CARABUS. CARABUS. 



Generic Character. 



Antennae setacea?. 

 TIwra.r obcordatus, apice 

 truncatus, marginatus. 



Abdomen ovatum. 

 Elytra inarginata. 



Antenna setaceous. 

 Thorax somewhat heart- 



shaped, truncated in 



front, margined. 

 Abdomen ovate. 

 Wing-sheaths margined. 



A HE insects belonging to this genus are very 

 numerous, and many species are found in our own 

 country. Among these one of the largest is the 

 Carabus hortensis, so named from its being fre- 

 quently seen in gardens and pathways. It is 

 about an inch in length, and of a dark brassy- 

 . green colour, with the wing-shells obscurely 

 marked by three longitudinal rows of impressed 

 points, while the edges are often of a shining 

 purple or violet-colour. 



Carabus violaceus is extremely like the preced- 

 ing, but is a size larger, of a black colour, and 

 wants the three impressed lines on the wing- 

 sheaths: the sides of the thorax and wing-sheaths 

 .are frequently tinged with a shining purple or 

 violet-colour as in the former. It is found in 

 woods and damp places. 



