CARABID.E. DROMIUS. 15 



Dromius obscuroguttatus, Erichson, Kafer, 32. 



D. spilotus, Dej. Spec. 1. 246 ; Icon. 1. 124. pi. 13. Sturm, 



D. F. 7. 47. Curtis, Ent. pi. 231. Steph. Manual, p. 7. 

 D. impunctatus, Steph. Mand. 1. 23. 



In form like the two preceding species, but pitchy black with 

 a faint brassy tinge. Head convex, smooth, with a very obsolete 

 stria on each side in front, and the whole surface, when examined 

 under a magnifying glass, finely coriaceous. Thorax as in 

 foveolus, but rather narrower (PL I. f. 1). Elytra broad with 

 the shoulders rounded and slightly prominent, apex obliquely 

 truncate, disk very obsoletely striated, with a series of deep im- 

 pressions on the exterior margins, pitchy or fuscous black, with 

 a pale more or less distinct spot on the shoulders and another (often 

 obliterated) near the apex ; thighs pitchy, tibiae and tarsi paler. 

 Length 1| line. 



This species is rather scarce. The localities given by Mr. 

 Stephens are Norfolk, Berkshire, and near London. I once met 

 with it in profusion near Sandown, Isle of Wight (April 1846), 

 and have found it also at Gravesend and in Hurst Wood, near 

 Tunbridge Wells. 



14. D. quadrillum : nigro-sub(eneus ; thorace lateribus rotun- 

 dato postice fortiter coarctato, angulis posticis acutis; 

 elytris striatis, inter stitiis punctatis, maculis duabuspallidis. 



Lebia quadrillum, Dufts. Faun. 2. 246. 



Dromius quadrillum, Dej. Spec. 1. 249 ; Icon. 1. 127. pi. 13. 



Sturm, D. F. 7. 45. Steph. Mand. 1. 23, et Manual, p. 8. 



Heer, Faun. Helv. 12. 

 Lionychus quadrillum, Redt. Faun. Aust. 76. 

 Var. (3. elytris singulis unimaculatis. 



Dromius bipunctatus, Heer, Faun. Helv. 12. 



Above bronzed black, rather larger and wider than the pre- 

 ceding species. Head round, wide, obliquely impressed on each 

 side between the antennse, two joints at the base of the latter 

 red. Thorax broad in front and short, rounded at the sides 

 below the anterior angles, but suddenly and considerably contracted 

 behind, the base also being rounded as in the preceding species, 

 and sloped upwards to meet the posterior angles which are very 

 minute, acute and prominent (PL I. f. 2), disk with a fine dorsal 

 line and a transverse impression in front thereof, and the base 

 striated longitudinally. Elytra broad, short, humeral angles 

 rounded and rather elevated, sides dilated behind, the surface 

 finely but evidently striated, and the interstices minutely punc- 

 tured, having two yellowish white spots on each elytron, one at 

 the basal angle and another a little behind the middle, the 



