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the raised lines) have throughout a range of conspicuous 

 punctures. The three raised lines between the chain- 

 striae are continuous and crested with shining granules, 

 as in C. exilis, and the elytra in the male are narrow 

 and nearly parallel, as in that species. The thorax 

 varies as usual in the degree of dilatation in front, but 

 it is always elongated, as in G. proceridus type, and in 

 some examples very gradually narrowed (with little cur- 

 vature) from near the middle to the anterior angles. 



Carabus gracillimus. 



C. exili affinis et similis, sed differt elytris (mas) haud 

 parallelis, ab humeris usque prope apicem gradatim 

 dilatatis. Gracillimus, fusco-piceus opacus (individuis 

 maturis leviter aenescens) ; thorace relative minori et 

 angustiori subcordato-quadrato ; elytris sicut in C. tenui- 

 forini punctato-striatis, stria-catenata conspicuori (tuber- 

 culis elongatis validioribus) sed costulis tribus irregu- 

 laribus, multo minus elevatis, mediana excepta hie illic 

 obsoletis. Long. 20 — 21 mm. <? , ? . 



On the summit of Ontake end of July, when snow 

 still remained in patches. 



Differs at first sight from both the preceding in the less 

 parallel outline of the elytra, especially of the male ; the 

 sculpture also differs in the fine raised lines being less 

 elevated and sharply defined. 



Carabus Fujisanus. 



G. exili similis, differt tantum statura majori, elytrorum 

 costulis triplicibus minime elevatis interdum obsoletis, 

 Elongatus, gracilis, elytris sicut in G exili postice per- 

 parum ampliatis ; fuligineus opacus ; thorace elongato 

 angusto, antice vix rotundato, versus apicem gradatim 

 angustato, postice sinuatim constricto. Long. 22 — 25 

 mm., <? , 2 . 



Subashiri, near Fujisan. 



This form comes a little nearer C. exilis than either of 

 the two preceding; but the sculpture of the elytra, 

 especially in the female, recedes very considerably from 

 the Sado species. The triple raised lines are obtuse, 

 scarcely elevated (sometimes scarcely distinguishable), 

 and the granulations, spread over the whole elytra, do 



