H a r p a t u s. 135 



gitudine dlmidio latior, atiterius paullo anguftatas, 

 late emarginatus, angulis dcflexis fub- acuminatis, 

 lateribus tenue margiuatus & intra margines late 

 depreflbexplanatus, praefcrtim pofterius S Bifi trun* 

 catus, el3'tris ar^le applicatus, an^ulis fere reftis, 

 vel parum retrorfum produftis ; fupra difco andco 

 elevatus; convexus, brunneo piceus, laevis , niadif- 

 limus, piUs minusve aeneo micans , in medio canali* 

 cularus, Jimbo iaterali & poftico dep %:{^o pailidio- 

 ri, intra bafin ucrinque foveae duae fub-pun6latae. 

 quarura interior cblonj»a;, mngis profunda, exrerior 

 ininor, obiique, juxta angulum, cum impreiiione 

 laterali confluens- Scutelium breve triangulare fer- 

 rugin<^um. Elytra ovata, antice thoracis baii vix 

 ladora, humeris prominuJis , p( ne baiia dilatata, 

 apice obiique actenuata, fub-acuminata, fupra parum 

 convexa, aut nigry bruunea, aut paiiidius teftacca, 

 seneo micantia, ttnue ftriata, ftriis , fub ocuio ar- 

 m.uo, in fuudo cbfolete punftatis; intra marginem 

 feries e foveo!is parvis fub-oceliatis, Corpu.« fubtus 

 rnfo-ferrugineum nitidum iseve, interdum paladius 

 teftuctum, interdum nigro piceum, dum LiCmpe pa* 

 ginsi fuperior faturatius colorata. Pedes toti rufo- 

 fcrruglnei, 



45, R Helopioicjes: ovalis fiib - depreffuc 



niger immacuhtus, poftice obtuie rotun» 



datus, thorace lo^vi (ovcis nullis, elytris 



tenue pundato-ftriatis. 



Carabuf Helopioidef. Fabr. eleut, !♦ i^{f 144^ 



Illig. Mag, i. fo. 34-35. PaijL fn. u t(fj^ 



87* Panz. fn, 30. /. n. Schonh, fynon. u 



20J. jpS, 



Habitat fub lapidibus, locis Iiumidis tempore 

 vcrnali rariuSf 



I 4 Dcfcr, 



