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which are in my possession. The species received 

 from New Holland appear to differ from any of 

 those which inhabit the New or Old World. The 

 reason I do not here attempt a new arrangement is, 

 that the forms are varied, and require a very careful 

 and minute investigation. 



Sp. 35. Marianus. — This is only the female of 

 Dynastes Tityus ; the former name must therefore 

 be considered only as a synonym. 



Sp. 3Q. Gigas. — Now an Heliocopris. This gi- 

 gantic insect is closely allied to Copris Isidis of 

 Savigny, and may justly be ranked among those 

 beetles which antiquity esteemed as sacred. It 

 frequently occurs engraved on the obelisks of Egypt, 

 and on the tombs of the kings, and is met with 

 in collections sculptured of various sizes. As it 

 very commonly occurs engraved at the temples of 

 Osiris or the Sun, I suggest the adoption of the 

 term Heliocopris to include all those species of 

 Copris allied to C. Gigas, Linn. The following 

 insects range with it : viz. C. Midas, Bucephalus, 

 Antenor, Isidis ; and to these may be added from 

 my own collection those which are mentioned in 

 Mr. Pettigrew's work on Egyptian Antiquities, 

 namely, C. Osiris, Apis, Memnon, Sesostris, Moeris, 



