28 CARABID^E. DYSCHIRIUS. 



fourth and the fifth and sixth which unite and terminate before 

 it, but they are all much finer as they approach the apex, the 

 punctuation on the striae likewise disappears before the apex, 

 and the third interstice has three deeper impressions ; the anterior 

 tibiae are furnished with two long spines at their tip and a shorter 

 one near the notch, and armed externally with two obsolete 

 denticulations (PL I. f. 13), which in some examples appear like 

 two faint protuberances, but in others are rather more distinct ; 

 femora pitchy, tibise and tarsi reddish. Length 2 lines. 



This species is local, but has been taken rather plentifully at 

 Lowestoff (Zool. p. 1671) and elsewhere, on the Suffolk, Norfolk 

 and Lincolnshire coasts ; and near Bridlington, Yorkshire. D. 

 cylindricus, Steph., belongs to this species : the true Clivina cylin- 

 drica, Dej., has not, as far as I am aware, been found in Britain. 



4. D. salinus : aneus, nitidus ; thorace brevi subrotundato ; 

 elytris subparallelis, striatis, striis profunde punctatis, 

 punctis e medio evanescentibus ; pedibus rufo-piceis, tibiis 

 anticis extus fortiter bidenticulatis. 



Schaum, Germ. Zeitsch. 4. 180. Putz. Mon. 48. 29. Redt. 



Faun. Aust. 79. 



Dyschirius rufipes, Steph. Mand. 5. 369. 



D. punctatus y Steph. Mand. 5. 370, et Manual, p. 12. 



Shining brassy, bluish or greenish brass. Head with two 

 oblong depressions enclosing a central longitudinal ridge between 

 them, which latter is crossed in front by several transverse lines ; 

 base of the palpi and of the antennae red, the rest pitchy. Thorax 

 short and a little globose, the sides being more or less dilated 

 in the middle and regularly rounded, the central line distinctly 

 marked and met in front by a transverse impression, which is 

 bordered on both sides by numerous fine longitudinal striae. 

 Elytra oblong, sides somewhat parallel or very slightly rounded, 

 apex not attenuated, distinctly striated, striae coarsely and deeply 

 punctured (PI. I. f. 12) till behind the middle, where the 

 punctuation becomes indistinct and the striae are continued to 

 the extremity very finely, the marginal punctured stria is carried 

 over the shoulder, and the third interstice has three larger im- 

 pressions ; legs pitchy red ; anterior tibiae armed externally with 

 two teeth, the one nearest the apex being stout, acute and 

 straight (PI. I. f. 14). Length If line. 



This species is very distinct from and smaller than the pre- 

 ceding ; the thorax is shorter and more oval ; the elytra are more 

 parallel and not narrowed at the extremity, and the punctuation 

 is extremely distinct ; the exterior denticulations of the anterior 

 tibise larger and more acute. 



