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Family II. Phalacrurida. 



Maxillary palpi filiform, or thicker towards their ex- 

 tremities. 



Division I. 



Tarsi with the penultimate joint, bilobate. Body 

 not contractile into a ball. 



Subdivision 1. 

 Body linear. 



Genus CCCXXIX. Languria. Latreille. 

 Trogosita. Fabricius. 

 Antennae with a five-jointed club. 

 Sfi. 1. Bicolor. 

 Languria bicolor. Latreille. 

 Trogosita bicolor. Fabricius. 

 Inhabits North America. 



Subdivision 2. 

 Body hemispheric. 



Genus CCCXXX. Phalaorus, Latreille, Paykull. 

 Sphjeridium. Fabricius.' 

 Dermestes. Scopoli, Marsham. 

 Anisotoma. Illiger, Fabricius. 

 Volvoxis. Kugellan. 

 Antennae with a three-jointed club. 

 Sfi. I . Bicolor. 



Phalacrus bicolor. Paykull, Latreille. 

 Dermestes caltha. Scopoli. 

 Anisotoma bicolor. Illiger, Fabricius. 

 Inhabits flowers in Europe. 



Division II.* 



Tarsi with the joints entire. Body nearly globose, 

 contractable into a ball. 



Genus CCCXXXI. Agathidium. Illiger, Latr. 



Anisotoma. Fabricius. 



SphjERidium. Olivier. 



Volvoxis. Kugellan. 



Antennae with a three-jointed club. 



Sji. 1. Nigriftenne. 



Agathidium nigri/icnne. Illiger, Latreille. 



Sfiharidium nificollc. Olivier. 



Anisotoma nigri/ientiis. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Section IV. Trimeba. 

 Tarsi all three-jointed. 



TrIUE I. COCCINELLIDES. 



Antennae shorter than the thorax. Maxillary palpi 

 terminated by a very large securiform joint. Body he- 

 mispheric. Thorax transverse, the hinder margin ar- 

 cuated. 



Genub CCCXXXII, Scym.vus. I Ierbst, Kugellan. 



Coccinella. Latr. Fabr. 



Thorax scarcely narrower than the elytra, the lateral 

 and external margins meeting together. Body ovate, 

 pubescent. 



S/i. 1. Biverrucata. 



Coccinella biverrucata. Fabr. 



inhabits Europe, 



Genus CCCXXXIII. CoociNELLA.f Linn. Fabr. 

 Latr. &c. 



Thorax (even behind) narrower than the elytra. Body 

 hemispheric, approaching to ovate. 



Sfi. 1. Sefitemfiunctata, (common Lady-cow). 



Coccinella sejitemjiunctata. Linn. Fabr. &c 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCXXXIV. Chilocorus. Leach's MSS 



Coccinella. Fabr. Latr. Marsh. 



Thorax lunate, without hinder angles. Qodv entire- 

 ly marginated. 



Sfi. 1. Cacti. 



Coccinella cacti. Fabr. Latr. 



Chilocorus cacti. Leach's MSS. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Tribe II. Endomvchides. 



Antennae longer than the Thorax. Maxillary palpi 

 not terminated by a large joint. Body more or less 

 ovoid. Thorax almost quadrate. 



Genus CCCXXXV. Eumorphus. Weber, Latr. 

 Fabr. 



Antennae with the third joint very long. Maxillary 

 palpi filiform. Labial palpi with the two last joints an 

 obtrigonate head. 



Sfi. 1. Kirbyanus. 



Eumorjihus Kirbianus. Latr. Gen. Crust, et. Ins. iii. 72. 



Eumorfihus immarginatus. Latr. Gen. Crust, et Ins. 

 Tab. xi. fig. 12. 



Inhabits eastern India. 



Genus CCCXXXVI. Endomychus. Payk. Fabr. 



Chrysomela. Linn. De Geer. 



Tenebrio. Marsh. 



Antennae with the greater portion of their joints very 

 short, nearly cylindric ; the ninth longer than the one 

 before it ; the last with the apex truncate or obtuse. 

 Palpi with their extremities thicker. Thighs not ab- 

 ruptly clavate. Body ovate. Thorax short, with the 

 base gradually enlarging from the apex, not narrowed 

 behind. Mandibles with their points distinctly bifid or 

 bidentate. 



Sfi. 1. Coccineus. 



C/mjsome/a coccinea. Linn. 



Endomychus coccineus. Payk. Latr. Fabr. 



Tenebrio coccineus. Marsh. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCXXXVII. Lycopehdina. Latr. 



Endomychus. Fabr. Payk. Oliv. 



Tenebrio. Marsh. 



Antennae moniliform, gradually thickening towards 

 their extremities, the ninth joint scarcelv longer than 

 the one before it. Maxillary palpi filiform. Labial 

 palpi with the last joint large, almost ovoid. Thighs 

 abruptly clavate. Body elongate-ovate. Thorax with 

 the anterior angles a little dilated, narrowed behind. 

 Mandibles with their points very acute, undivided. 



Sfi. 1. Bovista. 



Endomychus bovista. Payk. Fabr. 



Tenebrio bovista. Marsh. 

 Lycoficrdina immaculata. Latr. 

 Inhabits Europe. 



Sect. V. Dimera. 

 Tarsi with two joints. 



Tribe I. Pselaimiides. 

 Elytra short. Antennae eleven-jointed. Mandibles in all. 



• The genus Clypeastcr of Andersch has nine joints In its Antenna, and a clypeiform thorax shielding the head. 

 , T T ,'?.'!'''„ s I ,ec,es "re t0 fol ' m H'e subject of a paper for the Linnean Society, by Mr Stephens, an acute ent< 

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