10 CARABID^E. DKOMIUS. 



Dromius quadrimaculatus, Dej. Spec. 1. 239; Icon. 1. 115. 

 pi. 12. -Sturm, D. F. 7. 33. Steph. Mand. 1.21, et Manual, 

 p. 7. Erichson, Kafer, 30. Heer, Faun. Hehr. 10. 



In form like the preceding, but smaller. Head black, round- 

 ish, strigose, having a fovea on each side between the antennae, 

 the latter with the palpi and mouth pale testaceous. Thorax 

 ferruginous red, rather shorter than in agilis, much wrinkled 

 transversely on each side the dorsal furrow, base with a fovea 

 near each hinder angle, the latter a little rounded, and the 

 margins elevated. Elytra fuscous black, with an oblong testa- 

 ceous spot before the middle, and a shorter one of the same 

 colour at the apex, and usually entirely covering it, the disk very 

 distinctly striated, the striae obsoletely punctured, the sixth with 

 a series of deeper impressions ; thorax and breast beneath ferru- 

 ginous ; abdomen obscure black ; legs testaceous. Length 

 2J lines. 



Widely distributed. 



5. D. quadrinotatus : oblongus ; capite nigro, thorace piceo, 



subelongato, postice attenuate, angulis posticis prominulis ; 

 elytris fuscis, substriatis, maculis duabus antennis pedibus- 

 que pallidis. 



Carabus quadrinotatus, Panz. Faun. 73. 5. 



Lebia quadrinotata, Dufts. Faun. 2. 253. 



Dromius quadrinotatus, Dej. Spec. 1. 238 ; Icon. 1. 114. pi. 12. 



Sturm, D. F. 7. 38. Steph. Mand. 1. 21, et Manual, p. /. 



Erichson, Kafer, 31. Heer, Faun. Aust. 10. 



Oblong, slightly depressed, black. Head large, smooth, flattish 

 in front with a fovea on each side between the antennae, which 

 together with the palpi and mouth are pale testaceous. Thorax 

 pitchy, slightly elongated, a little rounded below the anterior 

 angles, then obliquely sloped and narrowed to the base, the 

 sides being margined, and the hinder angles elevated and rather 

 prominent, having near each a deep fovea. Elytra oblong, 

 rounded at the shoulders, slightly widest behind the middle, 

 very obsoletely striated, having a large ovate pale testaceous 

 spot at the base and a smaller one before the apex; legs pale 

 testaceous. Length 2 lines. 



Generally distributed under bark of trees, &c. 



6. D. quadrisignatus : oblongus; capite nigro, thorace quadrate, 



rufo ; elytris substriatis, fuscis, maculis magnis duabus 

 antennis pedibusque pallidis. 



Dej. Spec. 1. 236; Icon. 1. 111. pi. 11. Babington, Ent. 



