Mr. Kirey’s Century of Insects. . $91 
Var. B. thorace femoribusque quatuor posticis supra, cupreo- 
auratis: macula thoracis dorsali minori; lobis vix recurvis. 
This species is nearly related to C. splendidulus and conspicil- 
latus Fabr. From the former it is distinguished not only by 
having the horn on the head flattened instead of compressed at: 
its apex, but the thoracic horns are narrower and more elevated, 
and the fovea does not extend the whole length of the thorax : 
besides, in C. splendidulus the horn terminates near the anterior 
margin of the thorax in a prominent tooth, which is wanting in 
C. floriger. C. conspicillatus is also a native of Brasil; but the 
thorax of this is very retuse anteriorly, and armed with two teeth 
only, which is not the casc with the insect I have described. The 
insects in question, with several other species, vary from Copris 
in their antenne and some other characters, and form a connect- . 
ing link between Onitis and that genus. 
Onrnopuacus Latr. 
Greeni. 30. O. obscurus, clypeo emarginato transverse carinato, 
: thorace punctatissimo : punctis papillatis, elytris 
scabris. icd | 
Long. corp. lin. 6. re sided 
Habitat apud Promontorium Bone Spei. D. Green. 
Corpus atrum, obscurum, fere hemispheericum. Caput rugulosum, 
antice emarginatum, postice linea transversa elevata. Thorax 
antice utrinque obsolete retusus, punctulis creberrimis conflu- 
entibus papillatis irroratus. Elytra granulis minutissimis, sine 
lente forti vix conspicuis, scabra, punctis etiam haud profun- 
dis notata. Tibie anticz obtuse tridentate. 
This insect seems to vary somewhat from the habit of Onthopha- 
gus, and forms an intermediate link between it and Copris. ` 
. Sr2 : macro- 
