g2 Insecta, Pterodicera, 



lum aculum, dimidiato-emargiiiatum. Clypeus saepius 

 rhombeus, angulo aut arcu anlice circumscriplus. 



Caput ad oculos fere terminatum aut vix postice pro- 

 ductum. Thorax undique maiginalus, abdomine dimidio 

 hrevior, antice sensim angustlor ; illius capitisque la- 

 teribus conniventibus aut una currentibus. Scutellum 

 obvium. Pedes postici ab ano manifesto dislantes; ti- 

 biaequaluor posticas latere externo transverse profunde- 

 que veluti inciso, lineis prominentibus ciliatis; anticae 

 macula interna hirsuta. 



Spec. 1. Geotrvpes stercorarivs, Geotrupe sfercoraire. 



G. Breviter ovalis, supra rilger ant intense viridis , infra 

 saepius violaceus aul aurato-viridis ; antennarum capiluli apice 

 saepius rvifescenle ; clypeo rlionibeo ; vertice tuberculo aculo ; 

 thorace mutico, linea dorsali impressa , poslica, abbreviata; ely- 

 tris profunde slrialis ; striis plurimis subrugosulis , impresso- 

 punctalis. — lllis mandibulas ad apicem exlerne bisinualae; ti- 

 biae anlicae carina inlerna, denticulaia, denticulis plurimis; his 

 aut altero sexu tibiae anticse dentibus duobus valldis , inteinis , 

 subajqualibus , dissiiis ; femora dvio postica basin versus denli- 

 bus duobus dislinclis. 



Geotrupe stercoraire. Latr. Hist. nat. des Crust. et des Insect. , 

 tom. \o , p. 1^6 , pl. 82 j fg. 9. — Prec. des caract. gener. des 

 Insect. , p. 6. 



Scarabwu"^ stercorarius. LiNN. System. nat.., ed. i3, tom. 1, 

 pars 1 , p. 55o. — Faun. Suec. ed, 2, n" . 388. 



Le Scarabe grand Pillulaire. Geoff, Hist. des Insect, , 

 tom. 1 , p. -76. 



Scarabe fouille-merde . De Geer. Mem. s. l. Insect. , tom. 4 , 

 p. 2^9 , pl. 9 , fig. 10. 11. 



Scarabceus stercorarius. Fab. System. eleut. , tom. \ , p, 24, 



Scarabe stercoraire, Oliv. Entom. , tom. i, «". 3, pl, 5, 

 Jig. 39. a, b. c. d. 



Scarabceus stercorarius. Illig, Coleopt. Bor.,tom. i j p» 9« 



