SCARABUS. 



Plate III. 



Species 19. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus Ceylanicus. Scar, tenia abbreviato-trigond, 

 purpurea, castaneo sparse tinetd, anfractibus octo ad 

 twvem, dense minute corrugato-striatis, ultimo perab- 

 rupte angulato ; aperturd ovatd, parvd, aurantio- 

 fulvd. 



The Ceylon Scarabus. Shell shortly triangular, purple, 

 sparingly stained with chestnut, whorls eight to nine, 

 densely minutely wrinkle-striated, last whorl very ab- 

 ruptly angled ; aperture ovate, small, orange-fulvous. 



Pythia Ceylanica, Pfeiffer, Zeitschrift fur Malak. 1853, 

 p. 102. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



Of a peculiar abruptly angled triangular form, with the 

 aperture comparatively small. 



Species 20. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus Cecillei. Scar, testa oblongo-ovatd, subcy- 

 lindraced, compressiusculd, sordide fulvo-fuscd, obscure 

 purpureo-faseiatd, spird breoi, subobtusd, anfractibus 

 seplem, longitudinaliter rugoso-striatis ; aperturd sub- 

 quadrato-oblongd, superne angulato-emarginatd. 



Cecille's Scarabus. Shell oblong-ovate, somewhat 

 cylindrical, rather compressed, dull fulvous-brown, 

 obscurely purple-bauded, spire short, rather obtuse, 

 whorls seven, longitudinally roughly striated ; aper- 

 ture somewhat squarely oblong, angularly notched 

 at the upper part. 



Piiilippi, Zeitschrift fur Malac. 1847. 



Hab. China. 



A. very characteristic species, collected in China by the 

 distinguished French admiral after whom it is named. 



Species 21. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus sinuosus. Sear, testa ovatd, compressiusculd, 

 alhidd, castaneo sparsim maculald, varicibus albis, 

 spird parvd, anfractibus octo ad novem, longitudina- 

 liter corrugato-striatis, interdum lavibus, striis plica- 

 tis fere obsoletis ; aperturd quadrato-ovald, superne 

 angulato-emarginatd, labro columellari callose dngu- 

 lato-refiexo. 



The sinuous Scarabus. Shell ovate, rather compressed, 

 whitish, sparingly spotted with chestnut, varices 



white, spire small, whorls eight to nine, longitudi- 

 nally wrinkle-striated, sometimes smooth, with the 

 plicated stripe almost obsolete; aperture squarely 

 ovate, angularly notched at the upper part, columel- 

 lar lip callously angularly reflected. 



Adams, Pro. Zoo]. Soc. 1850, p. 151. 



Hab. Island of Negros, Philippines ; Cuming. 



A simple ovate species, with an unusually small spire, 

 painted rather sparingly with chestnut spots. 



Species 22. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus trigonus. Scar, testa' rotundato-trigond, al- 

 hidd, punctis castaneis dense lentiginosd, spird parvd, 

 anfractibus octo ad novem, subtiliter corrugato-striatis, 

 striis granulatis, aufractu ultimo latissime perabrupte 

 angulato ; aperturd parviusculd, prominente effusd. 



The triangular Scarabus. Shell rotundately trian- 

 gular, whitish, densely freckled with chestnut dots, 

 spire small, whorls eight to nine, finely wrinkle-stri- 

 ated, striae granular, last whorl broadly very abruptly 

 angled ; aperture rather small, prominently effused. 



Troschel, Wiegmann's Archives, IS 10. 



Hab. Sorsogon, Island of Luzon, Philippines (dense woods, 

 in damp places) ; Cuming. 



The very abrupt triangular development of the last 

 whorl of some of the Scarahi has its maximum in this 

 species. In other respects it is distinguished chiefly by 

 the small freckled character of the painting. 



Species 23. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Scarabus pyramidatus. Sear, testa pyramid ali-ovald, 

 alhidd vel purpurascente, rufo-castaneo nebulatd, spirit 

 exserld, anfractibus septem ad octo, lasvibus, striis pli- 

 caiis subobsoletis ; aperturd parviusculd, rolundatii, 

 vivide aureo-sang uined. 



The pyramidal Scarabus. Shell pyramidally ovate, 

 white or purplish, clouded with reddish-chestnut, 

 spire exserted, whorls seven to eight, smooth, pli- 

 cated, striae almost obsolete ; aperture rather small, 

 rounded, bright golden-red. 



Reeve, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1842, p. 221. 



Hab. New Ireland; Hinds. Island of Guam; Captain 

 Masters. 



November, 1860. 



