144 CARABID^E. HARPALUS. 



and antennae entirely red. Thorax subquadrate, more narrowed 

 behind, posterior angles more entirely rectangular, disk very 

 convex, with a central longitudinal line touching the base and 

 met in front by a transverse curved impression, on each side at 

 the base a broad punctured fovea midway between the dorsal 

 line and the hinder angles. Elytra broader than the thorax, 

 sides less rounded, apex broader and less sinuated, deeply striated, 

 interstices more convex, the seventh wholly impunctate; femora 

 pitchy black, tibia3 and tarsi red. Length 3^-4 lines. 



This species is found abundantly on Woking Common ; near 

 Folkstone and Sandgate; also at Swansea; in Devonshire, Hants, 

 Isle of Wight, and North Wales on sandy commons ; as well as 

 in the London districts. 



18. H. atricornis : oblong o-ovatus, ater; thorace subquadraio y 



antice posticeque subangustato, postice leviter punctulato, 

 utrinque foveolato ; elytris striatis, a,pice subsinuatis ; an- 

 tennis pedibusque piceo-nigris. 



Steph. Mand. 5. 379, et Manual, p. 40. 



H. nigricornis, Steph. Mand. 5. 381, et Manual, p. 44. 



Deep shining black. Head with a fovea on each side between 

 the eyes ; antennae pitchy black, with the basal joint red. Thorax 

 short, the width being greater than the length, rather narrowed 

 before and behind, the sides rounded, posterior angles right angles, 

 the dorsal stria fine and the base with a shallow fovea on each 

 side, which together with the entire base is finely punctured. 

 Elytra oblong-ovate, slightly widest behind the middle, apex 

 obliquely sinuated, convex, moderately striated, margins with a 

 few slight impressions at the base and towards the extremity. 

 Length 4 lines. 



This insect, which I have been unable to identify with any 

 foreign species, is represented in the Stephensian collection by 

 four examples under the name atricornis, and by one under that 

 of nigricornis ; the localities given are " near London, Windsor, 

 and in Glamorganshire." 



19. H. Wollastoni : oblongus, niger ; thorace subquadrato, 



postice punctato, utrinque foveolato, angulis posticis sub- 

 rectis ; elytris fortiter striatis ; antennis palpis tarsisque 

 rufo-ferrugineis, femoribus tibiisque nigro-piceis. 



Oblong, black. Head with a deep fovea on each side between 

 the antennae connected by a fine transverse line, palpi and antennae 

 ferruginous red. Thorax subquadrate, the breadth greater than 

 the length, the anterior margin straight in the middle, but the 



