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COLKOPTERA. 



illary palpi is shorter than the fourth. This country is very 

 rich in species, among the most common of which are C. gen- 

 erosa Dejean (Fig. 352) ; C. vulgaris Say (Fig. 353) ; (7. pur- 

 purea Olivier (Fig. 354) ; C. hirticollis Say (Fig. 355) ; C. 

 sexguttata Fabr. (Fig. 356), a bright green active species with 

 six golden dots ; and C. punctulata Olivier* (Fig. 357). 



CARABID.E Leach. This is a family of very great extent, 

 and one very difficult to limit. In form the species vary 

 greatly ; the antennae are inserted behind the base of the man- 

 dibles under a frontal ridge ; maxillae with the outer lobe pal- 

 piform, usually biarticulate, while the inner lobe is usually 



Fig. 359. 



curved, acute and ciliate, with spines. The epimera and epi- 

 stema of the prothorax are usually distinct ; the three anterior 

 segments of the abdomen, usually six, rarely seven or eight in 

 number, are connate. The legs are slender, formed for run- 

 ning ; anterior and middle coxae globular, posterior ones dilated 

 internally, and the tarsi are five-jointed, f 



. ::.ls illustrates the external anatomy of this family : 1, head of Cicimlela; 



2, maxilla- of Cicindela : :'., mentum of Oimis; 4, inentum of Tetracha : 5. 'nentnm 



of Cicindela ; (i, antenna. 1 of tin; same: 7, abdomen of the male of the same: 8, pos- 



eriorcoxa of the same: !>, anterior tarsus of Oimis (male); 10, anterior tarsus of 



Cicimlela. /-Vow Leconte. 



fFi<;. ::.->! illustrate- the external anatomy of the Carabidce:l, extremity of 

 the anterioi tibia of Carabns, inner face : -', maxillae of Cyclmis ; :;, head of ( yrliru-: 

 4, head of Carabns: 5. antenna and part of head of I.orirera ; 0, mentnm of Cavabus; 

 7, maxilla of Carabns: 8, under surface of Pasimaehns; !, under surface of meso- 

 and metathorax of Melrius; 10, anterior tibia of Metrius; II. under surface of 

 meso- and metatliorax of Physea : rJ, antenna? of Pasiinachus : 1:!, mentnm of 

 Pa-iniai-hu-: II, maxilla of Pa-imnrlm.- : l.'i, anterior tibia of Pasiinachus; 16, 

 Head of Promecoirnathus; 17, mentnm of Pseudomorphus, showing the indistinct 

 gular suture. From Leconte. 



