seminulum, Kust. (= minutus , Mars.), Hister gehini , Mars. 
(= impressus, Apetz), H. funestus, Er. (= arenicola, Th.), //. incequalis, 
