besides tlie differences in tho head and thorax, it is so mnch snialler 

 that it cannot be confounded therewith. 



Caccophiliis gemnia (n. sp.) : Nigro-cijaneus, nitidus, capite thornce- 

 que aureocupreis, antennis flavis, pedihus rußs ; corpus parcius ßetigerwii ; 

 dypeo temiiter marginato, medio obsolete emarginato, disco earmis duabtis 

 rix elevatis, anteriore hrevissima ; ' prothorace basi tenmter marginato, 

 parcius sat fortiter punctata, praeter puncta majora punctis minimis-ad- 

 sperso ; ehjtris distincte striatis , interstitiis fortiter parcius biseriatim 

 punctatis; metasterno apice obsolete canaliculato. — Long. 3 ',2 miH- 



Pondichery. 



Clypeus coarsely and rugosely bat not dcnsely punctured, on thc 

 middle about as far back as the front of the ej'es is a curvod bot 

 very slightly raised line , and midway between this and the front 

 margin is a second very short line, tbis is however so small as to be 

 easily overlooked. Thorax very shining, sparingly biit rather coarsely 

 pnnctured. Prosternum without longitudinal carina. Metasternum 

 with only a few scattered punctures, with an obsolete and very short 

 Channel at its extremity. 



This pretty little species I obtained from the collection Laferte, 

 where it was labelled „Onthophagus cupricollis Reiche. Coromandel", 

 and one of the specimens .bore the, more special locality. My two 

 specimens are quito alike and though I am not sure as to their sex, 

 I think them probably females. 



Obs. Though I have described these species under the generic 

 name of Caccoph'lus, I do not wish it to be therefore considered, that 

 I accept the validity of that genus (or even of tho genus Caccobius), 

 as distlnct from Onthphagus as at present understood. After a care- 

 ful examination of my numcrous species of Caccophilus and allied 

 OntJiophagi , I am unable to find in tliem any character as to which 

 gradual transitions to the genus Onthophagus do not exist. Never- 

 theless as the genus has been established and as these species un- 

 doubtedly belong thereto, I have adopted the name for the present. 



OniticelUlS falsus (n. sp.) : Indumcnto fmco dense ohtectus; palpi 

 labiales articulo sectmdo valde dilatato , longitudine latiore ; chjpeo mar- 

 gine anteriore niimis fwtiter bidentato, dentibns remotis; 2J>'otliorace an- 

 trorsum leviter dilatato, superßcie areolata; elytris planis, subtiliter sim- 



