INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 8. Hifter. 93 



Serricornis. Thorax gibbous, deflected : body teftaceous ; antennae 

 ferrate. 

 Inhabits dried herbs from America. 

 Eyes globular, black : pells naked. 



Spinicornis. Oblong, 2 lower joints of the antennse longer and fpinous. 



Inhabits Sandwich IJlands. Oh<v. Inf. 2, tab. I. fig. 5. 

 Head chanelled, black, polifhed : thorax thin, cylindric, dull 

 Jhells oblong, naked, pellucid : legs black. 



Sulcatus. 



*Scotius. 



Striates* 



Whitifh ; thorax downy, with 4 grooves : fhells connected, 

 brown-teftaceous, polifhed. 

 Found in dried plants brought from the Canary IJlands. 

 Antenna white, as long as the body : head imall, pale : Jhells 

 gibbous : legs whitifh. 



Thorax naked, pitchy: fhells connected, brown-teftaceous, 

 polifhed. 

 Oliv.Inl. 2. 17, tab. 1. fig. 2. 

 Inhabits Europe, on the birch tree. 

 Antenna; clothed with white down : legs downy, whitifh. 



Thorax gibbous, with 2 tubercles : fhells globular, flriate. 



Inhabits Saxony : fize of thelaft. 

 'Thorax elevated, grey : Jhells grey. 



Upfalienjis. Teftaceous ; eyes black : fhells flriate : thorax plano-convex* 

 Inhabits VpfaL Upfal TranJ. 4. p. 6, n f 2. 



Faber. Dull teftaceous : fhells naked, waved with cinereous. 

 Inhabits Holland. Upfal. Tranf. 4. p. 6. n. 10. 



Apterus. Head brown ; front channelled : fhells, legs and antennas 

 rufous : thighs clavate : fhanks ciliate. 

 Muf. Lejk. p. 7, n. 130. 



8. HISTER. Antennce clavate, the club fo- 

 lid ; the laft joint comprefied, decur- 

 ved : head retra&ile within the body : 

 mouthiovcipated: Jhells fhorter than the 

 body, truncate: fore-jhanks toothed* 

 hind-fhanks fpinous. 



Major. Black ; fhells fubflriate : thorax ciliate at the edges. \ 

 Inhabits Africa. Oli<v. Inf. 1,6. /. 1,/. 4. 



Thorax ciliate with ferruginous hair. 



Hift. Maximus of Gmelin differs only in fize. 



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