112 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



COLEOPTERA. CARABIDvE. 



NEBRIA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna filiform, or setaceous ; head nar- 

 rower than the thorax, which is heart-shaped ; palpi short ; body 

 oblong and depressed ; legs long and slender ; colour generally black 

 or brown. 



NEBRIA COMPLANATA. Buff or clay-colour, with black 

 markings. Some of the species are very handsome, and 

 are generally found on the sea-shore. 



COLEOPTERA. HARPALID^E. 



HARPALUS. 



Generic Distinctions. Antennae filiform ; palpi filiform ; elytra 

 entire, not truncated at the extremity ; thorax rather square ; body 

 oval ; colour generally shining black, with reddish limbs. 



HARPALUS RUFICORNIS. Brownish black above, black 

 below, with the antennae and feet pale brown ; about half 

 an inch long ; the elytra are downy, and lined or striated. 

 The Beetles of the family Harpalidce are generally found 

 under stones, decaying leaves, and in similar situations ; 

 they run with great agility, and some species fly well. Some 



