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their own fraternity. Although this genus ii 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. 1. 



Fabricitif, Syst. Ekuth. p. 212 Carabus svcophanta, O/k 

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



it does not exceed ten or eleven lines in length, 

 the ligure 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. 



