INSECTS COLEOPTERA. 42 Elate:. 3S9 



{'hiatus. Black ; fhells brown with a longitudinal fulvous {tripe. 

 Inhabits France. Geoffr. Ins. par. \.p. 135. n. 11. 



Melanoph- Rufous ; eyes black. 

 thahnos. Inhabits Sweden. - Degeer. Ins. 4,^. 144. ta l. $>jfig. iE* 



Major. Black-brown, polifhed: legs chefnut^brown : abdomen a- 

 bove reddifh. 

 Inhabits Europe, large. Degeer. Inf. 4. p. 146, n. 3. 



minor. Elongated : head and thorax black : (hells antennae a&$ 

 legs brown. 

 Inhabits Europe, fmall. Degeer. faf. 4. fl 147. n. 4. 



.K'jouahs. Black with grey villous fpots : fhells rough : thorax witli 

 imprefTed cavities. 

 Inhabits Europe, large. Degeer. Inf. 4. p. 148. n. 6. 



V.idatus* Grey-moufe-colour villous: fhells with 3 undulate Mack 

 bands. 

 Inhabits Europe. Degeer. Ins. 4. p. x^.tab. $>fig. 26, 



Maculo/us. Head black : thorax rufous with 3 oblong black fpots * 

 fhells brownifh. 

 Inhabits Ewope. Degeer. Ins. 4.*. 158. ft. 19, 



Kffidus. Black -green bronzed : legs black, 



Inhabits Europe. Small. Degeer. Ins. 4. p. 159. 1?. 11. 



Piceus. Entirely black polifhed : fhells very fmooth. 



Inhabits Penfylvania. Degeer. Ins. 4./. 162. tab. l8-fg-$- 



Lividus. Pale reddifh-brown : antennas rufous : legs yellow-te- 

 flaceous. 

 Inhabits Penjyfoania. Degeer. Ins. 4. p. 163. tab 1%.fg* 4. 



Ochropus. Black-brown : legs and antennas yellow-teftaceous. 



Inhabits Surinam. Degeer. Ins. 4. p. 163. tab. i8.j»%»5» 



Puntlulatus & u ^ teftaceous : fore-part of the thorax black : fhells wisk 

 2 irregulat black fpots. 

 Elater maculatus. Degeer. Ins. 4^. 1 63. tab. iS./Jg. 6. 

 Inhabits Surinam ; about 3 lines long. 



Segeti.-. Black ; antennas and tarfi brown : fhells with black xt& 

 brown longitudinal lines. 

 Inhabits Sweden. A3. Holm. 1779. P» Z S4- fa ^' A0 'f& 3 ~ "3 % 

 The lar-va is very dcftru<5tive to the roots of corn. 



