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9. — Onthophagus concolor, n. sp. 
Niger, fere nudus, supra opacus, subtus sat nitidus ; prothorace peropaco, parcius subti- 
liter punctato, lateribus ad angulos anteriores evidenter sinuatis ; elytris sub till ter striatis, 
interstitiis parcius et subtiliter punctatis, punctis hand perspicue setigeris. 
Long. 7-9 mm. 
Mas. — Capite vertice medio breviter tuberculato, prothorace fere mutico. 
Fern. — Capite medio linea curvata sat elevata, vertice medio lamina elevata {ad apicem 
plus minusve emarginata) brevissima. 
Antennae black, with the intermediate joints marked with red. Clypeus broadly, but very 
lightly, emarginate in the middle in front, its anterior part coarsely and rugosely punctured. 
Thorax quite sparingly punctured, the punctures most numerous near the front in the middle, 
quite wanting at the anterior angles. The punctures of the elytra are inconspicuous, but are 
rather less indistinct on the external interstice, and are there seen to be fine granulations. 
The pygidium is very opaque and sparingly punctured. The ventral segments are almost 
impunctate, the breast is sparingly punctured, and bears a few black hairs. The tarsi are pitchy. 
This species has the appearance of the South African O. giraffa, but is readily distin- 
guished therefrom by the diminished punctuation, and by the sinuation of the sides of the 
thorax near the front angles. The thorax is very slightly prominent in the middle quite near 
the front, and the prominent part is slightly emarginate : this thoracic development is, how- 
ever, quite slight in all the specimens before me ; and although it is variable, it seems to be 
unconnected with the sex of the individual. 
Sind valley, Aug. 5 — 13, 1873, and Murree. 
Aphodius (Munich Cat.). 
10. — SCARABiEUS SUBTERRANEUS, Lin. 
A single individual of this common European species was found on the road across the 
Pamir, 22nd April to 7th May 1874. 
11. — SCARABA2US GRANARIUS, L. 
Of this species (which is now found in most parts of the world) a single individual was 
found on the road across the Pamir, 22nd April to 7th May 1874. 
12. — Aphodius asger, n. sp. 
Scarabseo granario, Lin., similis ; oblongus, leviter convexus , nitidus, niger, elytris piceis 
vel fere nigris, pedibus rujis ; clypeo medio emarginato, fronte fere mutica, prothorace subtili- 
ter punctato, latera versus punctis majoribus crebribus, margine basali integro, angulis 
posterioribus sinuatis ; elytris vix subtiliter striatis, striis indistincte crenatis, 7° et b° ante 
apicem conjunctis, burner is longius ciliatis. 
Long. 5-5J mm., lat. 2^ mm. 
Though rather similar to Scarabceus granarius, this species is readily distinguished from 
it by the sinuate hind angles of the thorax, and the conspicuous pale cilia of the sides of the 
