Mr. Kirby's Century of Insects. 377 



pressorum nigrorum. Postpectus * et abdomen medio glabra 

 purpuiascentia. 



(Carabidce.) 



ScA KITES Fabr. 



excavatus. 3. S. aterjelytriselevato-striatis: interstitiisseriepunc- 

 torum excavatorum. 



Long. Corp. lin. 17|. 



Habitat in Brasilia. D. Hancock. 



Corpus lineari-oblongum, atrum, glaberrimum, vix nitidnm. Caput 

 antice striatulum bisulcum : puncto impresso in utroque sulco, 

 alioque insuper utrinque in vertice. MandibulcB extus eievato- 

 lineata", intus dente lato depresso rotundato striato armatae. 

 Hilytra striis septem elevatis : interstitiis serie punctorum mag- 

 noruni excavatorum. Epipleura f medio longitudinaliter gra- 

 nulata. 



Pelecium Kirby. 



Labrum brevissimum disco excavatum, antice et postice obtusan- 

 guluin ; angulis anum spectantibus. 



Labium apice subemarginatum biaristatum. 



Palpi articulo extimo magno elongate obtriangulari sive obcunei- 

 formi. 



Antennce filiformes. 



Thorax- cordato-oblongus. 



Tibice anteriores intus emarginatae. 



* By this term Mr. Spence and myself have distinguished that part of the body in which 

 the four posterior legs are inserted. 



t By this terra we designate that part of the elytrum that is under the lateral margin, 

 which often covers the sides of the body, and is remarkable in maiiy Heleromerous insects. 



This 



