of Buprestidse and Elateiidae. 3S7 



cinctus, Payk., m. fr. ; 4. E. quercus, Gyll., r. ; 5. E. ceneus, L., fr. ; 

 6. E. cruciatus, L., m. fr. ; 7. E. impressus, Fabr,, r. ; 8. E. metal- 

 licus, Payk. ; 9. E. sjcelandicus, r. ; 10. E. pectinicornis, L., fr. ; 

 W. E. castaneuSy L., m. fr.^) 



tt Tarsi pulvillati. 



AthouSj Escliltz. 



Frosterni processus posticus in mucronem saltatorium sensim 

 transiens. Elytra costa laterali manifesta. Sidci antennarii pro- 

 thoracis nuUi. Frons laminata. 



CI. E. mutilatus, Rosenhauer, r. ; 2. E. niger, L., fr. ; 3. E. rhom- 

 heus, Oliv., r. ; A. E. rujicaudis, Gyli., fr. ; 5. E. vittatus, Fabr., fr. ; 

 6. E. subfuscus, Gyll., fr.) 



generally been misunderstood ; and the species thus named by Linne has 

 been called E. holosericeus, Oliv., whilst the Linnean name has been given 

 to a different species, which Linne most probably confounded with E. pec- 

 tinicornis $ , but which Miiller describes in his ' Fauna Fredrichsdalina' 

 under the name of E. sjcelandicus. Prof. Schiodte has now restored the 

 original names to the proper species, and corrected the error which seems 

 to be founded on a mere mistake of Olivier's. 



^ The species are thus classified : — A. Indistinct antennal grooves near 

 the margins of the prothorax ; antennaj serrated from the fourth joint ; 

 the anterior corners of the pronotum prominent, pointed, somewhat flat- 

 tened, the posterior corners short, obtuse, with obsolete ridge. The pos- 

 terior margin of epimcra ])rothoracica slightly arched and undulated; pro- 

 sternal spine short, thick ; claw-joint of third pair of tarsi longer than their 

 first joint {E. tessellatus). B. No antcnual grooves; cf. antennae serrated 

 from the fourth joint; *hind corners of pronotum without ridge ; anterior 

 corners of pronotum deflected, the posterior margin of pronotum obtusely 

 bidentate ; prosternal spine short, thick ; legs slender ; claw-joint of hind 

 tarsi a little longer than the first joint {E. bipustulatus) ; ** hind corners 

 of pronotum with sharp ridge ; t posterior margin of epimera prothoracica 

 bidentate, the inner tooth pointed ; anterior corners of pronotum more or 

 less deflected ; prosternal spine long, thin, pointed; legs slender; claw- 

 joint of third pair of tarsi longer than the basal joint {E. cinctus, E. quer- 

 cus) ; tt posterior margin of epimera prothoracica angulate or obtusely 

 bidentate ; anterior corners of pronotum pointed, produced ; prosternal 

 spine long, gradually acuminated, with a more or less prominent knob 

 before the point; legs powerful; claw-joint of hind tarsi club-shaped, 

 longer than basal joint ; claws long and powerful ; § posterior margin of 

 epimera prothoracica angulate; antennae with small, lightly impressed, 

 poriferous spots {E. ceneus) ; §§ posterior margin of epimera prothoracica 

 obtusely bidentate; antennaj without poriferous spots {E. cruciatus, E. im- 

 pressus, E. metallicus). b. antenna; serrated from the third joint ; anterior 

 corners of pronotum produced, pointed ; scutellum cordate; legs power- 

 ful ; claw-joint of third pair of tarsi club-shaped, longer than basal joint ; 

 claws long, powerful ; * posterior margin of epimera pi-othoracica arched, 

 slightly undulated ; prosternal spine long; posterior corners of pronotum 

 ridged {E. sjcelandicus, E. pectinicornis) ; ** posterior margin of epimera 

 prothoracica obtusely bidentate ; prosternal spiue short ; hind corners of 

 pronotum without ridge {E. caslaneus). 



