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longs to a genus, which, like Ajtenes, has the labial palpi very 

 much dilated, and the elypeus separated from the front by a well 

 defined line ; it differs, however, by the thorax not being pedun- 

 culated at base, but only very slightly rounded, nearly truncate. 

 — Leg.] 



5. C. PILOSUS. — Black-brown, punctured; mouth, antennae 

 and feet rufous ; elytra with punctured striae and interstitial 

 lines. 



Carabm pilosus Melsh. Catalogue. 



Body somewhat hairy; head deeply punctured ; no distinct 

 frontal impression ; antennae and mouth rufous ; thorax with nu- 

 merous, profound, approximate punctures, and a longitudinal, 

 impressed line which hardly attains the anterior edge; elytra 

 with punctured obtuse strise which are subequal to the inter- 

 stitial lines; punctures transverse, dilated, approximated; inter- 

 stitial lines punctured; epipleura rufous, punctured; feet rufous; 

 pectus punctured; venter obscure, rufous, with distant minute 

 punctures. 



Length two-fifths of an inch. [113 



I have not met with a living specimen of this insect : it is 

 rare. 



Var. a. A longitudinal, rufous, humeral spot ; punctures of the 

 interstitial lines numerous, dilated. In the Philadelphia Mu- 

 seum. 



Var./?. Thorax margined with rufous; a longitudinal, ru- 

 fous, humeral spot. 



Var. y. Thorax, head, and humeral spots rufous. 



The thorax of this species seems to vary in the length of its 

 transverse diameter. 



[Afterwards described as C. inibesccns Dej. — Lec] 



LEBIA Latr. Bonell. 

 Anterior tibiae emarginate ; elytra truncated at tip ; palpi fili- 

 form ; terminal joint cylindrical, hardly truncate ; thorax wider 

 than long ; penultimate tarsal joint bilobate ; nails pectinated. 



1. L. TRICOLOR. — Head black ; mouth, antennse, thorax and 

 feet ferruginous ; elytra green, polished. 

 Length about three-tenths of an inch. 



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