i32 Insecta. Pterodicera. 



dratum , apicihii^s rotundatis ; thorax in nonnuUis immargi- 

 natus ; margine postico sublobato , medio prominulo, ) 



CCVII. Genus. Laufrima. Lamprime. 



Letlirus , Fab. — Lucanus , Sciireibers. 



AntenncB articulo basilari elongalo-conico , reclo. 

 Mandihulce maxima?, intvxs hirsutissimse) apice multi- 

 denlatse , subchelalae. Lahium hirsutissimum. Menturn 

 transverso-Iineare. 



Corpus ovale. Thorax elytraque marginala. TihicB 

 anticse tlentibus exlernis paucis ( quatuor aut quinque) , 

 sub.xqualibus ; lamina cornea , triangulari , apicali , 

 calcari adjuncta. Tarsi appendice sub unguiura origine 

 inserta, cornea, elongata, ad apicem bidentata; denti- 

 bus elongatisj divaricalls, cum setis aliquot brevibus, 

 corneis. Sternum medium in cornu ])roductum. 



Spec. 1. l.AMPniMA JENEA. Lumprime hronzee. 



L. Auralo-viridis , la?vis. 



Lamprime hronzee. Latr. Hist. nat. des Crust, et des Insect. .. 

 tom. 10 , p. 24o. 



Lethrus ceneus. Fae. Sjstem. eleut. , tom. i , p. 2. 



lyucanus ceneus. Scnn. Trans. of the Linn. soc, , tom. 6, 

 p. iS5 , tah. 10 , fig. 1. ^ 



Mabilat iii Norfolk , Maris Pacifici insula. 



CCVIII. Genus. uEsalus. jEsale. 



j^salus , Fab. — Lucanus , Creuz., Panzer. 



Antennce arliculo basilari incurvo, conipresso. Man- 

 dihulcv apicti acuta^, arcaata?, sublunatge, superne mas- 

 culis in ramum cornuve oblusum producla. 31axillce 

 processu brevissimo, compresso , apice rotundalo, hir- 

 suto. Mentum transverso-quadratum. 



Corpus elongato-quadratum, ad apices rotundatura, 



