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Chlanius sulcicollis, Sturm, D. F. 5. 144. Dej. Spec. 2. 356 ; 

 Icon. 2. 182. pi. 94. Curtis, Ent. pi. 83. Steph. Mand. 1. 

 77, et Manual, p. 24. Erichson, Kafer, 97. Heer, Faun. 

 Helv. 46. 



Head black, obsoletely wrinkled, with an oblong fovea on each 

 side in front ; mandibles pitchy, palpi and antennae black, the 

 upper joints of the latter fusco-pubescent. Thorax fuscous black, 

 wide especially behind, rather narrowed in front and rounded at 

 the angles, disk very much punctured, the punctures more 

 sparingly distributed and the surface more glabrous in front, 

 closely and finely granulated and scabrous behind, and clothed 

 with a brownish pubescence, the base with three abbreviated 

 longitudinal furrows and exterior to these an oblong rugose fovea 

 near each angle ; scutellum smooth. Elytra very wide, ovate, 

 rather convex, fuscous black, clothed with a brownish pubescence, 

 obsoletely punctate-striated, interstices closely granulated and 

 rugose, and presenting a finely shagreened appearance ; under- 

 side of the body and legs black. Length 6 lines. 



The claim of this rare species to admission into our indigenous 

 fauna is very meagre, resting upon a solitary example in the 

 cabinet of J. Curtis, Esq. It was picked up (dead) on the coast 

 near Covehithe, Suffolk, by that gentleman's brother. 



2. C. holosericeus : capite sublfsvi obscure aneo ; thorace sub- 

 quadrato punctato-ruguloso ; elytris striatis interstitiis 

 rugoso-granulatis nigro obscuris pubescentibus ; antennis 

 pedibusque nigris. 



Carabus holosericeus, Fab. Mant. 1. 199 (1787). Fab. S. El. 1. 



193. Payk. Mon. 110 (1790). Payk. Faun. 1. 153. 

 Harpalus holosericeus, Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 112. 

 Chlcenius holosericeus, Sturm, D. F. 5. 134. Dej. Spec. 2. 355 ; 



Icon. 2. 181. pi. 93. Steph. Mand. 1 . 177, et Manual, p. 24. 



Erichson, Kafer, 98. Heer, Faun. Helv. 46. 



Rather larger and broader than nigricornis. Head obscurely 

 bronzed or coppery, sometimes a little greenish, smooth ; antennae 

 black. Thorax subquadrate, the width rather greater than the 

 length, sides very moderately rounded so that the base is as wide 

 as the anterior margin, hinder angles obtuse, obscure dusky 

 black, sometimes faintly coppery, very densely clothed with a 

 yellowish brown pubescence, rugosely punctate and presenting a 

 shagreened appearance, base with an obsolete fovea in each angle. 

 Elytra also obscure brownish black, and like the thorax clothed 

 with a very dense yellowish brown pubescence, oblong-ovate, 

 striated, the striae very finely punctate, interstices thickly rugose 



