Scarabeeidae in the British Museum. 513 



Copris capensis, sp. n. 



Statura C. lunaris, niger, nitidus ; capite crebre rugoso, postice 

 laevi, margine antico sat profunde inciso ; elytris teniiiter striatis, 

 interstitiis parum convexis ; pygidio fortiter sat crebre punctato. 



c? . Capitis cornu longo acuminato fere recto, postice prope basin 

 dentibus duobus parvis armato ; thorace antice declivi, lobo 

 mediano supra subtilissime parce punctulato, antice late triangu- 

 lariter emarginato (vel recte truncato) angulis acutiusculis, parte 

 declivi crebre fortiter punctata angulis solum laevibus, dente late- 

 rali valido compresso acuto. 



§ . Capitis cornu brevi sat acuminato, apice in tuberculis parvis 

 terminanti ; thorace rugoso, disco postice liEvi, antice abrupte 

 declivi. 



Long. 10|-lli lin. 



Rab. South Africa {Dr. A. Smith). 



Apparently a common species and in many collections 

 under the above name, but I am unable to find it described. 

 It much resembles C. lunaris, but is larger; the head has a 

 similar incision in front, the posterior projecting angles are a 

 little less acute ; the elytra have the strite rather finer and the 

 interstices generally less convex. The male has the horn on 

 the head similar, perhaps a little more compressed laterally, 

 the two small tubercles appear a little more removed from 

 the base. The thorax is similar, except that the anterior 

 lateral angles are less obtuse ; the smooth cavity on eacii side 

 of the disk is very deep and in the fully developed male 

 reaches almost to the base; the median impressed line is almost 

 obsolete ; the lateral tooth is somewhat similar to that in G. 

 lunaris, but is larger and more directed forwards and outwards, 

 but not so much as in C. anceus ; the sides are rather strongly 

 punctured, the punctuation extending a little on to the raised 

 disk ; the largest male has the front angles smooth. 



The female is rather less convex ; the thorax is strongly 

 rugose at the sides, with all the posterior part of the disk 

 smooth, the anterior declivity (which is not separated by any 

 distinct ridge) is transversely rugulose. 



A small female (7^ lines long) apjiarently referable to this 

 species has no declivity in front ; this and one of the larger 

 females have the elytra somewhat castaneous. 



Copris lunarioides, sp. n. 



Oblongus, minus convexus, sat parallelus, niger, nitidus; capite 

 maximo, antice acute inciso, ruguloso, postice la;vi ; elytris leviter 

 striatis, striis fere la'vibus, interstitiis parum convexis ; pygidio 

 impunctato. 



