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lis brevibus perfoliatis , fub - cordatis , ultimo oblon- 

 go-ovato, Thorax poftice longitudine fere latior, 

 anterius anguftacas, comprelTus , ibique emargina- 

 tus, iateribus rotundatus, acute marginatus, angulis 

 pofticis re<^lis elongatis acutis; fupra valde convexus, 

 confertiflime punclulatus, tenue grifeo- pubefcens, 

 tocus niger opacus; in medio doril interdum foveolae 

 du3e rotundse impreffos, quse tamen faepe defunt. Scu- 

 telium parvum depreffum rotundatum nigrum. Ely- 

 tra thorace triplo longiora, bafique paullo latiora, a- 

 picern verfus fenfim anguftata, fub- acuminata, fupra 

 convexa, creberrime rugofo-punftata, punflis inor- 

 dinatis, ftria tantum futurali impreifa evidentiori, & 

 rudimentum obfoletis ftriarum [verfus apicem. Cor- 

 pus nigrum crebre punftulatum» ano piceo. Femora 

 nigrq - picea , tibiis tarHsque diiutius teftaceis. 



M E L A S I S. 



Pafpi 4 Clavati , articiito uttimo ovato, Labium 

 membranaceum integriuth 



f Antennce flabellatce , vet Jimplici ferie peU^inatce. 



[ Corpus cylindricum. Caput intra thoracem 

 retradlum. Thorax poitice utrlnque fpina 

 armatus, fubtus mucrone pedorali nullo. 



I, M. bupreftoides: nigra opaca, thorace 

 antice latiori vix canaliculato , elytrorum 

 ftriis interruptis, vix pundlatis. 



Mig. cot,. bor. l. 54^. i. Mag, 5. 22(^, !♦ A, 



Elater tmpveftoider, Linn^ fijli^ mt. 2. 6$6, J7. 

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