25i MANDJRULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



c. With the thorax oblong; convex behind. 



Sp. 7. serraticomis. Oblongus, nigro-subceneus, thorace longiori punctato, an~ 



tennis longis acute, serratis, pedibus fuscis. (Long. corp. 2| — 3 lin.) 

 El. serraticomis. Paykul.—Steph. Catal. 122. No. 1240. 



Oblong, brassy-black : head broad, with a triangular impression on the front, 

 which is obtuse : thorax longer than broad, the lateral edge a little rounded, 

 the posterior angles rather elongated, stout, acute : the disc thickly punc- 

 tulated : scutellum ovate ; elytra linear-elongate, with the apex acuminated, 

 the disc slightly convex, faintly punctate-striated, with the interstices thickly 

 punctulated : femora piceous ; tibiae and tarsi fuscous : antennae about half 

 the length of the body, black, deeply and acutely serrated. 



The acutely serrated antennae and elongate thorax distinguish this from the 

 following species. 



Occasionally taken within the metropolitan district, but more 

 abundant near Bristol and its vicinity. " Wood Ditton, Cambs, 

 on the flowers of the white-thorn." — Rev. L. Jenyns. .» 



Sp. 8. minutus. Lineari-elongatus, niger, pubescens, thorace punctato nitido, 

 oblongo, elytris subdepressis vix nitidis, pedibus nigris. (Long. corp. 3 — 3^ lin.) 

 El. minutus. Linne.—Steph. Catal. 122. No. 1241. 



Linear-elongate, black, slightly pubescent : head short, deeply punctate, with the 

 front irregularly impressed, and the anterior margin subtruncate, reflexed : 

 thorax oblong, sublinear, with the sides straight, the posterior angles short, 

 obtuse : scutellum oblong, rounded at the apex : elytra elongate, linear, with 

 the apex rounded, slightly depressed above, punctate-striate, the interstices 

 fiat, obsoletely punctured, the sutural stria most evident ; body deeply punc- 

 tured, aeneous : legs black, with fuscous tarsi : antennas black, rather acutely 

 serrated. 



Very abundant in hedges within the metropolitan district : also 

 found near Edinburgh. " Epping." — Mr. Donbleday. " Not un- 

 common among grass (near Swansea), particularly in woods." — 

 I j. W. Dillwyn, Esq. 



Sp. 9. nigro-ceneus. Lineari-elongatus, supra nigro-ceneus, subius ater, thorace 



nitido. (Long. corp. 3— 3i lin.) 

 El. nigro-aeneus. Marsham. — Steph. Catal. 122. No. 1242. 



Linear-elongate, above black-brass, beneath deep black; thorax very shining, 

 obsoletely punctate : elytra faintly striated, rather glossy : legs and antenna? 

 black. 



This insect is certainly distinct from the Elater Bructeri, to which it is referred, 

 by Gyllenhal: it is probably a mere variety of the last described. 



