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Habitat in agris, hortis, pratis, fat frequens. 

 Larva linearis glabra rlavefcens, capite 

 brunneo; germinationem Tritici, Secalis, 

 Hordei, graminum, copiofe deftruit, a- 

 gricolis perquam noxia; annos quinque 

 & ultra in ftatu primo peragit, antequam, 

 metamorphofin fubit; Pupa albida. Bier- 

 kand. loc. cit. 



Defcr, Medius, EI. balteato major, latior. Caput 

 deflexum retractum nigrum, denfe grifeo- pubefcens-, 

 fronte convexa rotundata, crebre punctata. Antehnas 

 thorace paullo longiores, totse rufo- ferruginese, 

 articulis obconicis , 2 & 3 anguftioribus , fed nort 

 breviorlbus. Thorax plerumque ni.^er, denfe grlfeo- 

 pubefcens, unde fufcus apparet; fcepe tamen magis- 

 ferrugineu? > prsefertim margo anticus &: anguli po- 

 ftici; praeterea latitudine nOn longior, antice fat pro- 

 funde emarginatus, caput ampiectens, ibique fere 

 latior, fed deflexus & comprefVus ; latera fere recla, 

 & anguli poftici validi elongati acuti; fapra valde 

 convexus, creberrime punclulatus* Scuteilum de- 

 preffum rotundatum fufcum , denfe grifeo- pubefcens» 

 Eiytra bail thorace latiora, & plus duplo longiora, 

 apicem verfus feniim attenuata , rotundata , fupra val- 

 de convexa, punctato- ftriata , ftriis per paria fnagis 

 approximatis, apice connexis, interititiis fubtilifiime 

 punctulatis; grifeo- flavefcentia, interftitiis aiternis 

 anguftioribus fufcis, prsefertim duobus dorfaiibus u- 

 trinque. Corpus fubtus fufcum pubefcens, abdomi- 

 nis marginibus ferrugineis. Pedes teftacei, femori- 

 bus interdum obfcurioribus. 



Obf. Nomina El. lineatus & ftriatus a Fabricio 

 & Olivierioin duplo ufitavx, quare nomen a D. Bier- 

 kandro apte iatis huic fpeciei adje&um adoptavi, 



59. E. 



