58 GEODEI'llAf ;A — CARABIDAE. 



raised, base puucturecl with two impressions on eacli side ; 

 elytra broad ovate, with strong punctured striae. Inter- 

 mediate tibiae of male slightly curved ; anal segment of 

 male with one, of female with' two, impressions on each 

 side. L. 4 — 5 1. liare. A. iiatricia, Duft. 



II. Dilated male tarsal joints oblong heart-shaped. 



1* Anterior angles of thorax rounded. 



A A, Head thick; eyes Hat. 



Oblong. Brownish-bronze ; the short-jointed antennae, 

 the palpi and legs red-brown or pitch-brown. Thorax 

 transverse, each side of base with two deep depressions, 

 surrounded by punctures ; elytra somewhat convex, with 

 [)uuctured striae. In male the prosternum punctured, and 

 a few hairs on the slightly curved hinder tibiae. L. 4 1. 

 Scarce. A. inycnua, Duft. 



2? S. Head small ; eyes prominent. 



a a. Length 3^- — 4 lines. 



Brownish above, pitchy beneath, antennae, palpi, and 

 legs brownish-red. Thorax half as broad again as long, 

 somewhat contracted in front, each side of base punctured, 

 with two depressions, the outer one oblique and rather 

 shallow, posterior angles almost right angles, but not 

 sharp ; elytra not very convex, with finely punctured 

 striae. Each side of anal segment in both sexes with two 

 impressions, standing close together in male, apart in 

 female. In male the middle of the prosternum punctured, 

 and a few hairs on the slightly curved hinder tibiae. 

 Scarce. A. fusca, Dej. 



b h. Length not exceeding 3 lines. 



A a. Joiutsof antennaeshort; l)ody strongly 

 convex. 



Blackish-bronze above, brown-black beneath, antennae 

 and legs reddish. Thorax transverse, each side of l)ase 

 with two roundisli, punctured impressions, posterior angles 

 almost right angles ; elytra with distinct punctured striae, 

 short scutellary stria rudimentary. Each side of the anal 

 segment of male witli one (rarely two) impressions, female 

 with two; liinder pair of male tibiae straight, without any 

 hairs on inner-side, middle of its prosternum punctured. 

 L. 2| 1. Scarce. A. infima, Duft. 



