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once from all others by their square, short fore 

 wings, naked body, elongate form, and disgusting 

 manner of turning up the tail like a scorpion. 

 Inhabits and devours all putrefying substances, 

 also living insects. Staphylinus. 



770. Short-winged moss-beetles (Pselaphites). 

 Larva and pupa unknown. Imago with acute 

 dentate mandibles; obtuse maxillae; rounded, 

 exarticulate, though somewhat palpiform galea; 

 maxillary feelers clavated, immensely developed, 

 often equalling the antennae in size ; antennse 

 with ten or eleven joints, the last joint incrassated, 

 forming a club ; fore wings quadrate and abbre- 

 viated ; hind wings usually wanting ; tarsi two- 

 jointed. Very minute ; slow in its movements. 

 Inhabits moss and the roots of grass, feeding on the 

 Jcari which occur in those situations. Pselaphus. 



771. Long-winged moss-he&tXbs {ScydmcBniles). 

 Larva and pupa unknown. Imago with antenna 

 eleven-jointed, moniliform, incrassated exteriorly; 

 the basal joint rather long, the apical one ovate, 

 which, with the two preceding, is incrassated ; 

 maxillary feelers very large, the third joint stout 

 and conical, the fourth and terminal one small, 

 acute ; fore wings completely cover the body ; the 

 tarsi five-jointed. Inhabits moss, and under planks 

 near cucumber frames; feed on Acari. Scyd- 

 mcenus, Euthcia. 



ITi. Fungus-beetles {Endomyeites). Larva 

 with six distinct articulate legs ; head small ; 



