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3. Dyschirius angustatus, Abrens, Faun. Ins. Eur. i. 9; 



Putzeys. 

 jejiums, Daws. ; Wat. Cat. 

 This species, pre-eminently distinguished by its rugose 

 bead, is clearly the same as D.jejanus, Dawson. Botli Dr. 

 Schaum and Mr. Waterbouse bave compared a continental 

 specimen of amjustatus wdtb the two examples in Mr. 

 T. J. Bold's collection (kindly fowarded by him for that 

 purpose), from which the species of Dawson was described. 



4. Patrobus clavipes, Thomson, Sk. Coll. 25, 2 (1857); 



E. W. Janson, Proc. Ent. Soc. 3 Feb. 1862, Zool. 

 7911 (1862). 

 '* Taken by the late H. Squire near Lerwick, Shetland, in 

 August, 1858." 



This is probably the species brought forwai-d in Ent. Ann. 

 1859, p. 144, as P. ZapponicuSf Chaud., but mentioned at 

 the time as requiring further investigation. It has long been 

 separated by Mr. Bold, who sent it to me as distinct, and has 

 been taken by many others in Scotland. 



5. Harpalus diffinis, Dejean, Spec. Gen. iv. 196, 4 



(1829); E. W. Janson, Proc. Ent. Soc. 3 Feb. 

 1862, Zool. 7911 (1862). 

 Taken by Mr. Janson near Croydon. 

 There appears some difficulty in distinguisbing between 

 diffinis and rotundicolUs ; the latter, according to Dr. 

 Schaum, seems to have the sides of the thorax more strongly 

 rounded, and the apex of the elytra more distinctly sinuate, 

 appearing also to belong mostly to Southern Europe. There 

 is a specimen in the Madeirensian Coll. at the Brit. Museum, 

 taken by Mr. Wollaston, whicb differs from our common 

 Britisli species, but exhibits precisely these characters of 

 rotundicullis pointed out by Dr. Schaum. 

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