BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, JUN., ESQ. 117 



Corpus ovatura subdepressum. 



Fcdcs subtcnnes setosi, tarsis anticis intermediisque ciliatis 



articulo primo longo, 2"^°- S*^'"' et 4*''' triangularibus gradatim 



brevioribus. 



This genus seems to be most nearly allied to the Cratoceridre 



of Lacordaire, though it resembles closely the genus Acinopus 



which that author places among the true Harpalidce. 



22. — Pachauchenius l^viceps, 

 Niger subnitidus, capite la3vi fronte transversim impresso, 



thorace leviter canaliculate, elytris striatis. 

 Long. 9 lin., lat. 2| lin. 

 The head is black, smooth, and shining, with a narrow well 

 defined transverse impression in front of the eyes, curved 

 backwards at each end. The thorax is also smooth, with the 

 medial line indistinctly marked posteriorly and not at all ante- 

 riorly, the impressions near the base on each side are also rather 

 indistinct. The elytra are striated with a row- of punctures along 

 the lateral margins. 



23. — Harpalus interstitialis. 

 Viridi-feneus, thorace glaberrimo, elytris cupreis subsulcatis 



interstitio secundo postice tripunctato. 

 Long. 7 lin., lat. 2| lin. 

 The head and thorax are brassy green and smooth, the former 

 with a slight transverse impression between the eyes, the latter 

 with the medial line lightly marked, and the impressions on each 

 side near the base sHght. The elytra are of a copper colour with 

 metallic lustre, and are deeply striated, with a line of punctures 

 along the lateral margin, and with three punctures on the 

 posterior half of the second interstice from the suture. The 

 under surface and legs are black. 



24. — Harpalus picipes. 

 Ater nitidns, elytris striatis, corpore subtus antennis palpis 



pedibusquc piceis, tibiis posticis valide spinosis. 

 Long. 4<\ lin., lat. If lin. 

 The whole upper surface is of a deep black. The head and 

 thorax are smooth, the latter with the medial lino scarcely 



