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H. hirtipes, Panz. Body broad, depressed, shining black ; thorax 

 almost square, a little narrowed before ; base of the antennae fer- 

 ruginous,, and the elytra striated. Inhabits France and Germa- 

 ny. Nouv. Diet. xiv. 228. 



H. rujicornis, Lat. Brownish black above, black below, with the 

 antennae and feet pale brown ; thorax narrowed posteriorly ; ely- 

 tra downy and striated. Inhabits Europe. Lat. Hist. viii. 348. 



Gen. CAR ABU s, Lat. Bon. 



Body elongated, often bronzed, or golden green, or coppery and 

 violet ; head projecting, narrower than the thorax, with two 

 rounded eyes; thorax less broad than the abdomen, heart- 

 shaped, truncated, and generally notched posteriorly and mar- 

 gined ; scutellum small, and abdomen large and oval ; anten- 

 nae filiform ; mandibles strong, crossed ; elytra margined, of- 

 ten striated, furrowed, or with elevated points ; labrum in two 

 lobes, and the chin with one tooth ; anterior tarsi dilated in 

 the males ; the first four joints spongy below. 



The Carabi are among the largest indigenous insects of the family. They con- 

 ceal themselves under stones or moss in fields, gardens, or woods, and feed on larva, 

 caterpillars, or perfect insects, which they seize with their strong mandibles. They 

 exhale a disagreeable odour, and when taken, eject from their mouth and anus a 

 blackish acrid liquor. The ancient physicians attributed to these insects qualities 

 scarcely inferior to those of the Cantharides. 



C. auratus, Lin. Golden green above, black below, with the first 

 joints of the antennae and the feet brownish ; elytra furrowed. 

 About an inch long. Inhabits mountainous countries in the 

 north of Europe. Lat. Gen. i. 215. 



C. violaceus, Lin. Black, with the thorax and elytra margined with 

 violet copper colour; elytra finely rugose; abdomen elongate, 

 oval. Inhabits Europe. Lat, Gen. i. 216. 



C. purpurascens, Lat. Black, with the thorax and elytra margined 

 with violet ; elytra with about fourteen striae, and the interstices 

 dotted ; abdomen elongate oval. Inhabits France and Germany. 

 .Lat. Gen. i. 216. 



C. nemoralis, Lat. Black ; sides of the thorax and elytra margin- 

 ed with violet ; elytra obscure copper-coloured, slightly rugose ; 

 hollow dots in a triple series. Europe. Lat. Gen. i. 218. 



Gen. NEBBJA, Lat. Bon. Carabus, Lin. 

 Body much flattened ; labrum entire, or slightly sinuous ; ex- 

 terior palpi filiform, and terminated by a joint in form of a 

 reversed cone; labium short, almost square; antennae fili- 

 form or setaceous. 



These insects are of medium size, with the head a little narrower than the thorax ; 

 the thorax cordiform, as broad as the abdomen ; the elytra entire and often striated ; 

 and the legs long and slender. They are destitute of the metallic colours which dis- 

 tinguish the Carabi, and are, for the most part, of a brown or black colour. They 

 inhabit cold, elevated, and in general moist places. 



