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connect them with that family ; and as there are no 

 observations to make on the species, I proceed 

 onwards to Melyris. 



Melyrid^:, Kirby. 

 Melyris, Fabricius. 



Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



1. 



Malachius, Fdbricius. 



Guinea 



Mai. Pulcher, Fabricius. 



2. 



Laius, Guerin. 



New Holland 



Mai. Heterocerus, Boisduval. 



3. 



C Aplocnemus, Stephens. 

 1 Elicopis, Besser. 



England 



Aploc. Impressus, Marsham. 



4. 



Enicopus, Stephens. 



England 



Dasy. Ater, Fabricius. 



5. 



Dasytes, Fdbricius. 



England 



Dasy. Niger, Linneus. 



6. 



Dolichosoma, Stephens. 



England 



Dasy. Linearis, Eschcholtz. 



7. 



Melyris, Fdbricius. 



P. B. S. 



Mel. Viridis, Fabricius. 



8. 



Zygia, Latreille. 



S. France 



Z. Oblonga, Fabricius. 



9. 



Polycaon, Gory. 



Chili 



P. Chilensis, Gory. 



10. 



Pelecophorus, De Jean. 



Mauritius 



Pel. Illiger, Schonherr. 



11. 



Chauliognathus, DeGeer. 



N. America 



Ch.Pensylvanicus, De Geer. 



As there are no observations worth recording 

 relating to the Fabrician species, I proceed to the 

 next genus Dermestes. 



Dermestes, Linneus. 

 Dermestim:, Leach. 



Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



1. 



Dermestes, Fabricius. 



England 



D. 



Lardarius, Linneus. 



2. 



Tiresias, Stephens. 



England 



D. 



Serra, Fdbricius. 



3, 



Attagenus, Latreille. 



England 



D. 



Pellio, Linneus. 



4. 



Megatoma, Herbst. 



England 



D. 



Undatus, Linneus. 



5. 



Trogoderma, Latreille. 



Germany 



A. 



Elongatulus, Fabricius. 



6. 



Pristoderus, Hope. 



New Holland 



D. 



S caber, Fabricius. 



7. 



rGlobicornis, Latreille. 

 ISphseroceras, Hope. 



France 



D. 



Rufltarsis, Panzer. 



