Plate V. 



Fig. 37. AEPUS MARINUS, Sfroem. [F. Trechida;. G. Aepus, Curtis.] (A. fulvescens, 

 Cui-lis.) 



Oblong, depressed, testaceous yellow, smooth. Head large, eyes minute. Thorax heart- 

 shaped, with a central longitudinal impressed line, and a shallow impression on each side behind, 

 posterior angles rectangular, their extreme summits obtuse. Elytra oblong, sides nearly parallel, 

 witli more or less apparent punctate striaj. Underside and legs pale testaceous. Length, 1 line. 



Inhabits the coast, beneath stones, below high-water mark. 



Fig. 38. TEECHUS MICROS, Herbsi. [F. Trechidfe. G. Treclius, CMrv.] (Biennis 

 micros, Curtis.) 



Head reddish brown, with two deep oblique impressions on the forehead, antennaj and parts 

 of the mouth reddish yellow. Thorax reddish brown, narrowed posteriorly, rounded at the sides 

 in front, with a deep central longitudinal furrow, and a large impression on each side behind, 

 posterior angles nearly rectangular. Elytra reddish yellow, each with an ill-defined dusky patch 

 near the apex, oblong, finely striate, the striae obliterated externally, faintly punctate, the first and 

 third united at the base, interstices flat, thickly and minutely punctate, the fourth with two large 

 punctures. Abdomen and legs reddish yellow, breast reddish brown. Length, 2 lines. 



Widely, but sparingly distributed : inhabits the roots of tufts of coarse grass and rushes in 

 marshy jjlaces. 



Fig. 39. MASOREUS WETTERHALII, Grjtl. [F. Lebiidje. G. Masoreus, DeJ.] (M. 

 luxatus, Curtis.) 



Reddish brown, smooth and shining. Head dusky, antenuaj and parts of mouth testaceous 

 red. Thorax transverse, emarginate in front, obliquely truncate on each side at the base, the sides 

 rounded, with a distinct central longitudinal channel, posterior angles very obtuse. Elytra with a 

 large ill-defined dusky patch occupying the apical two-thirds, ovate, striate, the striai minutely 

 punctate ; interstices flat, smooth. Legs red. Length, 2-21 lines. 



Inhabits the coast, occurring, occasionally in plenty, at Deal ; the Isle of Portland ; Sheerness, 

 &c. 



Fig. 40. CILLENUM LATERALE, Leach, Curtis. [F. Bembidiidaj. G. Cillenum, Curtis.] 



Head and thorax shining, bright brassy green, with a faint coppery tinge. Head ivith a deep 

 elongate impression on each side between the antennaj, which are reddish yellow, with the apex 

 and parts of the mouth reddish brown. Thorax lieart-shaped, constricted behind, convex, covered 

 with faint transverse wrinkles, postei'ior angles rectangular ; base depressed, with a broad, shallow 

 fovea on each side. Elytra sub-opaque, testaceous, with an obscure dusky cloud posteriorly, 

 elongate, flatfish, sides parallel ; striate, the stria? broad and shallow, very indistinctly punctate ; 

 interstices convex, finely reticulate, the third wide, with four or five large punctures contiguous to 

 the third stria. Beneath black, with a greenish tint ; margin of thoiax and abdomen reddish 

 yellow. Legs testaceous. Length, lj-2 lines. 



Abundant near Liverpool ; on the Chesil Bank, Isle of Portland ; Smallmouth Sands, near 

 Weymouth ; vicinity of Harwich, &c. 



Fig. 41. NOTIOPHILUS RUFIPES, Curtis. [F. ElaphridsE. G. Notiophilus, Du7neriL'] 



Above shining brassy black. Head broad, deeply striate in front, punctate behind ; antennas 

 and palpi pitchy black, red at the base. Thorax heart-shaped, constricted behind, flattish, thickly 

 and coarsely punctate, a small space on the disc smooth, with a conspicuous central longitudinal 

 channel, and an imjaression on each side at the base. Elytra oblong, striate, the strife closely and 

 coarsely punctate, those exterior to the broad glabrous discoidal space, approximate, extending to 



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