THE LONG-HORNED WOOD-BORING BEETLES. 1023 



XIV. ROMALEUM White. 1855. (Gr., "strong of body.") 



The species of this genus differ from the next, with which they 

 tire most closely allied, by their larger, more robust form and by 

 the episterna of the metathorax being distinctly though slightly 

 wider in front and gradually narrowed behind. The femora are 

 not spinose and the spines of antenna are never long. The males 

 have the antenna? longer than body, the thorax densely and finely 

 punctured with a median channel on basal half and a small rounded 

 tubercle each side of middle. In the females the antennas are 

 shorter, thorax more coarsely punctured with a median and two 

 dorsal raised spaces. 



1892 (6050). ROMALEUM ATOMABIUM Drury, 111. Nat. Hist., IT, 1773, 93. 



Elongate, subcylindrical. Piceous brown with irregular spots of short 

 grayish pubescence. Thorax cylindrical without spines on side. Elytra 

 deeply, rather coarsely and densely punctured, each with two spines at 

 apex. Length 19-28 mm. 



Throughout the State; frequent in southern portion, scarce in 

 northern counties. July 2-September 10. Occurs beneath bark of 

 walnut, hickory and hackberry. 



1803 (6051). ROMAI.KI'M Ki'Ki'i.UM I laid.. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., X, 



1847, 32. 



Resembles uloinarimn in form and size. Reddish-brown with uniform 

 pubescence of the same color. Thorax with a small tubercle each side of 

 the median line, the latter widening into a triangular smooth raised spot 

 on basal half. Length 22-28 mm. 



Marion, Putnam and Spencer counties ; rare. July 4- August 

 17. The Spencer County specimen was sent in as a supposed 

 "kissing bug." Occurs on oak and at light. The paler and uni- 

 form colored pubescence readily distinguishes this from the pre- 

 ceding. 



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XV. ELAPHIDION Serv. 1834. (Gr., "a deer + little.") 



Rather slender subcylindrical species, having the episterna of 

 the metathorax scarcely wider in front than behind; antennas 

 longer than body in male, shorter in female, and without distinct 

 sensitive spaces. Four species have been taken in the State, while 

 one other perhaps occurs. 



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