C 6 3 
CHARACTERS of INSECTS. 
. I. COLEOPTERA. Upper wings crujlaceous. 
A. Antennee clavate, thicker towards the iip, 
a. Chib lamellate. 
r. SCARABiEUS. Fore-fhanks toothed. 
2. Lucanus. 
5. Symdendron. 
Two palpigerous tufts under the Hp. 
Jaw I -toothed; lip filiform, palpigerous. 
3. Dermejles, 
b. Club perfoliate. 
Head infleded under the thorax which is flight- 
ly margined. 
6. Melyris. 
10. Byrrhus. 
12. Silpha. 
15. ‘Tritoma. 
4.5. Hydrophilus. 
lb. Tetratorna. 
Fip clavate, emarginate. 
Lip extended, bifid. 
Thorax and Ihells margined. 
Anterior feelers hatchet-fhaped. 
Feelers filiform : jaw bifid, horny 
heelers unequal; jaw bifid, membranaceous. 
8. Hijler. 
4. Bojlrichus. 
C. Club f olid or inflated. 
Head retradilc within the thorax 
11. Anthrenus. 
13. Nitidula. 
18. Coecinella. 
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29. Cureulio. 
24. Pau/us. 
Jaw bifid. 
Thorax and fhells margined. 
Anterior feelers hatchet-fhaped. 
Snout elongated, horny. 
A„«n„« the club hooked and in- 
28. Brent us. 
31. Attelabus, 
51. Erodius. 
B. Antennce moniliform. 
Snout elongated, horny, firaight. 
Snout elongated, incurved. 
Lip horny, emarginate. 
55 * Staphylinus, 
