collected on the borders of Tibet. 73 



Fam. COPRID^. 



Gymnopleurus morosus, Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1886, 



p. 319 ; G. sinuatus, Olivier, var. ? 



Sze-chuen. Several examples, varying in the clearness of 



the coppery colouring, and in the prominence of the hind angles 



of the thorax ; the species is therefore probably only a variety of 



the well-known G. sinuatus of South-eastern China. 



Catharsius molossus, Linn., Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 543. 

 Sze-chuen. 



Geotrupes biconiferus, Fairmaire, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxi. 



p. 103 (?). 

 Ta-tsien-lu. A single example doubtfully referred to this 

 species, which is from Moupin. 



Geotrupes corinthius, Fairm., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1886, p. 322. 

 Sze-chuen. 



Geotrupes {Ceratotnipes ?) serricornis, n. sp. 



Breviter oblongus, crassus, convexus, iiiger leviter metallescens, sub- 

 nitidus, capite et thorace grosse intricato-rugosis, eiytris striis utrinque 

 circiter 25 irregulariter crenatis, interstitiis paiUlo transversim rugosis ; 

 pectore et pedibus nigro-fusco-hirtus, antennis nigris clava atro fusca. 

 Genas antice pauUo latiores et acutangulatse. 



(?. Cornu verticis elougatum verticale postice paullo inclinatum, 

 autice-postice compressum, dilatatum, gradatim acuminatiiiu lateribus grosse 

 serratis. Thorax brevis, latissimiis, medio antice cornu breve qiiadrato apice 

 emarginato, subverticali antice paullo inclinato ; declivitate anteriori alta 

 Isevi politissima ; lateribus paullulum rotundatis, angulis anticis dentiformi- 

 bus, margine antico in medio sicut in Enojplotrupes lobiformiter producto. 

 Long. 28 millim. 



Sze-chuen. 



By the structural characters this species comes between the 

 subgenera Ceratutrupes (Jekel) and Enoplotrupes (Lucas). 



Fam. MELOLONTHID^. 

 ToxosPATHius auriventris, u. sp. 



Sat anguste oblongus, fulvescenti-rufus eiytris flavis, abdomine (j)ygidio 

 segmentoque ventrali rufo-fulvis exceptis) splendide viridi-aurato. Caput 

 grosse punctatum, clypeo laevi transversim breviter quadrato supra profunde 

 concavo. Thorax eiytris angustior, medio leviter angulatd-dilatatus angulis 

 posticis obtusis, convexus, grossissime hie illic confluenter pnnctatus. Elytra 

 subtilius subdiscrete punctata absque lineis et striis. Caput, thorax et 

 pectus fulvo-hirsuta. Pygidium elongato-semiovatum grosse longitudi- 

 naliter rugosum. Antennae lO-articulatse. Unguiculi apice fissi sed dente 

 inferiori paullo latiori et breviori. 



(J . Palpi maxillares elongati articulo apicali dilatato subsecuriformi ; 

 labiales minimi. Venter fulvo-hirsutus et punctatus, medio longitudinaliter 

 planatus et densius hirsutus. Antenme clava niaxime elongata 7 laniellata, 

 lamellis lequalibus, articulo tertio 2ndo plus quam dupio longiori. 



