SCARABUS.— Plate I. 



Ilab. Sibonga, Island of Zebu, Philippines (in the woods) ; 

 Cuming. 



Peculiarly marbled with chestnut upon a white ground 

 round the body-whorl, while the spire is altogether chest- 

 nut. 



Species 4. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Scaeabus albovaricosa. Scar, testa oblongo-ovatd, li- 

 vido-castaued, fusco obscure lentiginosd, varicibus con- 

 spicue. albis, anfractibus novem ad decern, laviusculis ; 

 aperturd ovatd, subcompressd. 



The white-vauicose Scarabus. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 livid-chestnut, obscurely freckled with brown, varices 

 conspicuously white, whorls nine to ten, rather 

 smooth ; aperture ovate, rather compressed. 



Pythia albovaricosa, Pfeiffer, Zeits. fur Malac. 1S53, p. 190. 



Ilab. Celebes. 



A bold species, obscurely brown-freckled, with the va- 

 rices conspicuously white, shaded witb dark chestnut. 



Species 5. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus scarab.eus. Scar, testa ovatd, undique cas- 

 taneo marmoratd et nebulatd, varicibus subindistinctis, 

 anfraclibus novem ad decern, obscure plicato-striatis ; 

 aperturd ovatd, caslaneo-lineatd. 



The beetle Scarabus. Shell ovate, marbled and 

 clouded throughout with chestnut-brown, varices 

 somewhat indistinct, whorls nine to ten, obscurely 

 plicately striated ; aperture ovate, lineated with 

 chestnut. 



Helix scarabtsus, Linnaaus, Syst. Nat. p. 768. 

 Helix pythia, Mulier. 

 Auricula scarabtsus, Lamarck. 

 Scarabus imbrium, Ferussac. 



Hub. Moluccas. 



This is supposed to be the Linnsean type of the genus. 

 It is of a less oblong form than the preceding species, and 

 has the aperture stained with linear chestnut blotches, 

 while the varices are somewhat obscure. 



Species 6. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus Beeveanus. Scar, testa s /Male ovatd, albidd, 

 nigricante-castaneo sparsim marmoratd, varicibus al- 



bis, anfractibus novem ad decern, undique valide pli- 

 cato-striatis ; aperturd suboblique ovatd, caslaneo 

 punctata. 



Reeve's Scarabus. Shell rather broadly ovate, white, 

 sparingly marbled with blackish-chestnut, varices 

 white, whorls nine to ten, strongly plicately striated 

 throughout ; aperture rather obliquely ovate, dotted 

 with chestnut. 



Pytkia Reeveana, Pfeiffer, Zeits. fur Malac. 1853, p. 190. 



Rob. 



Distinguished chiefly by its more sparse marbling and 

 strongly developed plicated striae. 



Species 7. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus pollex. Scar, testa sublate ovatd, purpureo- 

 castaned, obscure multifasciatd, varicibus indistinclis, 

 anfractibus octo ad novem, leeviusculis ; aperturd ovatd, 

 purpureo-castaneo intense maculatd. 



The thumb Scarabus. Shell rather broadly ovate, 

 pnrple-chestnut, obscurely many-banded, varices in- 

 distinct, whorls eight to nine, nearly smooth ; aper- 

 ture ovate, darkly blotched with purple-chestnut. 



Hinds, Moll. Voy. Sulphur, pi. 16. f. 9, 10. 

 Scarabus zonula, Hombron and Jaccpiinot. 



Hob. Feejee Islands. 



A bold, well-marked species, of a dull purplish-brown 

 hue, obscurely banded throughout. 



Species 8. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus chalcostoma. Scar, testa elongalo-ovatd, 

 subpyramidali, rufo-caslaneo pallide nebulatd, varici- 

 bus albidis, latis, anfractibus decern ad duudecim, sub- 

 compressis, Irevibus ; aperturd subanguste ovatd, ni- 

 tente-fulvd. 



The brazen-mouth Scarabus. Shell elongately ovate, 

 somewhat pyramidal, faintly clouded with reddish 

 chestnut, varices whitish, broad, whorls ten to twelve, 

 rather compressed, smooth ; aperture rather narrowly 

 ovate, shining-fulvous. 



Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1850, p. 152. 



Hab. Solomon's Islands. 



Of a distinct pyramidal form, and pale foxy-red colour. 



