APRIL. 89 



COLEOPTERA. CARABID.&. 



CARABUS. 



Generic Distinctions. Body elongated, often bronzed or golden 

 green ; head projecting, narrower than the thorax ; antennae filiform ; 

 thorax less broad than the body ; size large. 



CARABUS CLATHRATUS. About an inch long, of an 

 oblong form ; colour dark brassy, head and thorax faintly 

 punctured, each elytron has three elevated lines and a triple 

 series of excavations of a copper-colour, the under side and 

 legs black ; the wings are not adapted for flight. 



CARABUS NITENS (Plate I.) is found on heaths, and 

 scarcely yields to any exotic insect in brilliancy of lustre. 



COLEOPTERA. CARABID^E. 



ELAPHRUS. 



Generic Distinctions. Head with prominent eyes ; antennae 

 becoming thicker towards the extremity; thorax nearly the same 

 width as the head ; tarsi, first four joints slightly dilated in the 

 males. 



ELAPHRUS RIPARIUS. Head and thorax deeply punctured, 

 the latter with a short groove in the middle ; elytra thickly 

 covered with minute punctures, and four rows of purple 



