18 ADEPHAGA. [Elaplirus. 



those at the side being indistinct ; femora and tarsi metallic, tibiae 

 testaceous. L. 8 mm. 



Common and widely distributed throughout the kingdom. 



E. uligrinosus, Fabr. Very like the preceding, but easily dis- 

 tinguished by its black tibiae and greenish colour ; the thorax is shorter 

 and narrower in front, with the sides much more strongly dilated and 

 rounded in the middle, and the punctuation much more distinct ; the 

 elytra have the large ocellate foveae, as a rule, shallower and smaller. 

 L. 7|-8 mm. 



Local and rather rare ; Cambridgeshire Fens ; Swansea ; Devonshire ; Weston, 

 Oxfordshire ; Repton ; near Croydon ; Coombe Wood. Scotland, scarce ; Tay, Dee, 

 Sohvay; has occurred in some numbers at Rannoch. 



E. Ziapponicus, Gyll. Very variable in colour, brassy green, 

 coppery red, bluish, crimson, or darkly coloured ; head longitudinally 

 rugose behind, antennae black with the base metallic ; thorax rather long 

 with the sides not strongly rounded and only moderately contracted be- 

 hind, posterior angles only slightly prominent, dorsal furrow rather 

 obsolete in some specimens, strongly marked in others ; elytra oblong 

 ovate, longer than in any of the preceding species, sculpture and markings 

 on the same plan, but much less pronounced, and often very indistinct ; 

 legs entirely dark, more or less metallic. L. 9 mm. 



Rare ; a mountain species ; found chiefly in the Scotch Highlands, Tay, Dee, Hebri- 

 des; taken on the Catlaw and Clova Mountains in Forfarshire, at Braemar, &c.; has 

 also occurred on Skiddaw (J. T. Harris). 



The genus Omophron, once reputed as British, appears to bear a close 

 relationship in many points to the Elaphrina, notably in the structure 

 of its mouth organs, and in the similarity of some of its habits. In 

 general form it much resembles a Haliplus, and this, coupled with its habitat 

 in wet sand near the margins of streams or ponds, has led many people 

 to consider it as a connecting link between the Carabidae and Dytiscidae : 

 on a close examination of its structure, however, its proper position 

 appears to be near EJaphrus. Erichson, followed by Gemminger and 

 V. Harold (Munich Catalogue, i. p. 42), Horn, and others, places it at 

 the head of the Carabide series. Gyllenhal placed it near Loricera. 

 The larva is very peculiar, resembling a young GnjUotalpa, and being 

 remarkable for its very large convex prothorax, and long stout legs. 



LORICERINA. 



The Loricerina are closely connected with the Nebriina and Elaphrina, 

 and on the other side show in many points an affinity to the Panagaeina. 



ZiORICERA, Latreille. 



This genus comprises a small number of species, which, with one or 

 two exceptions, are confined to the northern hemisphere. Our single 



