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MODERN SYSTEM. 
red spot, and a livid reddish spot at the apex. (P/. 3. fig. 12. a. an- 
tenna magnified.) 
Sphteridinm scarabseoides. Fabr., Latr. Dermestes scarabteoides. 
Marsh., Linn. 
Inhabits dung. 
Genus 153. CE RC VOX. loach's Zool. Misc. vol. iii. Dermes- 
tes. Marsh. 
Antenna with the club imbricated (PI. 3. Jig. 12. b. magnified)-, anterior 
tarsi in both sexes simple. 
Sp. 1. Cer. un ipunctalum. 
Inhabits dung. 
Sp. 2. Cer. mclanoceplmlum. 
Inhabits dung and flowers. 
Fam. XXII. Coprid.e. Leach. 
Coprophaoi T. Latreille. 
Labial pal-pi very hairy, the last joint smaller than the preceding : scu- 
telluin none or very obscure : elytra taken together not longer than 
broad : posterior j'eet situated near the anus : antenna- eight- or nine- 
jointed, terminated by an abrupt latnellated mass : anterior tibia 
large and dentated : mcnlum not very large: mandibles membrana- 
ceous : maxilla membranaceous : clypeus semicircular. 
Subdivision 1 . — Labial pulpi, with the last joint very ’distinct. Thorax 
much shorter than the elytra-, much broader than long. Anterior tibia 
long, arcuate. 
Genus 154. COPRIS. Geoff., Illig., Fabr., Lam., Latr., Leach. 
Scarabjeus. Linn., De Geer., Olit., Marsh. 
Scutellum none : abdomen elevated, convex : anterior tibia longer than 
the others; externally with three strong teeth terminated by a tar- 
sus: antenna: nine-jointed. J 
Sp. 1. Cop. lunaris. 
Copris lunaris. Fabr., Latr., Leach. Scarabsus lunaris. Linn., Marsh. 
Scarab.tus cmargimtus of Marsham is merely the female. 
Inhabits dung in sandy situations and lanes, entering the earth two or 
three inches beneath the surface. 
Subdivision 2. — Labial palpi with the last joint not distinct. Thorax 
longer than the elytra. Tibia all terminated by a tarsus. 
Genus 155. ONI IIOPIIAGUS. Latr. Copris. Geoff., Illiger, 
Fabr. Scarar.eus. Linn., Herbst., Oliv., Marsh. 
Sp. 1. On th. Facca. 
Inhabits dung: this and many others are very abundant under dung 
in April and May. 
