NEW SPECIES OF CARABIDEOUS INSECTS. 361 



with a very indistinct metallic gloss ; antenncB pitchy red ; 

 palpi pitch-coloured. On the third, fifth, and seventh inter- 

 spaces between the strice of the elytra a few widely separated 

 punctures are observable, but these are confined to the apical 

 portion of the elytra ; moreover, with a tolerably strong lens 

 some indistinct punctures may be perceived in the strice : a 

 series of rather widely separated punctures runs along the 

 outer margins of the elytra, and on the apical portion are 

 many subconfluent punctures. On the under side of each of 

 the femora is a row of punctures ; the terminal segment of 

 the abdomen is margined with punctures, and there are two 

 punctures on each of the abdominal segments, one on either 

 side of, and at some little distance from, the mesial line. The 

 posterior tarsi are considerably longer than the tihice ; each 

 of the tihice is furnished at the apex with two very long spines. 

 The antennce are slender, and, if extended backwards, would 

 reach beyond the hinder margin of the thorax. 



This species is considerably larger than the Card. Clivin- 

 oides ; it is of a broader form, and its legs and antennce are 

 longer, as well as the spines with which the former are fur- 

 nished. 



Sp. 2. Card. Stephensii. 



Card, nitide violaceo-niger ; thorace convexo, attenuate, et postice trans- 

 versim insculpto; corporebrevi, valde convexo; elytris laevissime striatis, 

 stliis vix apparenter punctatis ; interspatiis aliquanto convexis. 



This species is much smaller than the last, and may more- 

 over be distinguished from that and Mr. Curtis's species by 

 the very convex, short, and almost rounded form of the body : 

 its legs are shorter than in Card, longitarsis, and the poste- 

 rior tarsi and tihice are equal in length. The thorax is short, 

 convex, attenuated behind, and has the sides and posterior 

 angles rounded ; the dorsal channel is very indistinct ; and 

 there is a transverse depression near the posterior margin : 

 the elytra are very convex, ovate, faintly striated, and the 

 interstices are slightly convex: the strice are indistinctly 

 punctured, excepting on the apical portion of the elytra, 

 where the punctures are distinct : some punctures are observ- 

 able on the outer margin of each elytron and on the posterior 

 margin of the apical segment of the ahdomen ; there are also 

 two punctures on each of the other segments of the ahdomen, 

 as in Card, longitarsis. 



Total length, 8 J lines ; length of thorax 2 J lines ; width of 

 ditto, 2 J lines ; length of elytra, 6 lines ; width of ditto, Sp- 

 lines. 



