BY J. O. WESTWOOI). 26S 



that, from the geographical station and peculiarities of the islands 

 of Mauritius and Bourbon, the Lucanus striatus of Olivier may 

 not unnaturally extend in its range to India. I have no hesi- 

 tation, however, in regarding Mr. MacLeay's Indian Figulus as 

 distinct from the Mauritian species. 



Sp. 6. Fig. regularis. Niger nitidus^ capite postice inter 

 oculos tuhercuUs duobns pimctatis, alterisque duobus niinoribus 

 versus basin mandibularum^ mandibulis 3 — ^-dentatis, mento 

 rude punctato utrinque impresso, thorace lateribus punctato, 

 serieque longitudinali pimctormn in medio, hoc hand impresso^ 

 margine antico \- sub-tuber cidato, ehjtris \0-striato-punctatis, 

 tibiis anticis 8-dentatis. (Long. corp. lin, 7|.) 



Habitat in Nova Hollandia. — In Mus. D. Hope. Westw. in Ann. 

 So. Nat. 2d Ser. Vol. I. p. 120. 



Sp. 7. Fig. trilobus. Niger nitidus, capite rude punctato 

 in medio impresso, tuber cido utrinque versus basin mandibu- 

 larum ; mandibulis 1 — 2-dentatis, mento in medio impresso, 

 thorace lateribus punctatis, in medio canalicula longitudinali 

 abbreviata impresso, margine antico tri-tuberculato, elytris valde 

 punctatis, singulo lineis 8 elevatis Icsvibus notato, tibiis anticis 

 extus 8-dentatis. Affitiis F. regulari, at differt prcesertim 

 thorace canaliculato antice 3-tuberculato notisque aliis. (Long. 

 Corp. lin. 8|.) 



Habitat in Nova Hollandia. — In the Collection of the Entomological 

 Club. 



Sp. 8. Fig. subcastaneus. Parvus nitidus, piceus ; thoracis 

 et elytrorum lateribus mag is castaneis, his regulariter punctato- 

 striatis. (Long. corp. lin. 4g.) 



Habitat in insula Java. — In Mus. Dom. Hope. 



Nitidus piceus, thorace et elytris, prassertim ad latera, subcastaneis, 

 fern, corpus parvum parallelum : caput fere thoracis latitudine, 

 lateribus obliquis, septo (oculos omnino dividente) magno, piano ; 

 tuberculo inter oculos et basin mandibularum, clypeo valde de- 



Ipresso ; capite pone oculos in collum contracto : mentum magnum 

 fere quadratum lateribus rotundatis, palpos labiales (nisi articu- 

 lum 3""".) abscondens : mandibulae parvae acutae intus dente versus 

 apicem armatoe : thorax fere quadratus, marginibus lateralibus fere 



