63 UESCRII'TION OF INSECTS 



2. C. ^wstivus green-cupreous; elytra purple-black; an- 

 teiinsB and feet rufous; head punctured. 



Length seven-tentlis of an inch. 



Carabus amelhystinus. 3Iehh. Catal. 



Body greenisli-cupreous, beneath black, with very short nu- 

 merous hairs. 



Head polished, punctured ; antennm and palpi rufous, shaded 

 towards the tips ; labnim ferruginous ; maiidibles blackish. 



Thorax as long or rather longer than broad, dilated in the 

 middle, posterior lateral edge rectilinear or slightly ex- 

 curved, densely punctured, polished, dorsal and basal lines 

 very distinct, base narrower than the elytra. 



Elytra dark purple, opake, perceptibly a little dilated behind 

 the middle, with very minute, numerous punctures, striate, 

 strife a little obtuse, punctured, interstitial lines depressed, 

 a little convex. 



Pectus and postpectus punctured ; feet rufous ; abdomen mi- 

 nutely punctured. 

 This cannot be ajnethijstinus of authors, if the figure of 



that insect by Olivier be correct. 



3. C. ^lithophilus green, beneath black ; head punctured ; 

 feet testaceous ; antennae fuscous, paler at base. 



Length less than seven-twentieths of an inch. 



Body green, with very short, numerous hairs, beneath black. 



Head punctured ; frojit smooth ; antennce fuscous, base and 

 palpi testaceous, the latter dusky at tip ; labrum and man- 

 dibles piceous-black. 



Thorax wider somewhat behind the middle, transverse-quad- 

 rate, lateral edge regularly and equably curved, posterior 

 angles slightly rounded, surface densely punctured, punc- 

 tures large, dorsal line acute, posterior ones dilated. 



Elytra villous, minutely punctured, strije punctured, inter- 

 stitial lines flat. 



