18 CARABID^E. LEBIA. 



the third from the suture with two impressed dots ; breast 

 ferruginous ; abdomen black, with a pale spot in the centre ; 

 legs pale testaceous. Length 2 lines. 



The claim of this rare species to be inserted in the British 

 fauna rests upon four specimens, reported to have been captured 

 in Oakhampton Park, and presented to the British Museum by 

 Dr. Leach. Mr. Stephens, however, calls our attention to the 

 fact that Fabricius quoted this insect as British from a specimen 

 in the collection of Dr. Hunter. 



3. L. haemorrhoidalis : rufa, elytris nigris, apice rufis. 



Carabus hamorrhoidalis, Fab. S. El. 1. 203. Pariz. Faun. 75. 



Lebia hcemorrhoidalis, Dej. Spec. 1. 266 ; Icon. 1. 145. pi. 15. 



Steph.Mand. 1.28,et Manual, p.8. Heer, Faun. Helv. 13. 



This species is about two-thirds the stature of L. crux minor 

 and is entirely red, with the exception of the elytra, which are 

 shining blue-black, with their apex red. Head and thorax finely 

 punctured; the latter short, much dilated and rounded at the 

 sides, the central line bordered by numerous fine transverse 

 wrinkles. Elytra with the shoulders rounded and prominent, 

 sides dilated behind the middle, apex obliquely truncate, faintly 

 striate-punctate, with two impressed dots on the third stria from 

 the suture. Length 2 lines. 



The claim of this elegant little species to be admitted into our 

 indigenous fauna rests upon a single example, which Mr. Ste- 

 phens reports to have been captured near Netley, Shropshire, on 

 broom, by the Rev. F. W. Hope. 



(LAMPRIAS, Bonelli.} 



4. L. cyanocephala : cyanea vel viridis, thorace pedibusque 



rufis, femoribus apice cseruleo-nigris, elytris punctato-stri- 

 atis, interstitiis punctatis. 



Carabus cyanocephalus, Linn. F. S. 794. Fab. S. El. 1. 200. 

 Lebia cyanocephala, Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 179. Dej. Spec. 1. 256; 



Icon. 1. 134. pi. 14. Sturm, D. F. 7. 21. Erichson, Kafer, 



34. Heer, Faun. Helv. 12. 



Lamprias cyanocephalus, Steph. Mand. 1. 29, et Manual, p. 8. 

 L. nigrit arsis, Steph. Mand. 1. 29, et Manual, p. 9. 



Bright green or cyaneous, very brilliant and shining, with the 

 thorax ferruginous red. Head thickly punctured, and with an 

 obsolete fovea on each side between the eyes ; mouth pitchy ; 

 palpi and antennae blackish, with the basal joint of the latter 



