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of the prettiest in marking, being greenish- bronze, with 

 variegated yellow transverse zigzag bands ; and B. palli- 

 dipenne (Plate II, Fig. 6), which occurs in great numbers 

 on the Lancashire coast, though not met with often else- 

 where, is also worthy of observation ; having a metallic 

 head and thorax, and straw-coloured wing-cases, with 

 a transverse indented darker fascia, which varies in in- 

 tensity of colour and extent in different specimens. The 

 species placed last in our lists, B. paludosum,smdiTachypus 

 flavipes and pallipes, present a considerable likeness to 

 the Elaphri and Cicindelte, at the beginning of the 

 section; their large eyes, slender legs, elegant shape, 

 and semi- aquatic habits, encouraging the notion of their 

 relationship, which is, however, prevented by their 

 structural differences, the needle-pointed apical joint of 

 the palpi in Bembidium being sufficient for a diagnostic 

 character. 



