elaolite (elaolit)

Same as elœolite. elaopten (el-a-op'ten), n. Same as elæoptene. Elaphidion (el-a-fid'i-on), n. [NL. (Serville, 1834), Elaphidion parallelum , natural size. e, larva; b, twig split open, showing inclosed pupa; 4, severed end of twig; c, beetle; i, basal joints of an antenna, showing the characteristic spines at the tip of the third and fourth joints;, tip of elytron; d, e, f, g, h, head, maxilla, labium, mandible, and antenna of larva. large size, with moderately long spinose antennæ and rounded thorax. About 20 species are known, all from North America and the West Indies. E. paral. lelum is a common species in the northern and eastern United States, about half an inch long, and ashy-brown in color; its larva bores into oak and hickory. Also Elaphi dium.