552 Transactions South African Philosophical Society, [vol. xiii. 



Family SCARABiEID^. 



Sub-Family COPRIN^. 



Tribe COPKINI. 



Gen. SCARAB^US. 

 Scarab j:us intricatus, Pabr. Cat. i., 33. 



I erroneously placed in synonymy with the above-mentioned 

 species S. cicatricosus, Boh. (The name having been used pre- 

 viously, was changed into S. bohemani by Harold. Catal. Coleopt., 

 iv., p. 1.) 



On closer examination I find that the two species are distinct, that 

 their habitat is also different, and also that the genitalia of the J 

 are not alike. 



But there is a third species which is very closely allied to these 

 two, and the three may be defined as follows : — 



A. Hind femora simple underneath. 



Head with the villose hairs in the frontal part black ; punctures on 

 prothorax round, deep, separated by a smooth interval equal to 

 their own diameter in the posterior part of the disk only, in the 

 centre is a more or less distinct longitudinal smooth space, and one 

 on each side at the base somewhat in the shape of a broad arrow ; 

 striae of elytra finely but distinctly punctate, punctures elongated, 

 opaque with quadrate or transverse shiny bosses nearly equal in 

 size on the first three dorsal intervals with the opaque part, but 

 narrower and more transverse on the other intervals ; intermediate 

 and hind legs with a non-interrupted upper carina and with no 

 transverse teeth outwardly or at apex intricatus. 



Head with the villose hairs in the frontal part fiavescent ; punctures 

 of the prothorax broader, deeper, less numerous, and therefore 

 less closely set, in the central part ami on each side of it are 

 irregular smooth areas ; the striae of the elytra are not punctate, or 

 at least lmt distinctly so, the intervals are not opaque, the bosses 

 are separated by a round foveate puncture not reaching the two 

 sides of the interstices ; the intermediate and posterior tibiae have 

 the chevron outer teeth and also the outer apical part strongly 

 developed, and densely penicUlate with villose hairs bohemani. 



B. Hind femora with two teeth underneath. 



This species combines the sculpture of the head and prothorax of 

 ,S'. bohemani and the elytra! one of \. intricatus. The villose hairs 

 of tlie In -ad are fiavescent, the punctures on the prothorax are 

 rounder, deeper, and being slightly more closely set the smooth 

 areas ore very little distinct ; in the elytra the strire have the long 

 punctures of ."»'. intricatus, the intervals are opaque, and the shiny 



