IgO MODERN SYSTEM. 



Genus 123. SCYDlVLilNUS. Iliig., Pai/kull, Leach. Anthicus. 



Fabr. 

 Antenna gradually thickening towards their extremities: muxilUirij 



palpi terminated by an acicular obscure joint. 

 Sp. 1. Styd. Jlel/wigii Last joint of 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. 

 Pselaphus Hellwigii. Herbst, Pai/k., Illig., Leach. Anthicus Hellwi- 

 gii, Fabr. ScydnicEnus Hellwigii. Lati: 



Fam. XIV. PxiNiCiE. Leach. 

 Ptiniores. Latreille. 

 Antenna much longer than the head, filiform, or terminated by three 



large joints not united into a mass. 

 Stirps 1. — Antenna uniform, not terminated by three joints, lar-ger 

 than the rest. 



Genus 124. PTINUS. Linn., Fabr., Latr., Lam., OUi\, Leach. 

 Buuciius. Geoff. 

 Antenna simjilc filiform, approximate, inserted between the eyes : eyes 

 projecting : thorax hood-like : abdomen nearly oval : elytra united in 

 the male. 

 Sp. 1. Ftin. Fur. Red-fuscous: thorax with four tubercles transversely 

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

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

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

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

 low hairs. 

 Ptinus Fur. Linn., Fabr., Latr., OUv., Leach. 

 Inhabits houses, and commits great devastation in museums. 

 Obs. — Ptinus tcsiaceus of Marsham is merely the naale of this species. 



Genus 125. GIBBIUM. Latr., Leach. 

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

 nent : thorax simple : abdomen nearly globidar : tlyti-a united in botli 

 sexes. 

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



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

 Oi3S. — Ptinus sulcatus, Marsham, forms the type of the genus MeziuM;, 

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



Genus 120. PTILINUS. Gcvff., OUv., Lam., Fabr., Lair., Leach, 



Anobium. llligcr. Serkocekus. Kugellan. Ptinus. Linn., 



Marsh. 



Antenna inserted before the eyes, very nmch pectinated in the males, 



serrated in the fenialcg ; hody long-ovoid, nearjj cylindric-: thora.v 



somewhat globose. 



