Mr. KiRBv's Century of Insects. 411 



Plate XXI. Fig. 12. 

 Long. Corp. niaiidibulis exclusis, lin. 1(3. 



mandibularum, lin. 2|. 



Habitat in Australasia. D. MacLeay. 

 Corpus oh\ox\g\xm, depressuni, subtus nigrum nitidum punctatuni, 

 supra valde obscurum. Caput transversum, punctatum, sub- 

 carinatum, postice cinereum, antice obtusangulum elevatum 

 utrinque tuberculo intermedio munitum. MandibtdcB thoracc 

 breviores, intus rectiuscula? hirsutae punctatae, apice rccurvae 

 emarginatiE, ulrinque dente magno prominentes, supra dente 

 obtuso armatte, subtus ctiam dentibus tribus parvis obtusis in- 

 tcrioril)us. Lahrum penitus tectum. Palpi articulis arcuatis. 

 Mcntum bifidum. Antenncc thorace breviores, fractae, clavatae : 

 clava compressa pectinata quinquefida. Thorax transversus, 

 punctatus, nigricans, dorso late canaliculatus, utrinque insu- 

 per foveis quatuor impressis, antice emarginatus, postice re- 

 pandus : lateribus deflexis obtusangulis. Scutellum triangulare. 

 Elytra kievissima, valde obscura, purpurascente-fusco cinereo- 

 que nebulosa. Femora antica lata, oblonga. Tibia: antica mul- 

 tidentatae. Abdomen fuscum. 



This species differs from the other Lucani in having a bifid men- 

 turn, recurved mandibulfe (in which it agrees with Lamprima 

 Latr.), and palpi with curved articulations; but its broken an- 

 tennae with a pectinated clava, and depressed body, prove that it 

 is more nearly related to Liicanus than to Lamprima, in which the 

 body is more convex, the antennae unbroken with a lamellated 

 clava. It seems scarce!}' entitled to be considered as distinct 

 from Lucanus ; but at any rate it forms a family in that genus. 



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