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Genus [389]. Dorcatoma. Herhst. Three species. 



D. Dresdense, Herbst. Black ; legs and antennae reddish ; 

 eyes entire ; about one line ; decayed trees ; Surrey and 

 Suffolk. PL 53, fig. 8. 



Family [55]. Ptilinid^e. Shuck. 



Genus [390], Lasioderma. Steph. One species. 



L. testaceum, Steph. Opaque testaceous; pubescent; legs 

 and antennas pale ; about a line ; old houses. PL 54-, 



Genus [391]. Ochina. Ziegler. One species. 



O. Ptinoides, Marsh. Chesnut brown ; pubescent ; elytra 

 with two ashy pale bands, legs and antennae reddish ; 

 about one line and a half; old dry stumps of ivy ; not 

 common. PL 54, fig. 2. 

 Genus [392]. Xiletinus. Latr. Two species? 



X. pectinatus, Fab. Opaque black, clothed with silken 

 pile ; legs and antennae red ; about a line and a half; 

 old trees. PL 54, fig. 3. 

 Genus [393]. Ptilinus. Fab. Two species. 



P. pectinicornis, Lin. Opaque fuscous black ; elytra 

 brown ; antennae and legs testaceous ; about two lines ; 

 old wood. PL 54, fig. 4. 



Family [56]. Ptinid^e. Leach. 



Genus [394]. Hedobia. Latr. One species. 



H. imperialis, Lin. Fuscous; pubescent; the sides of the 

 thorax, the suture of the elytra (dilated at the base), two 

 lateral spots at about two-thirds of their length, and 

 their apex narrowly, all whitish ; antennae and legs fus- 

 cescent ; about two and a half lines ; hedges ; not un- 

 common. PL 54, fig. 5. 



Genus [395]. Ptinus. Lin. Seven species. 



P. Fur, Lin. Dirty reddish-brown ; slightly pubescent ; 

 legs and antennae fulvescent; the female is more robust 

 and has a couple of interrupted whitish bands across the 

 elytra ; about two lines ; houses, &c. ; not uncommon. 

 PL 5i,fig. 6. 



Genus [396]. Mezium. Leach. One species. 



M. sulcatum, Fab. Head, antennae, thorax and legs co- 

 vered with ashy scales ; elytra bright shining chesnut ; 

 about a line and a half; lumber rooms in old houses ; 

 not common. PL 54, fig. 7. 



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