366 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse on new Scarabgeidge. 



tures similar to those in 8. tntricatus, but crowded together, 

 leaving a smooth median line and four irregular smooth spots 

 near the base. The elytra are dull, very densely and finely 

 granular; each interstice has in its middle portion very 

 minute shining dots, which are placed near together and give 

 a more shining appearance to the middle of the interstice. 

 The metasternum has an impressed line for its whole length ; 

 the punctures are distinct and not very widely separated. 



8carabceus Anderseni. 



Niger, viridi-eyanescens, nitidus ; capite acute sex-dentato ; thorace 

 lato, convexo, f ortiter pnnctato ; elytris fortiter striatis, striis for- 

 titer punctatis, interstitiis sat convexis punctis irregularibus inter- 

 ruptis. 



Long. 10 millim. 



Bab. Lake Nyassa. 



Very near 8. morbittosus, Fabr., but slightly tinted with 

 bluish green. The thorax is broad, convex, and shining, 

 crenulated at the sides and with long recurved hairs near the 

 hind angles ; the punctures are rather large and deep, 

 usually separated from each other by the diameter of a punc- 

 ture, but more distant at the back part of the disk. The 

 elytra have the strise strongly impressed, each with a series 

 of strong punctures, which are rather smaller than those on 

 the thorax ; the interstices are marked at irregular intervals 

 with punctures similar to those in the strige ; these punctures 

 in some places touch each other and form an impression which 

 interrupts the interstice. The antennae are yellow, except 

 the basal joint. The metasternum is smooth and shining 

 and has a deep longitudinal median impression. The meta- 

 sternal process is much less prominent than in 8. morlnllosus, 

 and more obtuse ; its sloping sides are distinctly punctured. 

 The anterior tibife have four equidistant teeth, the upper- 

 most one only slightly smaller than the others. 



Scarabceus Wilsoni. 



Niger, sat opaeus ; capite rugoso, antice acute sex-dentato ; thorace 

 sericeo-opaco, punctis asperatis sat crebre asperso, linea median a 

 excepta ; lateribus denticulatis, nigro-ciliatis ; elytris piceo-tinctis, 

 confertissime subtilissime granulatis, sicut sericeis, leviter striatis, 

 striis punctis parvis haud approximatis notatis, interstitiis fere 

 planis, evidenter sparse punctatis ; tibiis anticis longe quadri- 

 dentatis ; posticis intus dense, extus longius nigro-ciliatis. 



Long. 26 millim. 



Hab. Persia (</. Wilson, Esq.). 



