^Familia XXVII. Scm^ahceides, 



669. Oryctes (Illig.) Boas: oblongo-ovatus, convexus, 

 castaneus, nitidus, subtus dilutior, rufo-hirtus; clypeo 

 apice rotundato-emarginato; prothorace brevi, con- 

 fertim cor'iaceo, apice rotundato; elytris sub-ovatis, 

 subtiliter, parce, lateribus apiceque crebrius, eviden- 

 tius punctatis; tibiis anticis quadridentatis, dente su- 

 periore brevi, obtuso. 



Geotnipes Boas Fabr. Syst. El. I. 8. 23. — Schonh. Syn. 



Ins. I. 8. 32. 

 Scarabceus Boas Oliv. Ent. I. 3. 35. 38. T. 4. f. 24. — 



Jabl. Col. I. 254, 21. 

 Oryctes Boas Burm. Handb. V. 199. 15. 



Mas: cornu verticis longissimo, valde incurvo; pro- 

 thorace antice excavato, antice rufo-hirto, postice 

 bidentato, dentibus remotis. — Long. 40 — 44, 

 lat. 20 — 2 'U milHm. 



Femina: vertice unituberculato; prothorace fovea parva, 

 hirta antice impresso. — Long. 42 lat. 'it\\ millim. 

 Habitat in Caffraria tota. Bhn 



670. Cyphonistes (Burm.) vallatus: oblongo-ovatus, con- 

 vexus, nigro-piceus, nitidus; elytris crebre cicatricoso- 

 punctatis, interstitiis remote punctulatis; pectore ferru- 

 gineo-hirto; femoribus obscure ferrugineis. 



Geotnipes vallatus Wiedem. Zool. Mag. II. 1. 4. I. 

 Heteronychus Phocion Dei. Cat. ed. 3. p. 169. 

 Cyiohonistes vallatus Burm. Handb. V. p, 213. 1. 



Mas: capite laevigato, clypeo cornu sat longo, furcato; 

 prothorace latiori, convexiori, Iffivi, extrorsum parce 



Boh em an, Ins. Caffr, J I. 



