Mr. Kirey’s Century of Insects. 411 
PraATE XXI. Fic. 12. 
Long. corp. mandibulis exclusis, lin. 10. 
mandibularum, lin. 22. 
Habitat in Australasia. D. MacLeay. 
Corpus oblongum, depressum, subtus nigrum nitidum punctatum, 
supra valde obscurum. Caput transversum, punctatum, sub- 
carinatum, postice cinereum, antice obtusangulum elevatum 
utrinque tuberculo intermedio munitum. Mandibule thorace 
breviores, intus rectiuscule hirsute punctate, apice recurvee 
emarginate, utrinque dente magno prominentes, supra dente 
obtuso armate, subtus etiam dentibus tribus parvis obtusis in- 
terioribus. Labrum penitus tectum. Palpi articulis arcuatis. 
Mentum bifidum. Antenne thorace breviores, fractæ, clavate : 
clava compressa pectinata quinquefida. Thorax transversus, 
punctatus, nigricans, dorso late canaliculatus, utrinque insu- 
per foveis quatuor impressis, antice emarginatus, postice re- 
pandus: lateribus deflexis obtusangulis. Scutellum triangulare. 
Elytra levissima, valde obscura, purpurascente-fusco cinereo- 
que nebulosa. Femora antica lata, oblonga. Tibie antice mul- 
tidentatæ. Abdomen fuscum. 
This species differs from the other eg in having a bifid men- 
tum, recurved mandibulæ (in which it agrees with Lamprima 
Latr.), and palpi with curved articulations; but its broken an- 
tennæ with a pectinated clava, and depressed body, prove that it 
is more nearly related to Lucanus than to Lamprima, in which the 
body is more convex, the antennæ unbroken with a lamellated 
clava. It seems scarcely entitled to be considered as distinct 
from Lucanus; but at any rate it forms a family in that genus. 
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