ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Dermeatea dentatua. Rossi. 



Tillua aerraticornia. Olivier. 



Enofilium aerraticorne. Latrcille. 



Inhabits Italy. 



Sfi. 2. Weberi. Black. Thorax red. Elytra blue. 



Tillua Weberi. Fabr. 



Enofilium Weberi. Latrcille. 



Inhabits Germany. 



Genus LXXX. Tillus. Oliv. Fabr. Marsh. Latr. 



Chrysomela. Linnaeus. 



Clerus. Fabricius, Olivier. 



Maxillary palpi filiform. Labial palpi securiform. 

 Antennae nearly completely serrated. Thorax cylindric, 

 or somewhat cordate. 



* Thorax cylindric. 



Sfi. 1. Elongatua. Black, villous. Thorax red, black 

 before. 



Tillua elongatua. Fabr. Marsh. Oliv. Latr. 



Chryaomela elongata. Linnaeus. 



Inhabits rotten trees. 



T. ambulana is a mere variety of this species. 

 ** Thorax subcordate. 



Sfi. 2. Unifaaciatua. Black, pubescent. Elytra red at 

 their base, with a white transverse band in the middle. 



Clerua unifaaciatua. Fabr. Oliv. 



Tillua unifaaciatua. Latr. 



Inhabits France, Germany, and England. 



Genus LXXXI. Thanasimus. Latrcille. 



Clerus. Geoff. De Geer, Fabr. Oliv. 



Attelabus. Linnaeus. 



Cleroides. Scliaeffer. 



Maxillary -palpi filiform. Labial palpi securiform. 

 Antennae with their extremities thick, and not serrated. 

 Thorax somewhat cordate. 



Sfi. 1. Formicariua. Black. Thorax and base of the 

 elytra red. Elytra, with two white transverse bands. 



Attelabua formicariua, Linnaeus. 



Clerua formicariua. Fabricius, Olivier, Marsham. 



Clerua faaciatua. Fourcroy. 



Inhabits Europe in trees. 



Family II. Clerida. 



Tarsi, with the first joint very short, the upper part 

 concealed by the base of the second articulation. 



Genus LXXXII. Opilus. Latrcille. 



Attelabus. Linnaeus. 



Clerus. GeofTroy, De Geer, Olivier. 



Notoxus. Fabricius. 



Eupocus. Illiger. 



Palpi securiform. Antennae with the ninth and tenth 

 joints obconic, the last oval, obliquely truncate. Eyes 

 not notched. Thorax conic-cylindric, narrower behind. 



Sfi. 1. Mollia. Fuscous, villous. Base and apex of the 

 elytra, and a middle transverse band, with the under 

 part of the thighs yellowish gray. Abdomen red. 



Notoxua mollia. Fabricius. 



Clerua mollia. Oliv. Marsh. 



Jiufiocua mollia. Illiger. 



Attelabua mollia. Linnaeus. 



Ofiilua mollia. Latrcille. 



Inhabits Europe, under the bark of trees, especially 

 of willows, eating the larvae of other insects. 



Genus LXXXIII. Clerus. Geoff. Oliv. Lam. Latr. 



Attelabus. Linnaeus. 



Trichodes. Hcrbst, Fabricius. 



Maxillary palpi terminated by an obconic joint. Labial 

 palpi, with the last joint securiform. Antennae, with the 

 three lAt joints forming an oblong triangular mass, ex- 



ternally rounded, internally accuniinate. Eyes notched. 

 Thorax conic-cylindric, 



Sfi. 1. Afiiariua. Blue, hairy. Elytra red, with three 

 transverse black blue bands. 



Attelabua afiiariua. Linnaeus. 



Trichodea afiiariua. Fabricius. 



Clarion afirvore. De Geer, Geoff. 



Inhabits the nests of bees. Mr Marsham has introdu- 

 ced this into the British Fauna, apparently without the 

 least authority. 



Genus LXXXIV. Necrobia. Latreille, Olivier. 



Dermestes. Linnaeus. 



Clerus. Geoffroy, De Geer, Marsham. 



Corynetes. Paykull, Fabricius. 



Palpi terminated with an obconic joint. Antennae, with 

 the three last joints forming an oblong triangulate mass, 

 obtuse both externally and internally. 



Sfi. 1. Ruficollia. Blue-black ; thorax and base of 

 elytra red. 



Dcrmeatea ruficollia. Linn. 



Corynetea ruficollia. Fabr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Tribe X. Silphides. 

 Antennae gradually thickening towards their extremi- 

 ties, or terminated by a solid or perfoliated club. Elytra 

 covering the greater portion of the abdomen. Body- 

 oval, or parallelepiped. 



Family I. Silfihida. . 



Palpi very distinct. Mandibles, with their apex entire, 



Genus LXXXV. Necrophagus. Fabr. Oliv. Lam. 



Silpha. Linn. De Geer, Marsh. 



Derme'stes. Geoffroy. 



Antennae not much longer than the head, terminated 

 abruptly in a perfoliated knob. Elytra truncated in a 

 strait line, the external margin not canalled or keeled. 

 Body long, quadrate. 



Sfi. 1. Sfiinifiea. Black. Antennae ferruginous at their 

 points. Elytra with their external margin, and a double 

 transverse undulated band of orange. Trochanters of 

 hinder thighs produced into a spine. 



Inhabits France and England. 



JVecrofihorua veafiitlo is readily distinguished from this 

 species, by not having the trochanters produced into a 

 spine. 



Genus LXXXVI. Silpha. Linn. Fabr. De Geer, 

 Oliv. Lam. Latr. Marsh. 



Peltis. Geoffroy. 



Silpha, Necrodes, Oiceoptoma, Thanatophilus. 

 Leach. 



Antennae a little longer than the thorax. Elytra with 

 an external margin. Body more or less oval. Maxil- 

 lary palpi terminated by a joint,. thinner than the one 

 before it. 



* Body elongate, oval. Thorax orbicular. Apex of 

 elytra obliquely truncate. Hinder thighs of the 

 male thicker than the rest. 



Genus Necrodes. Wilkin's MSS. Leach. 



Oba. Kirby, Spence, Leach, and Wilkin, about the 

 same time, considered this section as constituting a pe- 

 culiar genus. We have adopted that name proposed by 

 Mr Wilkin, as preferable to any other proposed by the 

 above gentlemen. 



Sfi. 1. Littoralia. Black. Antennae, with the three last 

 joints ferruginous. Elytra with three elevated lines, the 

 two external ones connected by a tubercle. Hinder tibiae 

 of the male arcuate; thighs of the same sex toothed. 



Si/fiha littoralia. Linn. Fabr. Latr. Oliv. Marsh. 



