Ord.l.Fam.XT^I., Geotrupini. gS 



Panz. Faun. Insect. Gcrm. , fasc. 49 , Jig. 1. 



Habital in Europa, siib slcrcore , in tcrra cnnlculos fodlens, 

 hinc noinen Geotrupes a nie his inseclis imposiluin. Magnitu- 

 dine , colore admoclum variat G. stercorarius. Majores nostri 

 supra nigri , niarginibus thoracis et elytrorum corporeque 

 infra violaceo-cjerulcis ; his mares tibiis anticis anguslioribus , 

 exlerne obtuso-denlal is; sculelli medio longilrorsum niulti-punc- 

 lato; antennis plane nigris aul iHarum capituli apice fucescente. 

 Alii minores , colore supra inlensc viridi ^ infra aurato-viridi ; 

 antennarum capituli exlimo rufo 5 libiis anlicis in omnibus ex- 

 externe acute dentatis. Has meras varietates ut species distinxit 

 Dom. Marsham, in Entomologia Britannica ; Sc. stercorarius , 

 spiniger, foveatus ^ mutator. 



Spec. 2. GEOTnupES SYLrATicus. Geotrupe sjdvatique. 



G. Subhemisphsericus, supra niger, violaceo-marginatus, infra 

 violaceus aut aurato-viridis; clypeo rhombeo ; veiiice tviberculo 

 acuto ; antennarum capitulo fusco; thorace mulico; elytris ob- 

 solete striatis, rugosulis. — Illis mandibulae ad aplcem externe 

 bisinuata3 ; tiblge antlca? carina denllculis lantum tribus aut 

 quatuor ; his aut allero sexu cfedcm libife denflbus duobus in- 

 lernls , validloribus , dlssilis , insequallbus ; aplcali minore ; 

 infima duobus alils postice stlpitata ; femora poslica dente unico 

 dislinclo. 



Geotrupe sylvatique. Latr. Hist. nat. des Crust. et des 

 Insect. , tom. 10 , p. i48. 



Scarabceus sylvaticus. Illig. Coleopt. Bor. , tom. i , p« 9- 



Scarab(sus svlvaticus. Fab. Syitem^ eleut., tom. 1 ,p. 20. 



Panz. Faun. Jnsect. Gernu , fasc. 4^ , fig. 3. 



Habiiat in Galliae borealls, Germaniae sylvis, Bolelis viclitans. 



Varlat colore supra obscure nlgro , infra viridi-auralo ; in 

 Burgundla, amicus DcLivaux. 



Sp£c. o. Geotrupes yERNALis. Geotrupe printonier. 

 G. Subhemispharicus, vlolacco-nigcr , nllidus; clypeo rhom- 

 beo , vcrtice vix prominulo; antennarum capilulo fusco; thorace 



