24 ANNULOSA JAVANICA. 
Caput levissimum facie subemarginatéa. Thorax circuli segmenttum majus formaus, mar- 
ginatus, convexus haud canaliculatus, suborbicularis, margine antico  truncato 
lineaque transvers4 impresso. Elytra apice subsinuata, striata, strid prima ad scutellum 
brevissima. 
Oss. The affinity of this subgenus seems to be towards Licinus and Badister. 
43. Prcrpes. C. atronitidus antennis obscuris : articulis duobus primis pallidioribus, pedibus pallido-piceis, elytris 
aptce subpiceis. in a 
ong. corp. vix = 
Caput levissimum labro nigro, mandibulis corporeque subtus nigropiceis. 
Fam. 4. SCARITIDZ. 
The typical character of this family, which appears more numerous in the new world than in 
the old, consists in the broken antenne, the pedunculated abdomen, the semilunar thorax, 
and digitated anterior feet. 
MM. Latreille and Dejean, in their late work, Coleoptéres d’ Europe, seem to regard the 
Scaritide as animals not carnivorous. But against this opinion, so contrary to what might 
have been judged from analogy, we have the authority of two accurate observers, MM. Olivier 
and Lefebre de Cerisy. The latter naturalist, who, from his residence at Toulon, possesses many 
facilities for studying their economy, has made some most interesting observations on the Genus 
Scarites, and particularly the S. Gigas of Olivier. He finds them to be nocturnal insects of 
prey. During the day, they lurk almost without motion in the holes which they dig in the earth, 
but at night they sally out and prey on the various Jelolonthide, &c. which may happen to fall 
in their way. 
The only three species of the family which Dr. Horsfield found in Java belong all to the 
typical part of it. 
Genus CLIVINA Lat. 
44, Sasuzosa. C. nigro-brunnea capite lined anticad transversali: vertice haud impresso, elytrorum striis fere 
crenatis. 
Long. corp. } + 
Insectum Clivind arenaria@ Lat. angustius, corpore minus convexo. Caput frontis medio haud puncto 
impresso. Thorax lateribus truncatis vel saltem quam in C. Arenaria haud tam convexis. 
Genus SCARITES Fab. 
45. Semrcrrcutaris. S. mandibulis canaliculatis, thorace postice rotundato, elytris punctato-striatis : stria tertia 
unipunctata. 
An Scarites punctum, Wiedemann, Zool. Mag. Band 2. s. 1. p. 38 ? 
Long. corp. fere !. 
Insectum totum atronitidum. Caput vix bisulcatum sed lateribus striatis. Thorax levissimus, margi- 
natus, canali medio lineam anticam transversalem impressam attingente haud ultra progrediente. 
Elytra marginata striis punctatis impressis punctoque strie a sutura tertia versus apicem impresso. 
Oss. 
