414 APPENDIX. 



Page 252. Sp. 7. Aukiotes pilosus. — Elater pilosus, Fahr. Sijst. Eleut. ii 241. 

 — Depressiusculus, fuscus, cinereo suhvillosus, elytris pallidioribus, teriue 

 striatis, antennis pcdibusque obscure ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 4 — 5 lin.) 



Slightly depressed, fuscous, clothed with a slight ashy down; elytra rather 

 paler, delicately and regularly striate, the interstices finely punctured ; 

 thorax rather coarsely punctate, the posterior angles a little curved out- 

 wards ; antennae and legs dull ferrughious, the femora sometimes a little 

 dusky. 



The elytra vary slightly in colour, as in other species of the genus. 



I have one specimen taken by the Rev. F. W. Hope near Southend, and I 

 obtained a pair from Mr. Bainbridge's collection. 



Sericosomus, ServiUe, 



A name to be retained in preference to Serious, Esch. (being too near Scrica) : 

 it forms a portion of my first section of Elater — the first three species — and 

 dilFers firom Ectiiuis chiefly in having the body densely clothed with a very 

 short silken pile, more depressed, broadish, the fourth and following joints 

 of the antennse alike, and the elytra mostly discolorous to the head and thorax. 



EcTiNus, Eschscholt:^, 



Includes only El. aterrimus of the indigenous species, which, as before alluded 

 to, differs from the preceding by having the body nearly glabrous, a few 

 hairs disposed in lines existing on the elytra, the body very convex and 

 roughened, the antennse with the fourth joint distinctly longer than the 

 following, and the apical one short, broad and ovate. 



LiMONius, Eschscholtz, 



Agrees with Elater A., sections b. and c. of this work, with the exception 

 perhaps of El. nigrinus, of which for want of specimens I can say nothing. 



Elater, Eschscholtz, 



Is apparently confined to the species which I have included in section B , 

 divisions a and b 1 ; b 2 forming 



Lepiuotus, Eschscholtz, 



As referred to in page 374. 



Hypolithus, Eschscholtz, 



Is synonymous with Hypnoides; and 



Drasterius, Eschscholtz, 



Embraces the insect I have placed, with doubt, as the third species of Solato- 

 somus in page 269, viz. Elat. bimaculatus, Eabr. 



Melanotus, Eschscholtz, 



Corresponds with Perimecus, to the characters of which should be added 

 claws serrated. 



Page 266. +Ctenicerus castaneus. " Shanklin ClifF, Isle of Wight, IGth 

 June, 1834." — T. Mepiell, Esq. 



Page 266. Cte. sanguinicollis has been taken rather plentifully near Southend 

 by the Rev. F. W. Hope. 



