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and append herewith a list, with synonyms as they must 

 at present stand. 



The original types are in the Zoological Museum, Copen- 

 hagen of those species marked thus *. 



1. E. dibaphus, Schiö. *. 



2. E. sanguineus, L. (coccineus, Schiö. *j. 



3. E. lythropterus, Germ, (sanguineus, Schiö. *J. 



4. E. cardinalis, Schiö. * (coccinatus, RyeJ. 



5. E. praeustus, Fabr. *. 



t). E. sanguinolentus, Sch. v. ephippium, 01. 



7. E. pomonae, Steph. 



8. E. crocatus, Castelm. 



9. E. pomorum, Hbst. (elongatulus, Schiö. Fortegnelse). 



10. E. elongatulus, Fabr. 



11. E. balteatus, L. 



12. E. elegantulus, Germ. 



E. dibaphus, Schiödte, which has been considered by 

 Heyden, Reitter and Weise to be a variety of £'. pomonae, 

 Steph. must be retained as distinct and forming a separate 

 group or subgenus with two South European species 

 E. quadrisignatus, Schön, and E. satrapa Kiesw. on account of 

 the third joint of the antennae being triangular and similar 

 in shape to the fourth (fig 1 on page 73), whilst all the remai- 

 ning species have the third joint narrow and elongate (fig. 2). 



E, cardinalis, Schiödte (coccinatus, Ryej. Schiödte's name 

 for my father's species must be given priority (Schiödte 1865, 

 Kye 1867). In the catalogue of Heyden, Reitter and 

 Weise this species is given as synonymous or varietal with 

 E. praeustus, Fabr., but is easily distinguished from that 

 species and from all the other red Elaters by the parallel- 

 sided and very closely and thickly punctured thorax (fig. 3). 

 The species lives exclusively in old Oaks, whilst the 

 two allied live in Beech and Fir. The species is not 

 uncommon in some parts of Denmark chiefly in Sjælland, 

 and the two Southern Islands, Lolland and Falster. Besides 

 England, it has also been recorded from France. 



