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ginatis, anguUs pofticis acutis parum prominulis; 

 fupra modice convexus, crebre pnnftatus , pubtTcens, 

 aut rufo- teltaceus , difco p!us mlnusve nigro- furro, 

 aut niger, angulis omnibus & laterihus tenue tefta- 

 ceis. Scuteilum ovatum depreffum fufco- teftaceum* 

 Elytra thorace vix latiora, valde elongata, fub- line» 

 aria, apice rotundata, fupra parum convexa , regula- 

 riter pur,6tato- ftriata, interftitiis crebre rugofo- pun- 

 d:ytis, pallide ttftacea , futura ni^ro- fufca, anterius 

 latius , <Sc plerumque marjvo lateralis poftice angufte 

 nij^ro- fufcus. Corpus fubtus nigro- piceum , fub- 

 nitidum, abdominis margine anoque teftaceis. Pedes 

 toti pallide ferruginei. 



Var. b. plerumque paullo maior; thoracis difcus 

 & elytrornm futura parutn infufcata; corpus fubtus 

 pallidius fufco- teftaceum; forte femina, 



62» E. limbatus: lineari-elongatus niger 

 pubefcens, antennis fubferratis pedibusque 

 pallide fernigineis , elytris teflaceis, futura 

 margineque nigrofitfcis. 



Fabi\ fijli, elent. 2. 247. lop, Payk, fn. $. 4J. 

 4j?. Thunb Inf, Jpcc. j. 64. Oiiv, ent» 2. 

 ji. J2. 7j. Tab. 7. /. 7;. a-d.? 



Elater piifJlus, Herbft, coL w. SS* 91* TeiSf. 

 i6s. f. II. 



Elater nitidulus, Marjh, ent. br, 1. 3^0. 12* 



Van b, Elytris teftaceis, futura margineque 

 vix infufcatis* ' 



Elater palleus. Fabr. fyfl, eteut. 2. 242, iog. 



Var. c. Elytris nigris, macula oblonga hu? 

 merali teilacea» 



Ee Elatir 



