^Melotontha, 55 



Habitat in arenofis Scania^, rariflime» 



Defcn Maxima noftratum , Geotr» Naficorni fere 

 j^quniis. Color variat: in nonnullis nigricans, in 

 aliis brunneus vel tellaceDs; in thoracis dorfo linece 

 tres longirudinales , in rcutello macuise duse ovatae, 

 ^: in elytris iignaturse piurimse irref^alares albidse, e 

 IquamUft.is minucis rigidis acuminatis ortse. Anten- 

 narum capitulum lamellis feptem compoiituiTi, in ma- 

 re magnis arcuatis; in foemina parvis ovatis. Cly- 

 peus <^ thorax punctati; elytra fub-rugofa, futuVa 

 elevata» Peftus Jana fulva te6bjm» Anus & venter 

 piiis brevibus rigidis grifeo-aJbidis obdufti» 



2. M* vulgaris: oblonga fufca pubefcens, 

 thorace villoliG, elytrisque teilaceis, ab-» 

 dominis lateribus maculis albis trigonis, 



Herbfi. CoL j, ^sf. 5. Tab. 22, f, 6, 7, Payh 

 fn, 2. 207. 2. Fabr. fijft. eleut, 2. 161^ 6. 



ScaYabcsu9 Melolontha Linn. fijft. mt 2, SS4' ^^* 

 fn. fv, ^f)2, DeGeer Inf 4. 27J, zo^ Tab^ 



Var. Ih Thorace pcdibusque nigris» 



Habitat in arboribus frequentiffima, menfe 

 Majo & Junio, folia confumens, vefperi 

 volitans. 



Defcr. Clypeus pun6latus , antice truncatus , in» 

 teger, marginibus va!de reflexis, plerumque ferrugi* 

 neus, vertice nigro villofo. Antennarum clava he../ 

 ptaphylla, maris magna elongata, foeminse brevis 

 ovata» Thorax transverfus , convexus , crebre pun- 

 ftulatus, iateribus rotundatus, angulis acutis, fupra 

 ferrugineus, villofum, praefertim verfus latera» Scu- 

 telium breve rotundatum nigrum, b^fi fiavo-ciliatum^ 



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