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ENTOMOLOGY. 



Genus CCXXIII. Anthious. Payk. Fabr. Leach. 

 Notoxus. Illiger, Latr. 

 Lytta. Marsham. 



Labial palpi terminated by a small truncate joint. 

 Thorax almost cordiform, not anteriorly produced. 

 Sfi. 1. Fusca. 

 Lytta fusca. Marsham. 

 Inhabits Europe. 

 Sfi. 2. Antherinus. 



Anthicus anthcrinus. Payk. Fabr. 

 Notoxus anthcrinus. Latr. Illiger. 

 Lytta ant/ierina. Marsham. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



TlUBE IV. MoRDELLIDES. 



Head cordiform, abruptly strangulated at its junction 

 with the thorax. Hinder tarsi (sometimes the others) 

 with their penultimate joint entire. Body elevated, ar- 

 cuate, laterally compressed, and terminated by a point. 

 Head very large. Elytra very short, or very narrow and 

 pointed behind. Hinder feet large. Tibia; with spurs. 



Genus CCXXIV. Rhipii'iiouus. Bosc, Fabr. Payk. 

 Oliv. Latr. 



Mormella. Linn. Marsh. 



Tarsi with all the joints simple. Palpi almost fili- 

 form. Antennae pectinated or flabellate. Scutcllum 

 none, or concealed. 



.Sy<. I. Paradoxus. 



Mordella fiaradoxa. Linn. 



Rhifiifihorus paradoxus . Latr. 



Inhabits Europe. It is extremely rare. The larvae 

 inhabit the nests of Vcsfia crabro, [the hornet). 



Mordella fiaradoxa of Marsham, which is distinct 

 from the Linnean species, has been found in the nest of 

 a wasp, perhaps in that of Vesfia vulgaris. 



Genus CCXXV. Mokdella. Linn. Geoff. Fabr. 

 Latr. Marsh. 



Tarsi with all their joints simple. Maxillary palpi 

 terminated by a securiform joint. Antennae simple, or 

 very slightly serrated. Scutcllum distinct. 



Sfi. 1. Aculeata. 



Mordella aculeata. Linn. Fabr. Latr. Oliv. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Gems CCXXVI. Anaspis. Latr. Geoff. 



Mordella. Linn. Fabr. Oliv. Marsh. 



Penultimate joint of the four anterior tarsi bilobate. 

 Maxillary palpi with the last joint securiform. Scutcl- 

 lum none. 



Sfi. 1. Frontalis. 



Mordella frontalis. Fabr. Oliv. Payk. Marsham. 



Anasfiis frontalis. Latr. 



Inhabits flowers in Europe, especially of umbellate 

 plants. 



Subdivision 2. 



Head not produced into a rostrum, bearing antennae. 

 Antennae simple. Tarsi with bifid nails. 



Tribe V. Cantharjdes. 



Head large, cordiform. Neck distinct. Mandibles 



not notched at their points. Thorax almost quadrate, or 



cordiform. Elytra flexible. Tarsi generally with entire 

 joints. 



Family I. Cerocomatida. 



Antennae clavate, or gradually thickening towards 

 ♦heir extremity. 



Genus CCXXVII. Cerocoma. Geoff. Schaeff. Fabr. 

 Oliv. Latr. 



Mei.o'e. Linn. 



Antennae (of the males) irregular, nine-jointed, the 

 last joint very large. Elytra horizontal. 



Sfi. 1. Schxfferi. 



Mclbe Schefferi. Linn. 



Cerocoma Scbifftri. Latr. Fabr. Oliv. 



Inhabits the south of Europe. 



Genus CCXXVIII. Mylabris. Fabr. Oliv. Lamarck, 

 Latr. 



Antennae eleven-jointed, terminated by an arcuate 

 mass, ending in a point. Elytra dellexcd-subrounded. 



Sfi. 1. Dccemfiunctata. 



Mylabris Decemfiunctata. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Inhabits southern France. 



Family II. Melbida. 



Antennae of equal thickness, tapering towards their 

 points, or subclavate, as long or longer than the thorax, 

 composed of globular or obconic joints. 



Division I. 



Penultimate joint of all the tarsi bifid. 



Genus CCXXIX. Tetraonyx. Latr. 



Antennae subfiliform, scarcely gradually somewhat 

 thicker. Thorax short, transverse, quadrate. 



Sfi. 1 . Octomaculatus 



Tetraonyx octomaculatus. Latreille, Voyage de' M. 

 Alex, dc Humboldt, kc. p. 237. 



Division II. 



Tarsi with all their joints entire. 

 Subdivision 1. 



Elytra covering the whole abdomen; their suture 

 straight. Wings in all. 



Genus CCXXX. Horia. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Head as broad as the thorax. Antennae straight, com- 

 pressed, inserted before the eyes. Palpi with their last 

 joint oval. Tarsi with their nail denticulate beneath. 

 Body thick. 



Sfi. \. Maculata. 



Horia maviilata. Fabr. Oliv. Latr. 



Inhabits American islands. 



Genus CCXXXI. Cissites. Latr. (rejected by this 

 author). Leach. 



Horia. Latr. Fabr. Oliv. 



Head narrower than the thorax. Antennae straight, 

 compressed, inserted before the eyes. Palpi with their 

 last joint oval. Tarsi with their nails denticulated be- 

 neath. Body thick. 



Sfi. 1. Testacca. 



Horia testacea. Latr. Fabr. Oliv. 



Inhabits Tranquebar. 



Genus CCXXXII. (Enas. Latr. 



Meloc Linn. 



Lytta. Fabr. 



Cantharis. Olivier. 



Antennae crooked, inserted between the eyes. Palpi 

 with the last joint cylindiic. Body elongate, rounded. 



Sfi. 1. Afer. 



Meloe afer. Linn. 



Lytta afer. Fabr. 



Oenas afer. Latr. 



Inhabits Barbary. 



Subdivision 2. 



Elytra covering only a part of the Abdomen ; short, 

 oval, diverging at the suture. Wings none. 



