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Psyche 
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placed the group in his Merophysiidae. Sen Gupta and Crowson 
(1973) recognized its affinities to the Cerylonidae, and especially 
the Euxestinae, after the description of the Anommatus larva by 
Dajoz (1968). 
Anommatus Wesmael 
Anommatus Wesmael, 1835 : 338. Type species, by monotypy, A. terricola 
Wesmael [— A. duodecimstriatus (Miiller)]. 
This genus is native to Europe, where it is represented by 49 
species. It has been recently revised by Dajoz (1965). 
Anommatus duodecimstriatus (Muller) 
(Fig. 23) 
Lyctus duodecimstriatus Muller, 1821: 190. Type locality: Odenbach, Ger- 
many. (For complete synonymy, sec Dajoz, 1965.) 
This species may be distinguished by the elongate form, distinct 
frontoclypeal suture, apparently 1 -segmented antennal club, 3-seg- 
mented tarsi, and the lack of eyes or wings. It superficially resem- 
bles the eyeless colydiid Aglenus hrunneus (Gyllenhal), which differs 
by having a 3-segmented antennal club, 4-segmented tarsi, and hidden 
antennal insertions. 
Distribution. Fairly widely distributed in Europe and extending 
at least to Turkey and Algeria. Recorded also from Madeira, St. 
Helena, South Africa, Chile, Tasmania and North America (Cooper, 
1962). North American specimens collected at Rochester, New York 
(Cooper, 1962; Peck, 1972); Cincinnati, Ohio (Dury, 1928); and 
Lake Forest, Lake Co., Illinois (W. Suter, Nov. 7, 1959). 
Biology. Adults have been collected from litter and damp soil 
under railroad ties, under stones, around grass roots, and from 
grass cuttings. The Illinois specimen was taken in a tree hole. Larvae 
have been found in soil at the base of a tree and in leaf mold (Dajoz, 
1968; Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1973). No males have been found 
in North America, and Cooper (1962) and Peck (1972) have 
postulated that our populations may be parthenogenetic. 
Murmidiinae Jacquelin DuVal 
This corresponds to the Murmidiinae of Sen Gupta and Crowson, 
except for the exclusion of Ostomopsis (see Ostomopsinae below). 
The group may be characterized by the presence of a frontoclypeal 
