LAMIA (MONOCHAMUS) DENTATOR. Thorace spinoso, fusco cinereoque varia. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)
_Syn._ Lamia dentator, _Fabr. Syst. El._ 2. _p._ 294. 70. _Haworth in Ent. Trans._ 1. _t._ 1?
Cerambyx carolinensis, _Oliv. Ent._ 4. 67. _p._ 85. _t._ 12. _f._ 88.?
Cerambyx notatus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
Head grey brown. Antennæ grey brown, and about the length of the insect. Palpi four, and just above the mouth are placed, on each side the head, two protuberances. Thorax grey brown, dappled with black; having on each side a short thick spine. Scutellum small and triangular. Elytra grey brown, dappled with small black streaks, and extending beyond the anus. Abdomen, breast and legs grey brown, like the rest of the insect.
The insect figured by Drury is stated to have been received from Norway. No Longicorn beetle, corresponding with Drury's insect has been ascertained to be a native of that country, or indeed of Europe. Hence, as this figure very nearly corresponds with the American Lamia dentator of Fabricius, I am inclined to believe that Drury's specimen had been imported from North America, in the same manner as the specimen described and figured by Mr. Haworth in the Transactions of the former Entomological Society, and which was taken near London. I have, however, marked the synonyms with doubt, this figure having been overlooked by all subsequent authors.
ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ, _Leach_.
ELATER AURATUS. Cyaneo aut viridi-nitidus subtus cupreus, elytris acuminatis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 9 lin.)
SYN. Elater auratus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. (1773). _Linn. Syst. Nat._ (_Gmel._) 1. iv. 19. 14.
Elater fulgens, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 1. 11. _p._ 220. 22. 17. (1792.) _Syst. Eleuth._ II. 226. _Oliv. Ent._ 2. 31. 12. _t._ 4. _f._ 43. _Herbst. Col._ ix. _p._ 343. _t._ 158. _f._ 12.
Head green. Antennæ black, and shorter than the thorax; having at each joint some short hairs. Thorax green, and margined, appearing as if finely polished; the hinder corners being pointed, and forming obtuse angles. Scutellum round and shining. Elytra likewise green, shining, and margined; their extremities terminating in two sharp points. Under side shining green, except the tarsi, which are black.