50 PLATE CCCCIV. 



The head of this infect is black : the. fhield of the head fubrotund : 

 thorax punctured and black, with a large anterior teftaceous fpot on 

 each fide. The colour of the wing-cafes vary from rufous brown to 

 reddifh : the legs are bjaek, except the tarfi, which are rufous. 



F I G. II. 



SCARAB^US SGRDIDUS. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS. 



Head tuberculated :, thorace black : margin pale with a black dot 

 on each fide : wing-cafes teftaceous. 



Scakabjeus Sordidus : capite tuberculato, thorace nigro : margine 

 pallido : pun6lo nigro, elytris-teftaceis. Marjh. 

 Ent. Syfi. T. I. p. 10. n. Q. 



Scarabjeus Sordidus : capite tuberculato, thorace nigro : mar- 

 gine pallido, puncto nigro, elytris grifeis. Fabr. 

 Spec. Inf. J. 17. 68.—S(/ft. Ent. 16. 55.— Ent. 

 SyjL I. 29. 90.— Schaeff. Icon. t. 74. /. 3., 



This infect is the fame fize as the preceding, the figure in our 

 plate being magnified ; and, like that fpecies, it is found in horfe-dung, 

 but lefs frequently. 



The antennae are pale : head pale with three tuberculations : thorax 

 punctured, black, with an entire pale or reddifh border, which is 



broadeft 



