PIV TART MCU: Gs 
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COLEOPTERA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER, 
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Antenne globular. In each Foot five joints. Shells curtailed. 
Wings covered. Tail defencelefs, with two veficles, 
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SPRGIFIC CH AR AGT ER. 
Black. Antenne of eleven globules. Jaws as long as the Head. 
Shells grey, cover one third of the Abdomen. — Length one inch. 
Sp. Maxillofus. Pubefcens niger, fafciis cinereis. Sy/ff. Ent.265. 3. 
Lian. Syft. Nat. 2. 683. 3.—Fn. Sv. 841. 
Staphylinus, &c. Geoff. Inf. 1. 360.1. Tab. 7. Fig. 1. 
Staphylinus balteatus,&c. Degeer, Inf. 4.18.4. Tad. 1. Fig. 7.8. 
Scarabenus. Lift. Logu. 391. 
- Fonft. Inf. Lab. 7 Mg. 1. Pai Seoe 
Boece. Nduji a. tabs oie Fig, AK. 
Wen. coma al. 20) Mie. 1c 
Staphylinus olens, 8c. Mill. Faun. Fridrick/d. 23. 228. 
“ool. Dan. 97. 1090. 
Found chiefly in fandy places ; may be often obferved flying againft 
dry banks when the fun fhines; makes a buzzing noife ; feeds on de- 
cayed vegetables, but more efpecially on the fefh of dead animals. 
Met with in May, June, and July. 
F IG; 
