Plate XXXVIII. fig. 3.
ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Longicornes. FAMILY: Prionidæ, _Leach_.
GENUS. PRIONUS, _Geoffroy_. Cerambyx p. _Linn._ SUBGENUS. Mallodon,
_Serv._
PRIONUS (MALLODON) MAXILLOSUS. Thorace marginato crenato, mandibulis
porrectis intus hirsutis quadridentatis, elytris ad apicem mucronatis.
(Long. Corp. fere 2 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Cerambyx Maxillosus, _Drury, App. vol._ 2. _Fabricius Syst. Ent. p._
163. 151. _Syst. Eleuth._ II. _p._ 264. 31. (Prionus m.) _Oliv. Ent._ iv.
66. _p._ 16. _t._ 1. _f._ 3.
HABITAT: Barbuda, near Antigua, "where it was found dead at the foot of a
tree." (_Drury_). America (_Fabr._).
{83}Head black, broad, and very rough above, with two strong, thick,
black triangular mandibles, nearly as long as the thorax; having the
inner margin very hairy, and armed with teeth; sharp pointed at the tips,
with their points bending towards each other. Antennæ about half the
length of the insect; close underneath which on each side is a strong
spine. Thorax black, as broad as the elytra; very rough on the sides, but
shining in the middle, the surface being very uneven; the anterior angle
projecting beyond the edge. Scutellum semi-oval. Elytra dark red brown,
shining, and margined deeply on the edges, but faintly along the suture;
having a very short and small spine at the extremities, and extending a
little beyond the anus. Abdomen red brown, smooth and shining. Legs red
brown, and smooth, being furnished with three very small tibial spurs.