(i-l Mmivirts uf the Indtun Mtiseiitit. [Vol,. VII, 



liahia, IVtr(>{>olis, Hio ilr Janeiro, Santa Cathatina. HItinu'nau) and Hulivia (FarinnN ami 

 8. Antnnia). Ix'tigth 17 51 mm. 



Thi}* a|>i)cap* to lie a very common, widely tli.stributed and variable >j)e< ie>. I^irge 

 ttpcrimeii.H ntay Ih> as inurh an three timeM bk long aM Mmall oneH, are nnu-li inon> rohuKt- 

 liMikin^, have the .sides of the ]ironotum un]nin(tured ext-ept in the sc-ar-* and niar^nal 

 grtKives in.steail of e.xten.sively pmutunHl, have the ilorHal gnK»ve.H of the elvtni >m<Hith 

 in^tead of di.Htim-tly inimturwl and have the lateral grooves nuHlorately .strongly instead of 

 very nwrsely punetured.' The mesosternal scars are usually deep, narrow and snxHith a-s 

 in /*. uuteuniis, but may be larger an<l more irregular, with or without a few hair-bearing 

 punctures, or the whoU* of the sides of the mesosterniim may be densely eovere«l with 

 hair-bearing punctures. The hair on the elytra is usually .li^iill.ui.-.l ■- in f. ofHiciu, but 

 nuiy be more extensive as in /'. uuicomh. 



P. iHlerrui)tus differs from /'. oimnm in having the surface of the liudv glossy an<l the 

 punctures in the gr<K)Ves «if the elytra nun li less coarse, the lateral ones not being 

 tran.sverHo. In these characters it resend»le> /'. nmvoruts, from which it differs in having a 

 much .shorter central tubenle. 



Passalus glaber, n. .sp. 

 Fij:. VII, 23. !>. 't^. 



One .specimen withtmt locality re<or«l. Length 37 mm. 



This .species is very like the last, but has only a few hair-bearing jiunitures <»n the 

 elytra, these being confined to the lower parts of the shoulders immediately in front of the 

 epipleura ; it has the nie.sosternal .scars replaced by broad matt areas which are not .sunk 

 below the generol level of the jilate ; and it ha- flu- iiu'tasternum .somewhat les> e.xtensivelv 

 punctured. 



Passalus binominatus, I'cnheron. 



PaMuluS fclMOWIIMo/l/JI, r«Ti l.ctoll. I S I I |i]p _'.". "J I . 



One .Specimen from Santa Catharina, 32 mm. long. 



The secondary tubercles on the anterior margin of the head are less widely separate<l. 

 and although the frontal ritlges are lightly arched the frontal area is more nearly triangtdar 

 than semicircular. The central tubercle is obtuse and has no free forwnnlly diret-ted apex. 

 There are no coarse punctures on the general s\irface of the pmnotum. The meso.sternal 

 .Hears ore entirely ab.sent. There ore only a few coarse punctures on the inner side ol the 

 p«KHterior intemiediote areas of the metastenuim. In all other respects this .species resembles 

 P. glnhcr. 



Passalus erosus, Tiu>|ui. 

 Fik' Vll. 24, p. :us. 



I'ltfutlus rriixiin, Tnimii, IH.'i", |i. 2l>M. 



Otic sj)e«imen doubtfully re<-orded from Rra7.iI, and one said (doubtless incorrectly) 

 to have come fn»m India. I<ength 35 36 nur.. 



' Tbr panrtMtf in the Utwl giu o »r» »rp rwUly of ■tiowt >>>■ )><<<4ni«n* : coaM<)n«>tiil« (>wv sm ^vn- 



portinoally lMl|*t ami look tnorh roararr In small than in biK one*. 



