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Scatonomus smaragdinus, W. S. brevis, subcylindricus, smarag- 

 dinus; capite antice profunde emarginato in sinu obtuse bidentato ; 

 elytris leviter striatis ; tibiis 4 posticis angustioribus ; prothoracis 

 angulis anticis in lobum parvum productis. Long. corp. lin. 2^. 

 — Hab. Brazil. Mus. Gory. 



Anomiopus, W. Corpus oblongum subconvexum,pedibus latissimis. 

 Mentum ovale basi truncatum, antice vix emarginatum. Palpi 

 labiates breves articulis sensim minoribus, Clypeus bidentatus. 

 Prothorax lateribus rotundatis. Elytra marginata slriisque im- 

 pressa. Tarsi postice latissimi. 



Anomiopus virescens, W. A. aneo-virescens, dentibus duobus 

 clypei obtusis, capite pronoto et elytris tenuissime et irregulariler 

 punctulatis ; elytris striato-punctatis ; punctis vix distinctis ; tibiis 

 4 posticis in medio prominulis ; tibiis anticis ad basin externe 4- 

 serratis. Long. corp. lin. 3§. — Hab. Brazil. 



Anomiopus nigricans, W. A. ceneo-niger, dentibus clypei acutis 

 parallelis ; fortius punctatus ; punctis duobus parvis inter oculos ; 

 elytris paulb longioribus cyaneo-nigris, striis profundis ; pedibus 

 anticis castaneis ; tibiis anticis basi externe 7-denticulatis ; tibiis- 

 que posticis in medio hand prominulis. Long. corp. lin. 2J. — 

 Hab. Brazil. 



" Descriptions of the Coleopterous insects sent to England by Dr. 

 Cantor from Chusan and Canton, with observations on the Entomo- 

 logy of China." By the Rev. F. W. Hope, F.R.S., &c. 



The following are the characters of the new species described in 

 this paper > — 



Sp. 1. Lucanus Confucius, Hope. $ Niger nitidus, mandibulis 

 capite thoraceque fere cequalibus ; caput depressum, clypeo in 

 medio producto, flavo-ciliato ; thorace transverse oblongo, angulis 

 posticis oblique truncatis, granulato. Long. lin. 28, lat. lin. 7. 



Sp. 2. Copris Sinicus, Hope. $ Niger exscutellatus , thorace pro- 

 minentia: duplici, cornu capitis erecto intus ad basin 2-denticulato. 

 Long. lin. 10, lat. lin. 5£. Allied to C. Sabseus, Fab. 



Sp. 3. Copris Sinensis, Hope. Mas adhuc laiet. Niger exscutella- 

 tus, clypeo emarginato, capite tuberculo lato armato, elytris striato- 

 punctatis. Long. lin. 9, lat. lin. 4£. 



Sp. 4. Onthophagus Sinicus, Hope. Niger, antennis luteis, cly- 

 peo integro, capite cornu tauriformi ; thorace punctulato ; elytris 

 striato-punctatis, interstitiis disci punctatis . Long. lin. 4^, lat. 

 lin. 2£. 



Sp. 5. Dipelicus Cantori, Hope. Piceus, capite antice trigono, pos- 

 tice cornu elevato triangulari ; thorace convexo, varioloso punc- 

 tato,marginibusundique elevatis ; elytris lineato-punctatis . Long. 

 lin. 19, lat. lin. 8 J. 



Sp. 6. Mimela Downsii, Hope. Affinis Mimelse glabrae Hope, at 

 minor. Viridis glabra infra aurato-viridis ; antennis atrovires- 

 centibus, mesosterno abrupte truncato. Long. lin. 6, lat. lin. 3. 



Sp. 7. Popillia Maclellandi, Hope. Castanea, capite punctulato, 

 thorace glabro cupreo, elytris castaneis podice atro, maculis duabus 

 Havis e pilis brevibus forma Us. Long. lin. 7, lat. lin. 3^. 



