42 CARABIDjE. CALOSOMA. 



tiguis eamque superantibus. Palpi articulo ultimo leviter 

 securiformi. Mandibulse lata, edentula, striolata. Labrum 

 apice emarginatum. Tarsi antici maris articulis quatuor 

 dilatatis, subtus spongiosis. 



1. C. Sycophanta : violaceum; elytris viridi-aureis y crenato- 



striatis punctis impressis triplici serie. 



Carabus Sycophanta, Linn. F. S. 790. Oliv. Ent. 3. 35. 

 Calosoma Sycophanta, Fab. S. El. 1. 212. Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 



49. Dej. Spec. 2. 193 ; Icon. 2. 48. pi. 70. Steph. Hand. 



1. 57, et Manual, p. 16. Curtis, Ent. pi. 330. Erichson, 



Kafer, 18. Heer, Faun. Helv. 32. 



Head small and porrect, blue-black, rugosely punctured, with 

 an oblong impression on each side in front. Thorax very short, 

 transversely oval, very much dilated and rounded at the sides, 

 violaceous with the lateral margins more or less greenish, 

 moderately convex, the dorsal line very faint, the base with a 

 fovea near each hinder angle which is produced, and the whole 

 disk rugosely punctured. Elytra very broad, the basal angles 

 rounded and the apex rather acuminated, rich metallic green, 

 crenate-striated, with three series of large impressions on the 

 third, seventh and eleventh striae; underside violet-blue, finely 

 punctulated ; legs black. Length 1 1-1 4 lines. 



In its native haunts this splendid insect inhabits woods and 

 forests : for an account of its habits in the pine forests of 

 Silesia, see ' Zoologist/ p. 900. In this country it is not truly 

 indigenous, and we can lay claim to it as only an occasional 

 visitant to our shores. It has been taken at Aldborough, South- 

 wold and Lowestoff, Suffolk; Yarmouth, Norfolk; at Bristol 

 and on the Devonshire coast ; frequently at Brighton, near Herne 

 Bay and Gravesend ; in the Isle of Wight ; and in Ireland. It 

 has been reported to have occurred in a wood near Oxford, but 

 on inquiry I have ascertained that the species in question was 

 C. inquisitor. 



2. C. inquisitor : viridi cupreo-aneum ; elytris punctato-striatis 



transversim rugosis punctis impressis triplici serie. 



Carabus inquisitor, Linn. F. S. 789. 



Calosoma inquisitor, Fab. S. El. 1. 212. Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 50. 



Dej. Spec. 2. 194 ; Icon. 2. 49. pi. 70. Steph. Mand. 1. 



58, et Manual, p. 16. Erichson, Kiifer, 18. Heer, Faun. 



Helv. 32. 



Head coppery with a greenish tinge, especially on the sides, 

 produced in front, rugosely punctate, with two oblong fovese, 



