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from that of males; carina of vertex as in males but reduced, some- 

 times only faintly visible. 



Pronotum and elytra as noted for male minors. Pygidium less 

 convex and more conspicuously setigerously punctate than is usual in 

 male majors. Ventral surfaces and legs generally similar to male 

 minors except that the last abdominal segment is not narrowed 

 medially. 



Type. — Location unknown to us. 



Type locality. — "Carolina." 



Distribution. — (See fig. 9.) 



Alabama: Hartford, Mobile, Seale. Arkansas: Washington Co. Connecti- 

 cut: State label only, district of Columbia. Florida: 50 localities through- 

 out the State. Georgia: 10 mi. west of Fort Valley, Rabun Bald Mtn. (Rabun 

 Co.), Satoloh. Indiana: Lake Station, Pine. Illinois: Kankakee Co. (Hopkins 

 Pk.), LaFayette. Kansas: Corbin, Medora. Maryland: State label only. 

 MICHIGAN: Livingston Co. (George Reserve), north Carolina: Asheville, 

 Balsam, Black Mts., Faison, Southern Pines, Sunburst, Victoria, new jersey: 

 Bayhead, Burlington Co., Cassville, Clementou, DaCosta, Jericho, Lakehurst, 

 Lucaston, Millville, Rancocas Park, Warren Grove. Oklahoma: Payne Co. 

 south Carolina: Beaufort, Cashiers Valley Rd., Clemson, Chappells, Columbia, 

 Denmark, Florence, Hartsville, Meredith, Rocky Bottom, Ware Shoals, White 

 Pond, Venus (Pickens Co.). Tennessee: Burrville, Chilhowee Mtn., Knoxville. 

 Texas: Anderson Co., Bastrop State Pk., Goliad. Virginia: Norfolk. 



Remarks. — Onthophagus tuherculijrons is characterized by its dull 

 black or faintly cupreous color with brown spotted elytra; clypeus 

 emarginate, seemingly bidentate; carina of vertex bituberculate with 



Figure 9. Distribution of species of Onthophagus: 

 O velutinus Horn # tuherculifrons Harold 



