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in cornu elongatum , mt tenne , apice truncatum terminata ; prothorace 

 äense piinctato , punctis timlilicatis, antice retuso, medio in lohum supra 

 Caput producto ; e^tris minus discrete striatis , interstitiis densius suh- 

 tiliter liseriatim pimdatis. '' — Long. 4'/2 mill. 



Northern India, 



This species is very closely allied to C. Vtdcanus, but is readily 

 distinguislied by tho denser ' sculpture of the thorax and elytra; the 

 colour in my single individual is also different, but tliis may be the 

 effect of immaturity. 



Besides the two species here desciibed I have in my collection 

 4 or 5 pther species from India, excessively closely allied to Caccohim 

 Vulcanus, but as I am unable to ascertain with certainty the sexual 

 and other characters, it might be only a source of trouble to future 

 inquirers if I attempted to characterize them. The C. tortus and 

 C. ultor will however I believe be readily identified by the characters 

 above pointed out. 



Caccophilus mutans (n. sp.) : Rufescens, antennis, pedilus elytro- 

 rumque apice rufis, prothorace aeneomicante ; clypeo ohtiise hidcntato, disco 

 hicarinato, carina posteriore simplice ; prothorace fortiter punctato ; ehjtris 

 striatis , interstitiis vix seriatim functatis , hreviter setosis. — Long. 

 3 mill. 



Northern India. 



Clypeus rather deeply notched in the middle and prominent on 

 each side of the notch so as to appear bidentate, its surface is of a 

 reddish colour with brassy finge, it is rather coarsely but sparingly 

 punctured, it has a nearly straight raised line along the middle, and 

 on the extreme vertex is another line, which is slightly depressed in 

 the middle. The thorax is shining, coarsely and rather closely punc- 

 tured, it is not retuse, but is close behind the front margin just a 

 little (scarcely visibly) lobed in the middle. The elytra are distinctly 

 striated, the interstices very faintly convex and rather coarsely punc- 

 tured. The pygidium is sparingly , very coarsely punctured. The 

 metasternum is chanelled in its posterior part , and coarsely and 

 sparmgly punctured. 



From the collection Laferte, were it was labelled „Onthophagus 

 a2)icalis Reiche." It approaches somewhat the Caccobius Vulcanus, but 



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