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prothorace fortiter granulatot pygidio metasternoqne er ehre distindms 

 pundatis. — Long-. 31, lat. 19, alt. 14 uiill. 



Mas : Capite cornu acuminato , suhrecto ; prothorace antice rctum, 

 parte elevata medio prommula, ufrinque cornu brevi armata. 



India or. 



This species bears a very great resemblance to small varieties of 

 C. molosms and is oiily to be di«tinyuisliod by some peculiaritie.s of 

 sculpture; tbese are that tliere is no smootli space on the upper side 

 of the head between tlie eye and the base (»f the hörn, that the gra- 

 niilations of the thorax are considerably coarser , and the pygidium 

 and metasternum are more closely and distinctly punctured.- 



I have examiaed carefully my series of C. mohssus , which cou- 

 sists of about seventy individuals froni widely different localities, and 

 which exhibits a wondeiful amount of variety in niany re.spects, but 

 I liave not been able to find any specimen connocting the C. granu- 

 latus with C. molossus. I have two specimens , extremely siniilar to 

 one another, but bearing no indication of locality more special than 

 „India". 



Catharsius platypus (n. sp.): Nigro-piceus , suhtus fusco-rufo- 

 puhescens ; capite thoraceque dense granulatis ; elytris suhnitidis dense suh- 

 tiliter oblique strigosulis, basi opaca transversim depressis, epipleuris basi 

 dilatatis; prothoracis linea laterali diqdicata; pedibus intermediis, tibia- 

 rum apice tarsisque latissimis ; metasterno canaliciäato , dense fortiter 

 punctato. — Long 36, lat. 22, alt. 17 mill. 



India or. 



Head and thorax densely granulated, the granulös on the front 

 of the head widened into transverse lines; the front angles of the 

 thorax (piite rounded, the sides siuuate and niargined with a double 

 lino , the two lines being tess approxiraate at the liiud than at the 

 front angles; the base a little produced in the niiddle. Elytra trans- 

 versely depressed at the base , and with the depressed i)art opaque, 

 elsewhere shining , distinctly striated and covered with fine obli(iuo 

 Scratches, except at the suture which is convex and finoly punctured. 

 The pygidium is shining and rather sparingly punctured, On the 

 undersiilo the thorax is quite smooth and shining at the outside of 

 the front angles. The metasternum is densely punctured, its liind 

 part chauelled. The apical segment of the abdomon is coarsely 



