188 MODERN SYSTEM. 



red spot, and a livid reddish spot at the apex. {PI. 3. fig. 12. a, an- 



teuTKB 7iiagnified.) 

 Sphaeridium scarabseoides. Fabr., Latr. Dermestes scarabseoides. 



Marsh., Linn. 

 Inhabits dung. 



Genus 1.53. CERCYON. Leach's Zoo!. Misc. vol. iii. Dermes- 

 tes. Marsh. 

 Anlennee with the club imbricated (P/. Z.fig. 12. b. mag^iified) : anterior 



tarsi in both sexes simple. 

 Sp. 1. Cer. iinipunctatum. 

 Inhabits dung. 



Sp. 2. Ccr. mclonnccpholnm. 

 Inhabits dung and Howcrs. 



Fam. XXII. Copridx. Leach. 



CopEOPHAGi I. LntreiUe. 



Labial palpi very liairy, the last joint smaller than the preceding : scio- 

 tellum none or very obscure : elytra taken together not longer than 

 broad : posterior feet situated near the anus : antenna eight- or nine- 

 jointed, terminated by an abrupt lamellated mass: anterior tibia 

 large and dentated : mcnlum not very large : mandibles membrana- 

 ceous : maxillcc membranaceous : clj/peus semicircular. 



Subdivision 1. — Labial palpi, with the last joint very 'distinct. Thorax 

 much shorter than the elytra ; much broader than long. Anterior tibia: 

 long, arcuate. 



Genus 154. COPRIS. Geoff., Illig., Fabr., Lam., Latr., Leach. 

 ScABAB^us. Linn., De Geer., Oliv., Marsh. 



Scutellum none : abdomen elevated, convex : anterior tibia: longer than 

 the others ; externally with three strong teeth terminated by a tar- 

 sus : antenna nine-jointed. 



Sp. 1. Cop. lunaris. 



Copris lunaris. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Scarabaeus lunaris. Linn., Marsh. 

 Scarabaus cniarginutus of Marsham is merely the female. 



Inhabits dung in sandy situations and lanes, entering the earth two or 

 three inches beneath the surface. 



Subdivision 2. — Labial palpi with the last joint not distinct. Thorax 

 longer than the elytra. Tibia all terminated by a tarsus. 



Genus 155. ONTHOPHAGUS. Lafr. Copris. Geoff., lUiger, 

 Fabr. Scarab.eus. Linn., Herbst., Oliv., Marsh. 

 Sp. 1. Onth. Vacca. 



Inhabits dung : this and many others are very abundant under dung 

 in April and JVIay. 



