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EXTOMOLOfilCAL SOCIKTY. 
Versuch, einer systematischen Bestimmung und Auseinandersetzung der Gattungen 
und arten der Clebii, einer Insectenfamilie, aus der Ordnung der Coleopteren, von 
Dr. F. King. From the Transactions of the Academy of Berlin, 1842, 4to. 142 pp. 
2 pi. containing 32 col. fig. 
The labours of Drs. King and Erichson are by degrees making 
us fully acquainted with the entomological riches of the National 
Museum of Prussia, over which they preside with so much honour 
to themselves and benefit to the scientific world. 
The present Memoir is devoted to the Cleridse, and surprises us 
at the vast number of species of which it furnishes descriptions. 
Dr. Klug has adopted only 12 genera in the family, regarding most 
of the numerous groups of Laporte, Spinola, Chevrolat, Newman, 
&c., as sections. The genera adopted, and the number of species in 
each respectively contained in the Berlin Cabinet, are as follows:— 
Cylidrus, 5 sp,; Tillus, 28 sp.; Priocera, 4sp,; Clerus, 70 sp.; 
Ptychopterus KL, (n.g.) 1 sp. from Caffraria; Axina, 1 sp.; Opilus, 
19 species; Erymanthis KL, (n.g.) 1 sp. from Caffraria; Trl- 
chodes, 20 sp.; Corynetes, 19 sp. ; Cylistus, (n.g.) 1 n. sp. from 
Caffraria; and Enoplium, 50 sp.—Total, 219 species, of which 
more than half are new. A supplement contains short descriptions 
of 59 other species not seen by the author. The following is a short 
summary, which I have taken some pains to draw up, with reference 
to the geographical distribution of the species. Of the 219 species 
described from the Berlin collection— 
120 are natives of the New “World. 
99 Old World. 
Of the Asiatic species ... 4 only are from India. 
“ .... 1 Ceylon, 
" . . . G “ Java. 
^ Of the African species . . 2 only in the Collection are from Central Africa. 
** • • hut 8 are described in the Supplement ^ from Senegal. 
** .... 17 species are from AIadagascar. 
** ** ... 23 “ South Africa. 
“ .... 2 “ - Arahia. 
Of the Australian species . . 8 only are contained in the Collection, but 
14 others are given in the Supplement, described l»y other 
authors. 
And of the New World species, 23 arc from Mexico. 
