nae pitchy ; seven and a half lines; Newcastle, under 

 stones. PI. A, Jig. 8. 

 Genus [34]. xIdelosia. Steph. Two species. 



A. oblongopunctata, Fab. Pitchy black, very depressed ; 

 legs pitchy red ; six lines ; humid situations. PI. 5, 



fi9- 1. 



Genus [35]. Platysma. JBonelli. One species. 



P. nigrum, Fab. Deep black; 9 — 11 lines, gardens and 

 woods. PI. 5, Jig. 2. 

 Genus [36]. Abax. Bon. One species. 



A. striola, Fab. Deep black, shining in the male, elytra 

 obscure in the female ; 8g — 10 lines; under stones. PI. 

 5, Jig. 3. 



Group III. AMARINI. Shuckard. 



Genus [37]. Amara. Bon. Eighteen species. 



A. acuminata, Payh. iEneous, coppery, or black; base of 

 antennae fulvous ; 4 — 6 lines ; pastures and fields. PI. 

 5, fig. 4. 

 Genus [38]. Celia. Frichs. Differs from Amara by the men- 

 turn tooth being emarginate, and the posterior tibige of the male 

 glabrous. Three species. 



C. ingenua, Daft. Fusco-aeneous ; antennae and legs red ; 

 four lines; rare. PI. 5, Jiff- 5. 

 Genus [39]. Acrodon. Zimmerm. Differs from Amara chiefly 

 by the mentum tooth being very acute, and the posterior tibiae 

 of the male only slightly pilose. One species. 



A. brunnea, Oyll. Fusco-aeneous ; antennae and legs red ; 

 two and a half lines ; in woods. PI. 5, Jig. 6. 



Genus [40]. Bradytus. Steph. Seven species. 



B. fulvus, De Geer. Entirely fulvous ; elytra with an opa- 

 line tinge ; four lines ; sandy situations. PI. 5, Jig. 7. 



Genus [41]. Curtonotus. Stejjh. Three species. 



C. convexiusculus, Marsh. Pale pitchy ; antennae and legs 

 fulvous ; elytra slightly aeneous ; five and a half lines; shores 

 on the coasts. PI. 5, Jig. 8. 



Genus [42]. Zabrus. Glairville. One species. 



L. gibbus, Fab. Black, very convex; antennae and tibiae 

 pitchy; 6 — 1\ lines ; cornfields. PI. 6, Jiff. 1. 



Group IV. ANCHOMENINI. Erichson. 



Genus [43]. Calathus. Bonelli. Eleven species. 



C. Cisteloides, Lin. Entirely black ; 5 — Or, lines ; common. 

 PI. 6, Jig. 2. 



