DESCRIPTION OF LATHROBIUM CARINATL'M. 47 



Male, with the fifth segment beneath sinuated ; the sixth 

 canaliculate. 



Female, with the penultimate segment beneath a little pro- 

 duced and rounded j length 3 — 3^ lines. 



This very distinct insect is certainly the most beautiful of its 

 genus, the bright blood-red of its elytra contrasting strongly 

 with the shining black of its body ; whilst the large orbicular 

 head, narrow carinated thorax, elongate antennae and legs, give it 

 quit^e the appearance of a Stilicus. 



It would appear to be very rare, two specimens only having 

 come beneath my notice ; one, a male, I took amongst gravel, 

 near the river Irthing, Cumberland, in June, 1847 j the other, a 

 fine female, was captured in a similar locality, on the Devil's- 

 water, Northumberland, by Geo. Wailes, Esq., at the Club's Field 

 Meeting, in May last. 



THOMAS JOHN BOLD. 



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