ORDER COLEOPTERA. 457 



sutural vacancy indicates the place of the scutellum. The 

 males differ much from their females, by the prominences in 

 the form of horns, of the head and corslet ; but the respective 

 lengths of the feet are identical. 



Many large and fine species of the Copris of Fabricius 

 compose this sub-genus.* 



Copris (proper), Geoff. Fab. Scaraboeus, Lin. 



Does not comprehend at present more than those whose 

 antennae are terminated by a knob Avith three leaves, in which 

 the fore posterior limbs are strongly dilated, and truncated 

 at their extremity ; which have neither scutellum nor vacancy 

 in its place; whose body is always thick, and differs above, 

 according to the sexes ; and which have the labial palpi com- 

 posed of three distinct articulations, the first of which is 

 larger, almost cylindrical, and not dilated at the internal 

 side. 



The largest species inhabit the countries of Africa and the 

 East Indies, situated between the tropics or in their neigh- 

 bourhood. 



We find very commonly in Europe, S. Lunaris, Lin. 

 Oliv. ib. V. 36., which is eight lines in length, black, very 

 shining, with the head emarginated at the anterior edge^ 

 bearing an elevated horn, more long, and pointed in the 

 male, short and truncated in the female. (S- emarginatiis, 

 Oliv. ibid. viii. 64.) The corslet is truncated in front, with 

 a horn on each side. The elytra are deeply striated.-f- 



As Avell as the lamellicornes of the following sections, the 



* Encj'c. Method, article Phanee, and above all, the work of Mr. W. 

 Macleay, entitled Horas Entomol. I. part I. p. 124. He refers. thither the 

 following Scarabiei of Olivier, bellicosus, lancifer, Jasius, Alimas, Belzebut, 

 festivus, carnifexy &c. 



■j- The Copris : Antenor, Haniadri/as, Midas, gigas, bucephalus, molossus, 

 hisjianus, nemctrinics, numestrinus, Sabceus, Jachus, &c of Fabricius. The 



