146 LUCANID^. 



tibiae have each a small lateral spine placed far past the middle. 



(^. The head is rather convex, with the ocular canthus 

 extending past the middle of the eye, very bluntly angular in 

 front. Beliind the eye tliere is a blunt, obli({uely })laced, process 

 on each side. Tlie u])i)er surface of the head is closely punctured, 

 excejjt in the median posterior part, where the punctures are 

 fine and scattered. Elsewhere there are fine and coarse punctures 

 together, those at the sides very coarse. The pronotum bears 

 fine scattered punctures, except at the sides and the lateral 

 part of the front margin, which are rugosely punctured. The 

 elytra are very smooth, very minutely punctured, except at the 

 sides, which are densely and rather more strongly punctured. 

 The metastermim and abdomen are smooth and shining but the 

 former is opaque at the sides and has a finely punctured 

 depression in th(> middle. The front tibia is minutely toothed 

 externally and has a terminal dilatation externally, carrying a 

 short liooked spur. The middle and hind tibiae are without 

 distinct lateral spines, the former has also an abrupt internal 

 dilatation at the end, with a short hooked spur, and the hind 

 tibia has a blunt internal tooth a little before the end and is 

 without the usual spurs. 



Variation of the male. In a small male the mandibles are 

 much shorter than the head, strongly curved, with a blunt basal 

 tooth and another near the tip. A rather larger example (the 

 type) has them a little longer than the head and more slender, 

 with the second tooth farther from the base and tip but not 

 larger. It is probable that a greater development occurs. 



(^. Length (with mandibles), 29-33 mm. ; (without man- 

 dibles) 25-27 mm. : breadth, 11-12 mm. 



$. Length, 26 mm. ; breadth, 12 mm. 



Southern India : Somwarpett, Coorg {L. Newcome, July). 



Type in the British Museum. 



73. Dorcus candezei. (Plate XII, fig. 15.) 



Metopodontus candezei Boil., Le Naturaliste, xxiv, 1902, p. 203. 



Black, closely sculptured above and not shining, except upon 

 the pronotum of tiie male. Very short, compact and convex, 

 with rather short legs and antennge. The sides of the head 

 oblifjue in front of the eyes and slightly and bluntly prominent 

 behind them. The pronotum strongly ])unctured and without 

 lateral angulation. The elytra densely punctured and tlie 

 shoulders acute. The lower surfixcc closely |)imctured, except 

 the middle of the metasternum. The prosternuin slopuig 

 behind and not compressed but witli a minute sharp prom- 

 inence. 



$. Oval in shape, with the whole upper surface densely and 

 rugosely punctured, not sliining. The head is very coarsely 



