Order. Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: Scarabæidæ.
Genus. Onitis, Fabr. Scarabæus, Linn.
Onitis Sulcatus. Ater, capitis tuberculo unico, elytris striatis, thorace anticè lineà irregulari dorsali impresso. (Long. Corp. 1 unc.)
Syn. Scarabæus Sulcatus, Drury, App. vol. 2.
Onitis Nicanor, Fabr. Syst. Eleuth. 1. p. 29. Tabl. Col. 2. t. 15. f. 8.
Habitat: Jamaica.
Head broad and thin, hairy underneath; terminating in a short straight horn, inclining backwards, with a small tubercle on each side. Eyes almost surrounded by the thin sides of the head, being placed so as to see both above and below it. Thorax margined, with several protuberances on its front; and on the top with a strong indented line running from the front to the suture of the elytra, where likewise its margin is interrupted by two smaller impressions, forming an appearance like a square escutcheon. Elytra as long as the thorax, margined, and deeply furrowed, scarcely reaching to the anus. General colour above black or raven grey, but not shining. Thighs very strong, black, and broad. Anterior tibiæ strong, with three teeth and a spine. Tarsi and ungues very small. Middle and hinder tibiæ small at the base, but broad and thick with strong spines at the tips. Scutellum obsolete.
COPRIS CAROLINA.
Plate [XXXV]. fig. 2.
Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: Scarabæidæ.