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Ptinus, Fabricius. 

 Ptinid^, Leach. 





Genera. 



Country. 



Typical Species. 



I. 



Xyletinus, Latreille. 



Germany- 



Xyl. Pectinatus, Fabricius. 



2. 



Ptilinus, Fabricius. 



England 



Ptil. Pectinicornis, Fab. 



3. 



Ptinus, Linneus. 



England 



Ptin. Imperialis, Linneus. 



4. 



Meziura, Leach.. 



England 



Mez. Sulcatum, Fabricius. 



5. 



Gibbium, Kugellan. 



England 



Gib, Scotias, Fabricius. 



6. 



Lasioderma, Stephens, 



London 



Las. Testaceum, Stephens. 



7. 



Dorcatoma, Herbst. 



Saxony 



Dor. Dresden se, Fabricius. 



8. 



Anobium, Fabricius. 



England 



Anob. Tessellatum, Fab. 



9. 



Ochina, Ziegler. 



England 



Och. Ptinoides, Marsham. 



10. 



Hedobia, Ziegler. 



Austria 



Hed. Pubescens, Fabricius 



11. 



Dryophilus, Westwood. 



England 



Dry. Anobioides, Chevrolat. 



The above genera belong to the Ptinidae, and 

 on examining the tables of the species we have to 

 notice two genera which appear quite out of place; 

 the first is Luperus of GeorTroy, allied to Galleruca, 

 and the second Mastigus, which is a genus mediate 

 between the Pelaphidae and Scydmaenidae. As 

 most of the Ptinidae are well known, allusion is 

 made to a few mentioned species. Mezium sulca- 

 tum of Leach is probably an imported insect. 

 Gibbium Scotias is found in various parts of Europe. 

 At Vienna I took some hundreds of them at the 

 London Hotel in that city ; they were feeding on 

 the size, or glutinous substance, which had fastened 

 the paper to the walls. My friend Sir Gardner 

 Wilkinson, the celebrated Egyptian traveller, sent me 

 many specimens found in one of the pyramids of 

 Egypt : amongst the dust sent with them, there 



