CLASSIFICATION OF THE DERMESTIDAE 13 



widely separated ; a median pair of sensory cups ; a proximal transverse series 

 of about 10 sensory cups ; epipharyngeal rods slender, nearly straight, diverging 

 lateroposteriorly. Mandible distally rounded, with a sharp tooth on each 

 inner cutting edge; without retinaculum. 



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