Ord,L F. XXXVI., Erotylence. 67 



\Anthrihe bimacule. Ozir. EncycL meth. , Hist. nat. , tom. 4, 

 p. 160. 



Dermestes calthce, Scop. Entom. carn. , n". ^g. 

 Anisotoma bicolor. Illig. Coleopt. Bor. , tom. i,p.8o. 

 Anisotoma hicolor. Fab. System. eleul. , tom. 1 , p, 100. 

 Habitat in Europa , floribus, leontodone taraxaco. 



Observatio. Pbalacris proximum genus ctypeaster Andersch; 

 distinctum anlennis novem articulatis , thorace clypeiformi, 

 caput occultanle. 



CCCXXXV. Genus. Agatjiivium. Agathidie. 



Agathidium , Illig. — Anisotoma, Fab. — Sphce- 

 ridium , Oliv. — VoLvoxis , Kugelann. 



AntenncB clava subovata^ triarliculata. 3Iandibulee 

 Iriangulares, apice acuto, indiviso aut clentibus obso- 

 letis. Palpi filiformes , articulo ultimo conicoj labiales 

 parvi. Maxillce processu externo angusto, sublineari j 

 interno clentiforml, trigono, paulo breviore. Labium 

 Mentumque fere ut in Pbalacris. Tarsi arliculis integris. 



Corpus globoso-bemispbaericum, in globura contrac- 

 tile. Thnrax et Elytra lateribus externis valde inflexis; 

 ■lb.oracis angulis rotuudalis. 



■■- Spec. 1. AGArniDivM nigripenne. Agathidie a etuis 

 ■noirs, 



A. Rubrum ; antennis fuscis ; elytris abdomineque nigris. 



Agathidium nigripenne. Illig. Coleopt, Bor. , tom. 1 , p. 84. 



Agathidie a etuis noirs. Latr. Hist. nat. des Crust. et de.t 

 Snsect., tom. 10 , p. 3]g. 



jinisotoma nigripennis. Fab. System. eleut. , tom. 1 , p. 100. 



Spheridie ruficolle. Onr. Entom. , tom. 2 , n", i5 , pl. 2 , 

 fig. 7. a. h. 



Panz. Faun. Insect. Germ. , fasc. 09, fig. 5. 



Habitat in Gallia, Germania. 



