142 MANDTBUI.ATA.— COLEOPTERA. 



Sp. I. globosus. — Globosus, rufo-piceus subtilissime punctatus, tibiis anticis in 



medio triangulariter dilatatis. (Long. corp. \ — f lin.) 

 Hi. globosus. Ent. Hefte.—Ah. globosus. Steph. Catal. 99. No. 1042. 



Globose, rufo-piceous, finely punctate : tborax convex, much narrowed anteriorly ; 

 elytra very convex, nearly as long as the abdomen, with the apex distinctly 

 truncate and the disc delicately punctate : legs with the four posterior tibiae 

 linear and slender, the two anterior triangularly dilated, all simple. 



Somewhat larger, more globose, and of a brighter hue than the following, from 

 which it also differs in the form of the anterior legs, and in being distinctly 

 punctate above. 



Not common : found occasionally in hot beds, or beneath rotten 

 garden refuse, in the vicinity of London. " Neiley." — Rev. F. W. 

 Hope. " Norwich." — Dr. Leach. 



Sp. 2. minutus. Subrotundus, piceus, nitidus, tibiis omnibus linearibus. (Long. 



corp. 1—1 lin.) 

 Hi. minutus. Fabricius. — Ab. minutus. Steph. Catal. 99. No. 1043. 



Nearly round, piceous, shining, very smooth, but with a very powerful lens 

 obsoletely punctured : head rounded : thorax convex, slightly narrowed an- 

 teriorly : elytra moderately convex, with the sides dilated, shorter than the 

 abdomen, with the apex obliquely truncate : legs with all the tibiae linear, the 

 anterior curved and a little dilated externally. 



The minute size of this species, united to its smooth impunctate surface, and 

 simple tibiae, distinguish it from the preceding. 



Much more abundant than the foregoing species, frequenting the 

 same haunts. " Near Swansea." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. "Wood- 

 land, Devon ; Chelsea, Norwich, &c." — Dr. Leach. 



Genus CLXXXII. — Onthophilus, Leach. 



Antenna; with the basal joint long, robust, subelavate ; second subglobose; third 

 elongate, slender; five following very short, somewhat moniliform or sub- 

 globose ; the remainder forming an ovate-globose club. Palpi slender : head 

 small : thorax subtrigonate, sulcate : elytra also sulcate : body subquadrate, 

 robust : sternum simple : legs long ; tibia long, slender, compressed : tarsi 

 slender, the four basal joints subequal. 



The genus Onthophilus is rendered conspicuous, by the deep 

 longitudinal sulci which adorn the upper surface of the body, by 

 which they may be instantly recognized from the other genera of 

 this family, exclusively of their other characters, which are fur- 



