ELATER (SEMIOTUS) LIGNEUS. 



Plate XLVII. fig. 4. 



Order : Coleoptera. Section : Serricornes. Family : Elateridae. 



Genus. Elatbr, Linn. Ifc. (Subgenus : Semiotus, Esclischoltz.) Pericalus, Enc. Meth. 



Elater (Semiotus) Ligneus. Ferrugineus, elytris mucronatis vittis duabus lateralibus sutur^que obscurioribus 

 thorace line^ medi^ nigra. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3 liii.) 



Syn. Elater ligneus, Ziim. Amoen. Acad. vi. p. 395. 24. Syst. Nat. 1. II. p. 652. Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. \\. p. 

 224. No. 20. Oliv. Ent. 11. 31.;;. 17. t. 2./. 15. Herbst. Col. ix. p. 339. 14. t. 158./. 8. 

 Elater serraticomis, Drury, App. vol. 3. 

 Elater conicus, Voet Col. Ed. Panz. 11. p 110. 9. t. 42./. 9. 



Habitat : Rio Janeiro. 



Head red brown. Antennae black, shorter than the thorax, which is red-brown, with a darlv 

 longitudinal streak running along the middle from the head to the scutellum, the sides terminating 

 in two angular points. Scutellum small and brown. Elytra red-brown, marginated and ending 

 in two spines; they are a little striated, with three longitudinal streaks of a dark brown colour; 

 one in the middle along the suture, the others on each side. Breast and base of the abdomen 

 red-brown colour; hinder part of the latter is darker, having two oval spots of a lightish colour 

 near the anus. 



ELATER (SEMIOTUS) SUTURALIS. 



Plate XLVII. fig. 5. 



Order: Coleoptera. Section: Serricornes. Family: Elateridaa. 



Genus. Elater, i/i«n. ^-c. (Subgenus: Semiotus.) 



Elater (Semiotus) Suturalis. Thorace utrinque unidentato ferrugineo, linea dorsali punctisque duobus ; 

 coleoptris testaceis vittis tribus atris. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 5 lin.) 



Syn. Elater Suturalis, Fair. Sn*. Sijst. 1.11. p. 224.35. Syst. Eleuth. 11. p. 231. 52. Oliv. Ent. 11. 31./;. 18. 

 t. l.f. 3. a. b. c. Herbst. Col. ix. t. 158./. 5. 6. 

 Elater angulatus, Drury Itis. App. vol. 3. 



Habitat: Brazil. 



Head black, with two thick and short spines. Antennae black, strongly serrated. Thorax orange, 

 with a broad black streak down the middle ; two black lozenge-shaped spots are placed near the middle 

 of the thorax, and united to the black streak ; close to these are two protuberances, on the sides of the 

 thorax. Scutellum black. Elytra pale orange, the sides and middle having three black stripes running 

 along them, the extremities ending in two sharp spines. Breast orange, with two long black spots on 

 the sides. Abdomen dark cream-coloured, with two black stripes running along the sides from the 

 breast, and joining at the anus. Legs orange. 



