and closely towards the front which beai'S a long fine pubesccnse; 

 the bind tibiae are short, and very broad at tbe extremitj', theii- tarsi 

 as long as the tibiae, on tbeir underside densely set witb fine ciliae, 

 on the Upper side with longer and less regulär 4iairs, the basal Joint 

 as long as the other four together. The front femora are yellowish 

 in their lower part; the four liinder femora bright reddish yellow, ex- 

 cept at the extreme base; the metasternum is also in part reddish, 

 and the epipleurao of the elytra are indistinctly tinged with the same 

 colour. 



Singapore (Wallace!). 



This is a peculiar species , and I know of no close ally to it, 

 its form is narrow for an OntJiophagus , the colour of the underside 

 varies as to the extent of the yellowish spots , aud it is very likely 

 that the colour of the femora may not be very coustant. 



Onthophagiis rudis (n. sp.): Ohscure acnescens, opacus, antemiis 

 flavis; supra äense gramdoso-pimctahis, hrcvimme seUilosus; chjpeo mutico 

 anterius leviter prodiicto ; prothorace clongato, lasi titrinque Joveola parva ; 

 elytris snhtiliter striatis. — Long. 5 ^j^, lat. 2 ^1^ raill. 



Clypeus not rounded in front, but a little prolonged in the middle 

 in front, the disc quite even, the vertex elevated in accurate adaptation 

 to the front of the thorax, its surface is metalHc, the front part being 

 purplo brassy or dark copper, the bind part brassy like the thorax, 

 it is covered with coarse irregulär rugose punctuation. The thorax 

 is very convex, it is rather longcr in the middle than are the elytra 

 along the suture, it is margined at the base, of a dull brassy colour 

 and densely covered with coarse granulations, except that on each side 

 noar the base there is a small smooth and shining space, which is a 

 little depressed so as to look like a fovea. The elytra are striated, 

 but tlie Striae are rendered indistinct by the coarse granulär sculp- 

 ture, the grauules are not all arranged in one direction, so that the 

 dull surface has an obscure maculated appearance; the surface like 

 that of the thorax bears short depressed setae. The pygidium is 

 densely and coarsely granulated. The front angles of the prosternum 

 are granulated and punctured; the metasternum is coarsely punctured 

 in the middle and prominent in front. The femora are strongly punc- 

 tured beneath , the hinder pair more densely than the middle. The 



