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conspicuous in Atlas, Hesperus, Caucasus and 

 Chiron. 



Genus. Strategus, Kirby. 

 Type of the Genus. Geotrupes Alceus, Fab. 



Caput fere trigonum apice truncatum vix emargi- 

 natum fronte antice tuberculis seu dentibus armato. 



Mandibulce validissimse, apice truncatae 2-dentatse 

 dente interno minori, externo obtuso. 



Maxillce ? apice 8-spinosse et $ 5-spinosse subtus 

 hirsutse. 



Palpi maxillares 4-articulati, l ni ° oblongo, 2 do 

 fere triplo longiori, 3 ti0 obconico, 4 to tribus pra3ce- 

 dentibus sequali, elongato, apice truncato. 



Mentum subtrigonum antice dilatatum apice ro- 

 tundatum. 



Palpi labiales 3-articulati, articulo l mo sequenti 

 longiore, 2 do minori obconico, ultimo elongato-ovato 

 apice attenuato. 



Corpus crassum. 



Thorax tricornis, cornu intermedio longiori, late- 

 ralibus compressis. 



Strategus differs from the genus Megaceras, 

 which has both sexes cornu ted, there is however an 



