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rotundatum. Elytra thorace, duplo longiora, scabra, 

 pedibus modicis. The type is the only insect of 

 the genus that is known; it is from New Holland, 

 and for the present is ranged with the Dermestidae. 



Sp. 33. Chinensis. — This insect is about the size 

 of Colobicus marginatus, and appears to be allied 

 to the genus Coxelus of Ziegler. It is in too bad 

 a state to describe. 



Sp. 34. Subterraneus. — Fabricius says respect- 

 ing this species " affinis certe D. Chinensi, at testa- 

 ceus, et elytra minus striata ;" but Schonherr regards 

 it as a Cryptophagus. 



Sp. 36. Limbatus. — This insect evidently belongs 

 to an unknown genus, and is allied to Latridius. 

 There is a figure of it in Olivier. The specimen in 

 the Banksian collection is too imperfect to dissect 

 and describe. 



Sp. 45. Brachypterus. — Erichson is inclined to 

 consider this species a Proteinus, one of Staphili- 

 nidae I regard it as a Cateretes, one of the 

 Nitidulidae, 



Anobium, Fabricius. 



Anobium is a genus belonging at present to the 

 Ptinidae. Some species of Cis Latreille, have been 

 confounded with Anobium ; they are however essen- 

 tially distinct. As there are no observations on 

 the species worth recording, I pass on to Ptinus of 

 Fabricius. 



