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their own fraternity. Although this genus U not 

 extensive, the species are very widely distributed. 

 In Europe they range from Sweden to the shores 

 of the Mediterranean ; several occur in Senegal and 

 at the Cape of Good Hope ; and a considerable 

 number inhabit America and the eastern regions of 

 Asia. The only kinds known as British are C. inqui- 

 sitor and that which we have figured : the latter is 



CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA. 

 PLATE III. FIG. l. 



Fabricius, Syst. Ekuth. p. 212 Carabus sycophanta, Ofl. 



vier, iii. 35, p. 42, No. 43, t. 3, fig. 31. 



it does not exceed ten or eleven lines in length, 

 the rigure on the plate being somewhat enlarged. 

 The colour of all parts of the body except the ely- 

 tra is violet-black, sometimes slightly glossed with 

 green. The head and thorax are covered with 

 minute punctures and irregular transverse wrinkles ; 

 the former having two deep longitudinal impressions 

 between the antennae, and the latter a faint line 

 down the centre. The scutellum is black, and 

 nearly smooth. The elytra are of a rich green, 

 glossed with golden yellow ; in shape somewhat 

 like a shield, and marked with closely placed striae, 

 which have small punctures in the bottom, and a 

 row of rather large and remote punctures on the 

 fourth, eighth, and twelfth interstices. 



