3 32 INSECTS. COLEOPTERA. 42. Elater. 



* Sanguine- Black ; fhells ftriate fanguineous immaculate. 

 «'. Inhabits Europe, in gardens. Oliv. Ins. 31. tab. l.fig. 7. 



A larger variety is found with the thorax pubefcent and more 

 fulvous, the Jhells deeper coloured and marked with an obfolete 

 black blotch at the bafe. 



Ephippium. Black; (hells ftriate, fanguineous with a common dorfal 

 black fpot. 

 Inhabits Germany, on decayed pines. Oliv. Ins. ti; t. c.y". 48. b, 

 Refembles the laft, but the thorax is covered with a black down, 



Prarufus, Black ; fhells ftriate, fanguineons tipt with black. 

 Inhabits Germany, on decayed Fir trees. 



Tejtaceus. Black ; ftriate (hells and legs teftaceous. 



Inhabits Germany, fomething larger than the next. 



* Balteatus. Shells rufous on the firft half: body black. 



Inhabits Europe, in gardens. Oliv, Ins, 31. tab. 8. tig. 77. 



Lateralis. Black, dufky : fhells ftriate with an oblong marginal yellow - 

 ilh fpot at the bafe. 

 Inhabits Germany. Eabriclus Append. 4^2. 

 Body middle-fized : legs yellowifh : thighs black. 



Ekngatus. Black ; (hells tefbeeous tipt with black. 



Inhabits Aujlria. OUv. Inf. 31. tab. 6. fig 58. 

 Shells ftriate punctured : legs teftaceous at the ends. 



Mrfanvee- Sanguineous ;» head thorax dorfal line on the fhells and tip* 

 ;>va/us, black. 



Inhabits Corcmandel. Cliv. Ins. 31. tab. 4 .fig, 36. 

 Head and antenna, black immaculate: thorax fmooth polifhed 

 fanguineous with a black dorfal line hardly reaching the bafe : 

 JheUt ftriate punclured : body fanguineous : tip of the abdomen 

 black: legs fanguineous. 



9 Hfmt*tor. Thorax blackifh polifhed : fhells brown : body black. 

 Inhabits Europe. Donov. Eng. Inf. iii. plate 96. fig. 4. 



, _.. f Black; fhells tail and legs tcftaccous. 



Inhabits Germany; fize of El. fpinofus. 

 Antenna: black, teftaceous at the bafe : jhells ftriate. 



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