PRIONIDiE. 5'6 



88. SOLENOPTERA. 



Solenoptera, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr, i. 183. 

 Cerambyx, p., L. 

 Prionus, p., Fabr, 



1. Solenoptera TaoMiE. B.M. 



Cerambyx Thomse, I*. Syst. Nat. ii. 623. 



Herbst, Act. Soc. Ber. Nat. Cur. iv. 325. t. 7- f- 9. 

 Prionus Thorase, Fabr. S. El. ii. 262. 

 Solenoptera Thomae, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. i. 184. 

 Hub. W. Indies (St. Thomas) (Coll. Gosse). 



2. Solenoptera subcanaliculata, n. s. B.M, 



S. nigro-picea, thorace medio longitudinaliter canaliculato, fundo 

 hii'sutie cana tecto ; elytris scabro-punctatis apice subcrenatis. 



Of a deep pitchy black ; the thorax down the middle deeply 

 channeled, the bottom of the groove covered with grejish hairs ; 

 margins irregularly crenated and shining ; the sides dull, exca- 

 vated and punctured, two longitudinal shining keels down the 

 middle, depressed on the back, one on each side of the groove. 

 Elytra pimctured, a short white hair from each of the punctures. 



Length 15i hues. 

 Hab. W. Indies. 



3. Solenoptera lineata. B.M. 



Cerambyx lineatus, L. Syst. Nat. ii. 624. 



Sloatie, Jam. ii. 208. t. 237. f. 34. 

 Prionus lineatus, Fabr. Syst. EL ii. 257. 



Oliv. Col. iv. 38. t. 8. f. 30 ; t. 11. f= 30. 

 Solenoptera lineata, Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr, i. 184. 

 Hah. W. Indies (Jamaica). 



4. Solenoptera fuliginosa. B.M. 



Prionus fuhginosus, Fabr. Syst. El. ii. 257- 



Oliv. CoZ.iv. 37. t. 10. f. 39. 

 Prionus erythromerus, Dej. Cat. (ohm). 

 Solenoptera fuliginosa, Dej. Cut. p. 344, 

 Hab. W. Indies. 



5. Solenoptera scabrosa. B.M, 



Solenoptera scabrosa, Chevr. Coll. 

 Hab. W. Indies (Cuba). 



