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finely striated and their sides more parallel. It was formerly 

 abundant in the fens about Whittlesea Mere and in Cambridge- 

 shire. It has been taken by the Rev. W. Little at Raehills, 

 Dumfriesshire. 



21. A. quadripunctatus : nigro-ceneus, thorace transverse, an- 

 gulis posticis obtusis ; elytris oblongo-ovatis, subtiliter 

 striatis, interstitio tertio foveolis quatuor impressis; 

 pedibus nigris. (PI. I. f. E.) 



Carabus 4-punctatus, DeGeer, Ins.4. 102. Dufts. Faun. 2. 146. 



Harpalus \-punctatus, Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 159. 



Agonum 4-punctatum, Sturm, D. F. 5. 21 7. Dej. Spec. 3. 176; 



Icon. 2. 384. pi. 122. 



Anchomenus 4-punctatus, Erichson, Kafer, 112. 

 Agonum cupratum, Sturm, D. F. 5. 218. 



This rare and remarkable species is smaller than any of the 

 preceding. Head black, with a greenish tinge in the centre ; 

 mouth, palpi and antennae black. Thorax greenish black or 

 olivaceous, transverse, sides gradually rounded behind and with 

 an elevated reflexed margin towards the posterior angles, disk 

 convex, depressed towards the sides, base with two oblong fovese. 

 Elytra oblong-ovate, broader than the base of the thorax, with 

 the shoulders rounded, dilated behind the middle, finely striated, 

 having four deep impressions between the second and third stria* 

 (rarely five) somewhat irregularly disposed, greenish or blackish 

 green, shining; body beneath and legs black. Length 2i lines. 



The only British example I have seen was taken at Long 

 Benton, by Mr. T. J. Bold, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and it is 

 recorded by him in his Catalogue of the Insects of Northumber- 

 land and Durham (p. 229). 



Genus 32. OLISTHOPUS, Dejean. 



Mentum dente medio nutto. Ligula apice truncata, paraglossis 

 longior. Palpi articulo ultimo fusiformi, apice acuminato. 

 Mandibulse breves, rectiusculce. Labrum quadratum, apice 

 truncatum. Tarsi antici maris articulis tribus dilatatis, 

 unguiculi simplices. 



1. O. rotundatus : fusco-ceneus nitidus ; thorace semiorbiculato ; 

 elytris oblongo-ovatis, striatis, striis obsolete punctatis, 

 inter stitiis lavissimis, punctisque tribus impressis ; pedibus 

 flavescentibus. 



