INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 42. Elater, 3S1 



* Obfcurus. Piceous; thorax and (hells dull black. 



Inhabits Europe. Oli-v Ins. 31. tab. S.Jig. j6. 



Wltrvipes. Thorax dull black : (hells ftriate brown : legs teftaceous. 

 Inhabits America. Qli<v. Ins. 31. tab. 2. jig. 17. 

 Rcfembles El obfcurus except in having its legs yellowifh. 



Cajianipes. Brown with cinereous down: antenna? and (hanks tefla- 

 ceous. 

 Inhabits Guadeloupe.. Elater caftaneus. Fabricius. 

 Body middie-fized : bead, thorax and JJiells covered with hairs; 

 juells ftriate. 



Maculatus. Ferruginous; fhells dotted with black. 



Inhabits South America. Oli-v. Ins. 31. tab. 2. Jig. 18. 

 Antennae black: thorax ferruginous with a black triangular fpot 

 in the middle: fnells ferruginous with 4 black dots: legs brown. 



Filiformis. Brown-afh, immaculate. 



Inhabits Italy. OUv. Int. $i.Jab. 4. Jig. 41. 

 Body filiform, about half the fize of Elater obfcurus. 



Trijlis. Thorax black polifhed: bafe'of the (hells and. outer margin 

 livid. 

 Inhabits Europe, in rotten wood. Oli<v. Ins. 31. tab. Arfg* 39. 



* Margina- Thorax brown : fhells tefiaceous edged round with black. 

 tus. Inhabits Europe, on plants. OIi<v. Ins. 31. tab. 3. Jig. 29. 



m Thorackus Black ; thorax entirely rufous. 



Inhabits England and France. Oliv. Ins. 31. tab. $.fg» 24. 



* Ruficollis. Black ; thorax on the hind-part red, polifhed. 



Inhabits Europe, in meadows. Oliv. Ins. 31. tab. 6. Jig. 61. 



* Brnmwis. Thorax rufous, black in the middle: fhells and body ferru- 

 ginous. 

 Inhabits Europe, on plants. Oli-v. Ins. 31. tab. 3. Jig. 30. 



Haematodes. Black; thorax pubefcent, fulvous: fhells ftriate fangui- 

 neous. 

 Inhabits Germany. QUv* Ins. 31. tab. i.fg.6. 



Sanguineus, 



