24 ANNULOSA JAVANICA. 



Caput laevissimum facie subemarginata. Thorax circuli segmentum majus for mans, mar- 

 ginatus, convexus baud canaliculars, suborbicularis, margine antico truncato 

 lineaque transversa impresso. Elytra apice subsinuata, striata, stria prima ad scutellum 

 brevissima. 

 Obs. The affinity of this subgenus seems to be towards Liciuus and Badister. 



43. Picipes. C. atronitidus antennis obscuris : articulis duobus primis pallidioribus, pedibus pallido-piceis, elytrit 



apice subpiceis. 



Long. corp. vix \ 



Caput laevissimum labro nigro, mandibulis corporeque subtus nigropiceis. 



Fam. 4. SCARITID^. 



The typical character of this family, which appears more numerous in the new world than in 

 the old, consists in the broken antennae, the pedunculated abdomen, the semilunar thorax, 

 and digitated anterior feet. 



MM. Latreille and Dejean, in their late work, Coleopteres d' Europe, seem to regard the 

 Sc.aritidae as animals not carnivorous. But against this opinion, so contrary to what might 

 have been judged from analogy, we have the authority of two accurate observers, MM. Olivier 

 and Lefebre de Cerisy. The latter naturalist, who, from his residence at Toulon, possesses many 

 facilities for studying their economy, has made some most interesting observations on the Genus 

 Scarites, and particularly the S. Gigas of Olivier. He rinds them to be nocturnal insects of 

 prey. During the day, they lurk almost without motion in the holes which they dig in the earth, 

 but at night they sally out and prey on the various Melolonthidce, &c. which may happen to fall 

 in their way. 



The only three species of the family which Dr. Horsfield found in Java belong all to the 

 typical part of it. 



Genus CLIVINA Lat. 



44. Sabulosa. C. nigro-brunnea capite lined anticd transversali : vertice hand impresso, elytrorum striis fere 



crenatis. 



Long. corp. ^ + 

 Insectum Clivind arenaria Lat. angustius, corpore minus convexo. Caput frontis medio haud puncto 

 impresso. Thorax lateribus truncatis vel saltern quam in C. Arenaria haud tarn convexis. 



Genus SCARITES Fab. 



45. Semicircularis. S. mandibulis canaliculatis, thorace postice rotundato, elytris punctato-striatis : strid tertid 



unipunctatd. 

 An Scarites punctum, Wiedemann, Zool. Mag. Band 2. s. I. p. 38 ? 



Long. corp. fere |. 

 Insectum totum atronitidum. Caput vix bisulcatum sed lateribus striatis. Thorax tevissimus, mar<n- 

 natus, canali medio lineam anticam transversalem impressam attingente haud ultra progrediente. 

 Elytra marginata striis punctatis impressis punctoque striae a sutura tertise versus apicem impresso. 



Obv. 



