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THE SEA SHORE 



places, such as salt marshes, the mouths of rivers, and the sea 

 shore. We give enlarged illustrations of a few of these, the actual 

 size being denoted at the side of each. 



Bembidium biguttatum may be identified by its brilliant 

 bronze-green colour, and the two distinct impressions on the elytra 



FIG. 223. MARINE BEETLES OF THE GENUS Bembidium 

 1. B. biguttatum. 2. B.pdllidipenne. 3. B.fumigatum. 4. B.quadriguttatum 



which have suggested the specific name. B. pallidipenne is, as its 

 name implies, a pale-winged species, the elytra being of a light 

 yellowish colour. 5. fumigatum is so called on account of the 



