246 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA. 



thorax, short antennae, and clavate femora ; but various modifications 

 of these parts take place : — the two species placed at the end are 

 very discordant, and appear to form a genus intermediate between 

 the present and Obrium. 



A. With the thorax transverse 5 antennae short or moderate. 



f Sp. 2. striatum. Elongatum, convexum, nigrum, opacum, subtilissime punctu- 

 latum, elytris obsolete multistriatis, antennis brevibus. (Long. corp. 8 Hn.) 



Ce. striatus. Linne.—Ca,. striatum. Steph. Catal. 200. No. 2047. note. — Curtis, 

 vii. pi. 295. 



Elongate, convex, dull-black, finely and thickly punctured : forehead with a tri- 

 angular impression : thorax unequal, with a broad shallow longitudinal furrow 

 and two or more fovese on each side: elytra transversely rugose, each with 

 about six elevated longitudinal lines, of which the alternate ones are less raised: 

 tarsi piceous : antennse short. 



This insect, which was once supposed to be Spondylis bupre- 

 stoides, has been taken at " Kinnordy, in Scotland." — Curtis, I. c. 

 — I have never seen it. 



Sp. 4. Bajulus. Fusco-piceum, thorace villoso nigro, tuberculis duobus dorsali- 

 bus glabris, antennis brevibus obscure ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 4 — 10 lin?) 



Ce. Bajiilus. Linne.—Martyn, C pi. 9,^. f. \ — 5. Cal. bajulus, Steph. Catal. 

 299. No. 2040. 



|Sp. 1. rusticum. Elongatum, subdepressum, fusco-testaceum, opacum, elytris 



lineis duobus longitudinalibus elevatis. (Long. corp. 8 — 10 lin.) 

 Ca. rusticus. Linne. — Berkenhout (! ) — Steph. Catal. 200. No. 2046. 



Elongate, somewhat depressed^ of a dull testaceous-brown : elytra paler, with 

 two longitudinal ridges, and a third abbreviated one on the shoulders : thorax 

 with three fovese placed somewhat triangularly : antennae short. 



Introduced as British by Berkenhout : I have not seen a specimen. 



tSp. 3. dilatatum. Latins, depressum, supra virescenti-ceneutn, thorace sub- 

 tilissiine coi'iaceo, elytris rude reticulato-rugosis postice latioribus. (Long, 

 corp. 5 lin.) 



Cal. dilatatum. Pay kul.— Steph. Catal. 200. A^. 2045. note.— Cer. variabile. 

 Turton. (!) 



Broad, depressed, above greenish-brass or coppery : elytra peneous, coarsely re- 

 ticulate-rugose, and broadest posteriorly: thorax glabrous, rounded, finely cori- 

 aceous : antennas and legs brown. 



Indicated as British by Turton. 



