"n | Eleuterata. 5. 
HE Sphaeridium, | 
/^* Charact, gen. primar. Palpi quatuor filiformes, 
Labium quadratum, emarginatum, Antennae clava 
» perfoliata. i 
Charact. gen. secund. Corpus rotundat. plano- 
convex. glabr, capite inflex. antenn, brevib. artic, prim. 
 longiss. ultime trib. crass, perfoliat. thorace elytrisque 
^ immarginat. pedib. brev. femorib. subcompress, tibiis 
spinos. tarsis 5. articul, colore plerumque atro,  va- 
| riegato. 
Character specierum, 
$3. S. scavrabaeoides, ovatum atrum , elytris 
maculis duabus ferrugineis. Fabr. Entom, system. 1. 
57. 14. Syst, Entom. 66. 1. Spec. Insect. 1. 78. r. 
Mant. Insect. 1. 45. 1. 
/'. Dermestes scarabaeoides, ovatus ater, glaber, ely« 
ris maculis duabus obsolete ferrugineis. Linn, Syst, 
natur. 2. 563, 17. Faun. Suec. 429. 
;. In. stexcore, 
21, S. Colon, luteum, thorace punctis, elytrig 
xunacula marginali nigris, Fabr, Entom. system, LM 
x. nds: É 
. Dermestes Colon, thoracis lateribus flavis, elytris 
griseis: puncto nigro, Linn, Syst. natur, 2, 564. 27. 
Faun. Suec, 458, 
In stercore. | 
22. S. atomariu 9, laeve atrum, elytris crenaz 
to,striatis, pedibus pallidis, Fabr, Entom. system, 1. 
80. 15. Syst. Entom. 67. 3, Spec. Insect. 1. 70. 5, 
Mant, Insect. 1, 43. 7. 
À 4 Silpha 
