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ENTOMOLOGY. 



Akis. Fabricius. 



Pimelia. Olivier. 



Thorax almost orbicular, narrower than tlic abdomen. 

 Abdomen oval. Antennae filiform, terminated by two 

 or three nearly globose joints. 



Sfi. 1. IntcrrujUa. 



Tniiijria inlcrrufita. Latreille. 



Pimclia glabra. Olivier. 



Inhabits the western parts of France. 



Subdivision 3. 



Body oblong. Thorax flat above, more or less trun- 

 cate-cordate. Elytra plain, or but little convex. An- 

 tennae with the third joint very long. 



Genus CLXXXI1I. Akis. Heibst, Fabricius. 



Texebhio. Linn. 



Pimelia. Olivier. 



Elytra united. Thorax with equal diameters, trun- 

 cate behind. Abdomen oval, the external basal angles 

 rounded. Scutellum very small but distinct. 



Sfi. 1. Reflexa. 



.4kis reflexa Fabr. Herbst, Latr. 



Pimelia reflexa. Olivier. 



Inhabits Africa and southern Europe. 



Genus CLXXXIV. Euryohora. Herbst, Fabri- 

 cius, Latreille. 



Pimelia. Olivier. 



Thorax wider behind, transverse, emarginate before ; 

 lateral margins elevated. Abdomen triangular, the base 

 truncated. Scutellum none. Elytra united. 



Sfi. I. Ciliala. 



Eurychora ciliala. Latreille, Fabricius, Herbst. 



Pimclia ciliala. Herbst. 



Subdivision 4. 



Body oblong. Thorax flat above, more or less quadrate. 



Genus CLXXXV. Asida. Latreille. 



Macula. Herbst. 



Tenebrio. Geoffroy. 



Opathum. Fabr. Oliv. 



Pimelia. Panzer. 



Thorax with the sides arched, reflcxed, anterior mar- 

 gin concave. Antennae thicker towards their extremities. 



Sfi. l.Grisea. 



O/iatrum Griseum. Fabricius. 



Machla rugosa. Herbst. 



Pimelia variolosa. Panzer. 



,4sida grisea. Latreille. 



Inhabits France, Germany, and Italy. 



Genus CLXXXVI. HegEteb. Latreille. 



Blaps. Olivier. 



Thorax quadrate, the sides straight, not reflexed. An- 

 tennae filiform. 



S/i. 1. Striatus. 



Blafis elongatus. Olivier. 



JHcgeter striatus. Latreille. 



Inhabits Tencriffe. 



Family II. Blafisida. 



Menlum small, or moderately large, quadrate or or- 

 bicular. 



Division I. 



Palpi filiform. 

 Genus CLXXXVIL 

 Stenosis. Heibst. 

 Akis. Fabricius. 



Tegenia. Latreille. 



Body elongate, depressed. Thorax nearly cylindric. 

 Antennae somewhat perfoliated. Scutellum very small, 

 conspicuous. 



Sfi 1. F'Uiformis. 



Stenosis augustata. Herbst. 



R/iinomaar bren/oides. Rossi. 



Jkis Jiliformis. Fabricius. 



Tegenia fliformis. Latreille. 



Inhabits Africa and the south of France. 



Genus CLXXXVIII. Scauhus. Fabricius, Olivier, 

 Latreille. 



Pimclia. Rossi. 



Thorax almost quadrate. Abdomen oval, with the 

 base truncate. Antennae with the third joint slender, 

 nearly cylindric ; the eighth, ninth, and tenth, nearly 

 globose ; the eleventh conic. Anterior feet thick. Sen 

 tellurh very small. 



S/i. 1. Striatus. 



Pimclia carinata. Rossi. • 



Scaurus striatus. Latreille, Fabricius, Olivier. 



Inhabits the south of Fiance. 



Genus CLXXXIX. Sepidium. Fabricius, Olivier, 

 Heibst, Latreille. 



Thorax truncated before and behind, the sides promi- 

 nent. Scutellum indistinct. Abdomen oval; the base 

 and apex truncated. Antennae with the third joint long, 

 the tenth obconic, and the eleventh short ovoid. Body 

 elongate ovate. 



S/i. 1. Tricusfiidatuin. 



Sepidium tricusfiidatum. Olivier, Latreille, Herbst, 

 Fabricius. 



Inhabits Africa and southern Europe. 



Division II. 



Palpi terminated by a thick joint; the last joint of the 

 maxillary ones securiform. 



Genus CXC. Misolampus. Latreille. 



Pimelia. Herbst. 



Body convex. Thorax almost globose. Antennae 

 with the third and fourth joints of equal length. Scu- 

 tellum very minute. 



S/i. 1. Hoflfmanscggii. 



Pimclia gibinda. Herbst. 



Misolamjius Hoffmanscggii. Latr. Gen. Crust, ct Ins. 

 tab. 10, fig. 8. 



Inhabits Portugal. Discovered by Count Hoffmansegg. 



Genus CXCI. Blaps. Fabricius, Olivier, Lamaick, 

 Marsham, Latreille. 



TenEBRIS. Linn. Geoffroy. 



Back flat. Thorax almost quadrate. Antennae with 

 the third joint much longer than the fourth. Elytra 

 with their extremities pointed. 



S/i. 1. Mortisaga. 



Blajis Mortisaga. Fabricius, Marsham, Latreille. 



Tcncbrio mortisagua? Linn. 



Inhabits cellars and churches. 



Division II. 



Wings occasionally wanting. Antennae partly or en- 

 tirely moniliform ; inserted under the margin of the 

 head. Elytra sometimes united, (in all) embracing the 

 abdomen. Mentum small, not broader than long. 



Subdivision I. 

 Antennae generally serrated or pectinated. Head not 

 produced into a rostrum bearing antennae. Maxillary 

 palpi terminated by a large obtrigonatc joint. Tarsi 



