62 Entoinologicul Society. 



Scatonomus smaragdiims, W. S. brevis, subcylindricus, smiirug- 

 dinus; capite anticeprofundeemarginato in sinu obtuse bidentuto ; 

 etytris teviter striatis ; tibiis 4 posticis angustioribus ; prothoracis 

 angiitis anticis in tohum parvum productis. Long. corp. liii. 2^. 

 — Hab. Brazil. Mus. Gory. 



Anomiopus, W. Corpus oblongum subconvexum,pedibus latissimis. 

 Mentum ovate basi truncatum, ant ice vix emarginatum. Putpi 

 labiates breves articutis sensim minoribus. Clypeus bidentatus. 

 Prothorax tateribus rotundatis. Etytra marginata striisque ini- 

 pressa. Tarsi postice tatissimi. 



Anomiopus virescens, W. A. ceneo-virescens, dentibus duobus 

 ctypei obtusis, capite pronoto et etytris tenuissime et irregutariter 

 punctutatis ; etytris striato-punctatis ; punctis vix distinctis ; tibiis 

 4 posticis in medio prominutis ; tibiis anticis ad basin externe 4- 

 serratis. Long. corp. lin. 3^. — Hab. Brazil. 



Anomiopus nigricans, W. A. ceneo-niger, dentibus clypei acutis 

 parattelis ; fortius punctatus ; punctis duobus parvis inter oculos ; 

 etytris pauth longioribus cyaneo-nigris, striis profundis ; pedibvs 

 anticis castaneis ; tibiis anticis basi externe 7-denticulatis ; tibiis- 

 que posticis in medio hand prominutis. Long. corp. lin. 21. — 

 Hab. Brazil. 



" Descriptions of the Coteopterous insects sent to England by Dr. 

 Cantor from Chusan and Canton, with observations on the Entomo- 

 logy of China." By the Rev. F. W. Hope, F.R.S., &c. 



The following are the characters of the new species described in 

 this i^aper : — 



Sp. 1. Lucanus Confucius, Hope, ^ Niger nitidus, mandibutis 

 capite tJioraceque fere cequatibus ; caput depressum, ctypeo in 

 medio producto, fiavo-citialo ; thorace transverse obtongo, angulis 

 posticis oblique truncatis, granulato. Long. lin. 28, lat. lin. 7. 



Sp. 2, Copris Sinicus, Hope. (^ Niger exscuteltatus, tJior ace pro- 

 minentia duplici, cornu capitis erecto intils ad basin 2-denticutato. 

 Long. lin. 10, lat. lin. 5^. Allied to C. Sabseus, Fab. 



Sp. 3. Copris Sinensis, Hope. Mas adhuc tatet. Niger exscutella- 

 tus, ctypeo emarginato, capite tubercuto tato armato, etytris striato- 

 punctatis. Long. lin. 9, lat. lin. 4^. 



Sp. 4. Onthophagus Sinicus, Hope. Niger, antennis luteis, cty- 

 peo integro, capite cornu tauriformi ; thorace punctutato ; etytris 

 striato-punctatis, interstitiis disci punctatis. Long. lin. 4-^, lat. 

 lin. 2i. 



Sp. 5. Dipelicus Cantori, Hope. Piceus, capite antice trigono, pos- 

 tice cornu etevato triangutari ; tJwrace convexo, variotoso punc- 

 tato, marginibus undique etevatis ; etytris lineato-punctatis. Long, 

 lin. 19, lat. lin. 8|. 



Sp. 6. Mimela Downsii, Hope. Affinis Mimelae glabrae Hope, at 

 minor. Viridis glabra infra aurato-viridis ; antennis utrovires- 

 centibus, mesosterno abrupte truncato. Long. lin. 6, lat. lin. 3. 



Sp. 7. Popillia Maclellandi, Hope. Castanea, capite punctutato, 

 tJiorace gtabro cupreo, etytris castaneis podice atro, mncutis duabus 

 tlavis e pi lis brevibus formal is. Long. lin. 7, lat. lin. 34;. 



