Mr. K I nny's Cent uri/ of Insects. S97 



Jar. (B. thorace femoribiisciue quatuor posticis supra, cuprco- 

 auratis : macula thoracis dorsali minori ; lobis vix rccurvis. 



This species is nearly related to C. splendidulus and conspicil- 

 latus Fabr. From the former it is distinguished not oiily'by 

 Laving the horn on the head flattened instead of compressed at 

 its apex, but the thoracic horns are narrower and more elevated, 

 and the fovea does not extend the M-hole length of tlie thorax : 

 besides, in C splendidulus the horn terminates near the anterior 

 margin of the thorax in a prominent tooth, which is wanting in 

 C. fioriger. C. conspicillatus is also a native of Brasil ; but the 

 thorax of this is very retuse anteriorly, and armed with two teeth 

 only, which is not the case with the insect I have described. The 

 insects in question, with several other species, vary from Copris 

 in their antennae and some other characters, and form a connect- 

 ing link between Onitis and that genus. 



Onthopiiagus Latr. 

 Gteeni. 30. O. obscurus, clypeo emarginato transverse carinato, 

 thorace punctatissimo : punctis papillatis, elytris 

 scabris. 



Long. corp. lin. 6. 



Habitat apud Promontorium Bonae Spei. D. Green. 

 Corpus atrum, obscurum, fere hemisphaericum. Caput rugulosum, 

 antice emarginatum, postice linea transversa elevata. Thorax 

 antice utrinque obsolete retusus, punctulis creberrimis conflu- 

 entibus papillatis irroratus. Elytra granulis minutissimis, sine 

 lente forti vix conspicuis, scabra, punctis etiam baud profun- 

 dis notata. Tibia anticae obtuse tridentatae. 



This insect seems to vary somewhat from the habit of Onthopha- 

 gus, and forms an intermediate link between it and Copris. 



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