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ginatis, angttlis pofticis acutis parum prominulis; 

 fupra modice convexus, crebre punctatus , pubefcens, 

 aut rufo- teftaceus, difco plus minusve nigro- fufco, 

 aut niger, angulis cmnibus &: laterihus tenue tefta- 

 ceis. Scutellum ovatum depreflum fufco- teftaceum» 

 Elytra thorace vix latiora, vaide eiongata, fub- line- 

 aria, apice rotundata, fupra parum convexa , regula- 

 riter pur.clato- ftriata, interftitiis crtbre rugofo- pun- 

 6tatis , pallide ttftacea, futura nigro- fufca, anterlus 

 latius , & plerumque margo lateralis poftice angufle 

 nigro- fufcus. Corpus fubtus nigro- piceum , fub- 

 nitidum, abdominis margine anoque teftaceis. Pedes 

 toti pallide ferruginei. 



Var. b. plerumque paullo major; thoracis difcus 

 & elytrornm futura parum infufcata; corpus fubtus 

 pailidius fufco - teftaceum ; forte femina. 



62. E, limbatust lineari-elongatus niger 

 pubefcens, antennis fubferratis pedibusque 

 pallide ferrugineis, elytris teftaceis, futura 

 margineque nigrofirfcis. 



Fabr. fy/i. ekut. 2. 242. wp. Payft. fn. 3. 4?. 



4p. Tknnb Inf. Jpec. g. 64. Oliv. ent. 2. 



$\. 52. 1$. Tab. 7. /. 73*. a-d.? 

 Elater puflluf. Herbjl. coh 10. $s. 97. Tab. 



\6s. f. 11. 



Elater nitidulus. Marjh. ent. br. 1. 3&0. 12. 



Var. b. Elytris teftaceis, futura margineque 

 vix infufcatis, 



Elater palteus. Fabr. fyft. eleut. 2. 242. 10S. 



Var. c. Elytris nigris, rnacula oblonga hu- 

 merali teftacea. 



Ec Elater 



