Europhilutf.^ adepiiaga. 95 



posterior angles, disc convex, depressed towards the sides, somewhat 

 transversely wrinkled, dorsal furrow strong, base with an oblong fovea 

 on each side near angles ; elytra rather long, hardly widened behind the 

 middle, finely striated, with four deep pores between the second and 

 third striae, somewhat irregularly placed ; legs black. L. 4-5 mm. 



A single example was taken many years ago by Mr. T. J. Bold, at 

 Long Benton, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; it has not, however, occurred since, 

 and I'equires further confirmation before it is finally admitted into our 

 lists; it is placed by Schaum (Insect. Deutsch. i. 411) in the A. livens 

 section with that insect and A. Binjemanni ; it appears to be rare in 

 Central Europe, but common in Sweden, Xorth Russia, and in Siberia.) 



OZ.ISTHOPUS, Dejean. 



This genus comprises about twenty species, ranging from Madeira 

 over Southern and Central Europe to the Caucasus, some being also 

 found in tlie United States : it comes very close to Anchomenus. 



O. rotundatus, Payk. Bronze or brassy brown, very shining ; 

 antennii3 and palpi reddish testaceous ; thorax broad and short with sides 

 very evenly rounded, posterior angles rounded, dorsal furrow distinct, 

 base with a more or less punctured fovea on each side near angles ; 

 elytra oblong-ovate, rounded at sides, striaj very finely punctured, inter- 

 stices quite smooth and shining, third interstice with three large pores; 

 legs pale yellow or reddish testaceous. L. 7-8 mm. • 



Utuler stones, in moss, &c. ; generally distributed and coimuon throuf^hout 

 Engrlmid ; Scotland, not uncommon, Lowlands; Ireland, near Hslfast, and seii coast 

 near Dublin. 



Sub-Div. v. Sipalmatl. 



The members of this group have the two first joints of the anterior 

 tarsi dilated in the male, with the exception of certain species of Tachys, 

 in which they are simple in b<>th sexes ; they are here taken as including 

 both the Trechina and the Berabidiina, which latter tribe has by some 

 authors been formed into a separate division ; the members, however, of 

 the two tribes are closely connected together in many ways, and, as ]\Ir. 

 liatcs says (Biol. Cent. Am. Carabidte, vol. i. p. i. p. 136), "the genus 

 Orthozetus, which l)elongs to the Pogonus group, connects in another direc- 

 tion the Bembidiinte tluough the genus Bracteon (formed by !M. Bedel to 

 contain B. 2->ciludosu7n and its allies) with Pogonus and Patrobus." The 

 dilated joints of the male tarsi are, as a rule, furnished with ragged 

 squama; beneath, but Tachypus has them plainly pilose ; this character has 

 been very much overlooked, or has not received tlie consideration whitdi 

 ought to have been given to it ; not oidy does it establish beyond all 

 doubt the generic value of Tac/n/pux, whicli some authors woidd include 

 under Bi'iiiJildiiim, but it carries the genus right Ijack into close relation 

 M'ith the Elaphri (to which its resemlilance has been suppo.sed to bo 



