BEETLES. 5D 



Eyes reniform. They are found in rotten wood, under bark, 

 and in bakers' shops, warehouses, &c. 



* T. mauritanica, Linn. (Plate VI., Fig. 16). Pitchy-brown. 



Wing-cases punctate-striate. The beetles and their larvae are 



found among drugs and other merchandise, and have thus been 



carried over the whole of the globe. They are also found 



under the bark of decaying forest trees, such as oaks, beeches,. 



and elms. 



Genus Peltis, Geoffr. 



Body oval or elongated. Antenn£e with a narrow, loosely- 

 jointed club. Eyes transverse in some, more rounded in others. 

 Tibia3 without spurs. They are found under the bark of trees. 



P. ferruginea, Linn. (Plate VI., Fig. 17). This species is- 

 8-9 mm. in length. Wing-cases with regular rows of punc- 

 tures, and seven raised longitudinal lines. It is found under 

 the bark of various trees, and also in houses. 



Family XIII. COLYDIID-ffi. 



Antennae with from eight to eleven joints, clubbed. Tarsr 



simple, with four joints. Abdomen with five, rarely with six 



segments, the first three or four being immobile. Front coxae 



globose. They are found under bark, and in fungi growing on 



trees. 



Genus Ditoma, Illig. 



Body elongated. Antennae eleven-jointed, not set in pits.. 

 The first three joints of the tarsi are about equally short. 

 They are found under the bark of trees. 



■^ D. crenata, Fabr. Black, with reddish-brown antennae and 

 legs. Wing-cases punctate-striate, with alternate, raised, inter- 

 mediate spaces, and each with two red spots or bands. Length,, 

 2-3 mm. Local, under the bark of dead trees. 



