BEETLES. 15 



* B. multipundata, Fabr. (Plate I., Fig. 7). This is local, 

 and lives in damp meadows and on the slimy margins of ponds. 

 It is also often found in large numbers in rotting herbage. 



Genus Elaphrus, Fabr. 

 Small species with large, spherical, and very prominent eyes, 

 and with conspicuous eye-spots on the dull wing-cases. They 

 are found in damp places, the banks of streams, &c. 



* U. cupreu% Duft. (Plate L, Fig. 8). This beetle has 

 yellowish-brown tibiie. It is common on the borders of ponds 

 in the summer, and spends the winter under moss. 



* E. uliginosus, Fabr. (Plate I., Fig. 9). Thorax broader 

 than that of the last species, and indeed broader than the 

 head. Tibiae violet. Its habits are the same as those of the 

 other species mentioned. 



Genus Notiophilus, Dum. 

 Smooth, shining little beetles, with very large eyes. The 

 thorax is twice as broad as it is long, and the abdomen is 

 elon crated. 



* N. aquaticus, Linn. (Plate L, Fig. 10). This is a fairly 

 common British species, being frequently met with from 

 spring to autumn in damp places. There are four other 

 species found in Britain, some of which prefer drier localities, 

 and may be found running over paths or tiower-beds. 



Genus Cychrus, Fabr. 

 These beetles have the body very convex ; the elytra are twice 

 as broad as the thorax, which is widest in the middle, and has a 

 raised border. They live under stones and among damp grass. 



* G. rosiratus, Linn. (Plate L, Fig. 11). This insect is found 

 throughout Europe, including the British Isles, under stones, in 

 woods, and in damp grass in the spring. 



