AREODA LANIGERA. Capite thoraceque aureis, elytris luteis, corpore subtus
lanato. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)
SYN. Scarabæus Lanigerus, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. II. _p._ 555. 67.
Melolontha L. _Fabr. Syst. El._ II. _p._ 165. 26. _Oliv. Ent._ 1. 5. _p._
21. 17. _t._ 4. _f._ 39. a. b. _Herbst. Col._ III. _p._ 152. 109. _t._
26. _f._ 8.
Areoda L. _MacLeay Horæ Ent._ 1. _part_ 1. _p._ 158.
HABITAT: New York, and other parts of North America.
Head brownish yellow, being divided in the middle by a transverse suture,
the front or fore part being margined, and very plain or even; posterior
part shining green or pearl colour, according to the various directions
in which it is held. Thorax and scutellum of a changeable brown yellow
colour. Between the thorax and the elytra is a row of pale yellow or
white hairs. Elytra lemon-coloured, surrounded by a very small, narrow,
black margin, and minutely punctured. Abdomen shining green black,
covered with a multitude of grey hairs. Legs red brown. Anterior tibiæ
broad and thin; being black on the outside, where they are armed with
three strong spines or teeth. Intermediate and posterior tibiæ with two
spurs. Ungues remarkably bent and long.
{71}ORYCTES NASICORNIS.
Plate XXXIV. fig. 7. [male].-8. [female].
ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Dynastidæ.