180 MOCERN SYSTEM, 



Genus 123. SCYDMiENUS. Illig., Pat/kuU, Leach. Antiiicus. 



Fabr. 



Antenna grddivdUy thickening towards their _ extremities : maxillary 

 palpi terminated by an acicular obscure joint. 



Sp. 1. Sci/d. Hfllwigii. Lastjointof the maxillary palpi obsolete; three 

 last joints of the antennae forming a club: thorax ovate: body fus- 

 cous-red-brown, pubescent: head, thorax, and abdomen darker: 

 elytra smooth. 



Tsefaphus Hellwigii. Ihrb&t, Tai/h., Illig., Leach, Anthicus Hellwi- 

 2^u, Fabr. Scvdmffinus Hellwigii. Latr. 



Fam. XIV. Ptinid;f.. Leach. 

 Ptiniore'*. Latreillc. 

 Anienna: much longer than the head, fdiforra, or terminated by three 



large joints not united into a mass. 

 Sinips 1. — Antenme luuforni, not terminated by three joints, larger 



than the rest. 



Genus 12 J. PTINUS. Linn., Fabr., Latr., Lam., Oliv., Leach. 



Brucuus. Geoff. 

 Antenna:- simple filiform, approximate, inserted between the eyes: ei/cs 

 projecting: Irliurax hood-like: abdomen nearly oval: t/j/Zra united in 

 the male. 

 S]\ 1. Fli)t. Fur. Red-fuscous: thoi'ax with four tubercles transversely 

 striated, the two middle ones highest, with tufts of hair, contracted 

 and margined behind : abdomen ovate, rounded at the base : elytra 

 villose, with two yellow-gray bands ; the second joint of the antenna- 

 shorter than the third : under part of the body with short gray-yel- 

 low hairs. 

 Ptinus Fur. Linn., Fabr., Latr., Oliv., Leabh. 

 Inhabits houses, and commits great devastation in museums. 

 Obs. — Ptinus tcstaceus of Marsham is merely the male of this species. 



Genus 125. GIBBIUM. Latr., Leach. 

 Antenna simple, setaceous, inserted behind the eyes: eyes not promi- 

 nent : thorax simple : abdomen nearly globular : elytra united in botli 

 sexes. 

 Sp. 1 . Gib. Scotias. Latr., Leach. 



Inhabits houses. It has been three times taken in Bristol. 

 OiJS. — Ptinus sulcatus, Manhuw, forms the type of the genus Mezium^ 

 Leach's MSS., and is akin to Gibbium. 

 Genus 126. PTILINUS. Geoff., Oliv., Lam., Fabr., Latr., Leach, 

 Akobium. Illiger. Sebrocerus. Kugellan. Ptinus. Linn., 

 Marsh. 

 Antenna: inserted before the eyes, very much pectinated in the males, 

 serrated in the femaleg: tyt/y long-ovoid, nearly cyliadiic; thorax 

 somewhat globose, 



