32-4 G. n. iiORX, sr. d. 



band crosses, becoming broader externally. la the variety before me 

 whicb may be known as Edwardsi^ the elytra are totally black except- 

 ing a brownish yellow spot at the middle of the base of each elytron, 

 and the epipleura3 brownish testaceous. In every other respect the 

 two forms entircli/ agree and I therefore feel unwilling to consider it a 

 distinct species. 



PL A TE III. 



FiGaRE I. Anterior tibia of Aphodius. 9 



" 2. Anterior tibia of Dialytss. 



" 3. Anterior tibia of Aphodius ^ , Sect. I, B. 



*' 4. Anterior tibia of " 9» '' 



" 5. Hind tibia of •• 1< " 



" 6. Middle tibia of '• %, " 



" 7. Middle tibia of " 9, 



■' 8. Aphodius pinguis, Ha Id. % , " 



" 9. Anterior tibia of Aphodius oblongus, 'J, , Ray. 



•' 10. Anterior tibia of " phalerioides, Horn. 



" 11. Anterior tibia of " Walshii, "^ , Horn. 



" 12. Middle tibia with equal spiuulcs. 



" 13. Middle tibia with unequal spinulcs. 

 ,' " 14. Middle tibia of Aphodius concavus, 'J, , Say. 

 - " 15. Middle tibia of '• dentiger, '^ , Lee. 



" 16. Head, from above, of Aphodius nevadensis, Horn. 



" 17. Head, from above, of " torpidus, Horn. 



' " 18. Head, from above, of " denticulatus, Hald. 



/ " 19. Head, from above, of " crassulus, Horn. 



" 20. Elytral markings of " inquinatUB, Fab. 



" 21. Elytral markings of " pardalis, Lee. 



' " 22, Elytral markings of " serval, Say. 



The elytra of 20— 21 — 22 are yellow with black markings. 



" 23. Elytral markings of Aphodius rugifrons, Horn. 

 The elytra are here black with spots yellow. 



" 24. Anterior tibia and tarsite of Cremastochilus planatus, Lee. 



•' 2.5. Hind tibia and tarsus of '• schanmii, Lee. 



" 26. Anterior tibia and tarsus of " " 



" 27. Anterior tibia and tarsus of " nitons, Lee. 



" 28. Mandible of Cotalpa ursina Horn, from above; a, front view. 



•' 29. Mandible of " granicoUis, Hald., from above; a, front view. 



" 30. Mandible of " consobrina, Horn, from above; a, front view; 



b, tarsus. 



•' 31. Mandible of " lanigera, Linn., from above; a, front view 



i, tarsus. 



•' 32. Anterior tibia % , of Cyclocephala puberula, nigricoUis and seditiosa. 

 ■' 33. Anterior tibia % , of " immaculata, etc. 



" 34. Anterior tibia % , oi " elegans, Horn. 



