Genus. Cetonia, Fabricius. Scarabæus, Linn.
Cetonia Capensis. Rufa hirta, punctis albis adspersa. (Long. Corp. 10 lin.)
Syn. Scarabæus Capensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. II. p. 556. 73. Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. II. p. 144. 48. Olivier Ent. 16. p. 27. 28. t. 6. 38. n b. Herbst. Col. III. tab. 29. f. 12. Schonh. Syn. Ins. III. 127. 71.
Scarabæus albo punctatus, De Geer Ins. vii. p. 640. 40. t. 48. f. 2.
Habitat: Cape of Good Hope.
Head margined, black, and nearly quadrangular. Antennæ black. Thorax margined, and of a dark chocolate colour; which, with the elytra and scutellum, are hairy, and embellished with a great number of white spots. The latter is black and shining. Elytra fine chocolate-coloured, and faintly margined (the suture being black), not covering the anus. The under part of the insect is covered with pale clay-coloured hairs; but on the fore femora, and next the head, the hairs are browner.
CETONIA FASTUOSA.
Plate [XXXIII]. fig. 4.
Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: Cetoniidæ.
Genus. Cetonia, Fabricius. Scarabæus, Linn.