94 
Metabolia. 
—— Tape XIV. Denwestipes. 
Antenne slender, longer than the head, and termina- 
ted by a large ovoid mass. 
Famuy I. Dermistida. 
Sternum not produced to the mouth, or over it like a 
neckeloth. Tibix spinose. 
183. Dee. © Genos CXXIII, Denmestes. Linn. Fabr. Latr. 
=eetes = Marsh. Herbst, Oliv. 
er pec me nr fear arg ob 
CEP os ne se 
base of the elytra with a 
Dermestes lardarius. pints Latr. Marsh. 
Inhabits 
Dermestes, 2. ulpinus, 8. er tp 4. Tesselatus are 
the other 3 ay species is genus, 
Wh Arte = Genus CXXIV. Arracenvs. Latr.* Leach. 
— Meoatoma. Herbst. 
Deamestes. Fabr. Linn. Latr. Marsh. 
club, the last joint 
the posterior margin narrowly and acutely lobed. Max- 
illary exserted, longer the maxille ; the last 
lindric, v long in some. 
Pellio. Sp. 1. Pellio. Black ;m of the antenne: andof p 
the tarsi obscure red; hinder satgin of the thorax. with 
three spots, and the ‘elytra with a spot on each side of 
the suture vellose-white ; antenna. of the male with the 
erbst. (Variety of the ‘male. 
is found prado nex on 
Dermestes trifasciatus. Fabr. Latr. 
Inhabits rey Saene Penny 
Sweden, and in 
Famuy II. Megatomida. 
over the mouth, like a neckcloth. 
Tibi not or but sli i 
, tly spined. 
125. Meca- Genvs CXXV. Mecatoma.t Herbst, Latr. 
roma. Denmestes. Linn. De Geer, Fabr. 
Body narrow-oval. Antenna ‘with an oval or oblong ini. 
club, with the internal edge simple. 
1. Undatum. Black ; sides of the thorax and two 
bands on the elytra, white-villose. Tarsi 
obscure red. 
Megatoma undulata. aay 
Megatoma undatum. 
Dermestes undatus. Linn, Fabr. Oliv. Panz, 
Taiwe XV, Byrnuipes. t 
Body ovoid. Feet entirely or semicontractile. Ster- 
num anteriorly produced to the mouth in the form of a 
Sternum 
@ndatum. 
ENTOMOLOGY. 
Diviston I. 
Tarsi with five very distinct articulations. i 
Subdivision : 
a sig ga 
"Geoff Fabr, Oliv. 126. Aw- 
Feet perfectly contractile. Mandibles 
at all, prominent. 
Genus CXXVI ANTHRENUS. 
Lam. Latr. THRENUS, 
Byreuvs. Linn. Marsham, 
Dermestes. De Geer, 
Antenne shorter than the thorax, with the club so- 
lid. Palpi filiform, short. Body orbiculate ovate. Scu- 
tellum very minute 
Sp. 1. Scrophularie. Black ; sides of the thorax, and serohulae 
three transverse bands on the elytra, 3 suture and rie, 
cuiaroal tomegial of the eae eta margin of the 
thorax, red-lutescent. 
Anthrenus Scrophularia. Fabr. Latr. 
Byrrhus Scrophularie, inn, Marsh. 
Inhabits its in Europe. 
Genus CXXVII. Turoscus. Latr. 
Exarer. Linn. Olivier, C 
Dermestes. Fabr. Paykull, 
Antenne as long as the thorax, with the three last 
joints large, forming an oval club. Palpi short, with 
presed joint securiform. on ellipse, narrow, de 
belongs to the tribe Exa- 
ae ge structure of 
127, 
Obs. 
TERIDES, gat whi it di 
its antenne. 
Sp. 1. Dermestoides, Brown, with grey-yellowish Dermestoi- 
down ; elytra, with strive. mw 
Elater dermesioides. Aine. mS Sane: 
Dermestes adstrictor. ‘a Illiger, 
Thoscus dermestoides. Latr, 
Inhabits E ts ; is rare in Britain. 
Genus C hoe yrruus. Linn, Fabr. vay lar. 128. Byn- 
Latr. Illig. Gy ce 
CIsTELa. Marsham. 
Ciera. Geof, Geer. 
Peay man Birra sl 24 cr rite oe 
our or five joints 
ed. Palpi short, the gti ery longest, thick, somes 
what ovate. Body somewhat ovate, very cumretibare 
gs a 
5 vet ia pital 
Linn. Fabr. &c. 
She chchete of Marsham is merely a variety of 
Me OXKIX, Cneonantum, . Fabr. Latr, 
Antenne seven- 
gest. Palpi with 
more convex below. 
Sp. 1. Beauvoisi. 
Chelonarium atrum. Fabricius? 
Inhabits the Island of St Domingo. ‘ 
Subdivision 2. 
Antenne elbowed or geniculated, not inserted in the 
Pilula. 
129. Cas. 
last joint securiform. Body ovate, 
‘ 
inted, the two last somewhat lar. o%4RUm 
Beauvoisi. 
