184 CARABIDJ5. BEMBIDIUM. 



This species is found in salt marshes and estuaries, and on 

 the banks of tidal rivers, as well as on the sea-shore, often in 

 great abundance, and is widely distributed. Banks of the Der- 

 went, Tyne and Tees; Barmouth; shores of the Thames at 

 Richmond, &c. ; estuary of the Shannon at Limerick. 



13. B. littorale : capite thoraceque viridi-aneis ; thorace sub- 



cordato postice punctulato ; elytris oblongo-ovatis, dorso 

 profunde punctato-str,iatis, nigro-aneis, maculis duabus 

 magnis antennarum basi palpis pedibusque rufo-testaceis. 



Carabus littoralis, Oliv. Ent. 3. 1 1 ( 1 795) . Marsham, Ent.452. 

 Peryphus littoralis, Steph. Mand. 2. 13, et Manual, p. 54. 

 B. rupestre, Gyll. Ins. Suec. 2. 19, et 4. App. 405. Dej. 

 Spec. 5. Ill ; Icon. 4. 377.pl. 213. Heer, Faun. Helv. 129. 

 B. Andrece, Erichson, Kafer, 129. 

 B. ustulatum, Jacq.-Duv. Ann. Soc. Ent. 10. 143. 

 Peryphus tetraspilotus, Steph. Mand. 5. 385. 

 P. elegans, Steph. Mand. 5. 386, et Manual, p. 54. 



Head and thorax brassy green ; antennae with three joints at 

 the base testaceous, the remainder dusky, palpi testaceous with 

 the penultimate joint occasionally somewhat pitchy. Thorax 

 rounded at the sides almost to the base, then suddenly narrowed, 

 but straight just before the angle so as to form with the base a 

 right angle, moderately convex, dorsal furrow much wrinkled 

 transversely, the base depressed and very distinctly punctured, 

 the punctures extending a little way up the dorsal furrow, and 

 with two large foveas also punctured. Elytra oblong-ovate, ob- 

 scure bronze with two large testaceous red patches on each, one 

 upon the shoulder oblong and extending backwards nearly to 

 the middle of the elytra, the other nearer the apex placed 

 obliquely, the punctured striae deeply impressed, but disappearing 

 before the apex, the lateral ones less evident, the third interstice 

 with the usual deep impressions ; legs pale testaceous. Length 

 2 lines. 



P. tetraspilotus, Steph., belongs to this species ; and P. elegans, 

 Steph., appears to be a variety with pitchy black femora. 



Very common. 



14. B. fluviatile : viridi-aneum, convexum ; thorace oblongo- 



cordato, postice angustato; elytris elongato-ovatis,/or^Ver 

 punctato-striatis, nigro-aneis, maculis duabus magnis an- 

 tennarum basi pedibusque testaceis. (PI. III. f. B.) 



Dej. Spec. 5. 113 ; Icon. 4. 379. pi. 213. Heer, Faun. Helv. 

 p. 129. Jacq.-Duv. Ann. Soc. Ent. 10. 142. 



This species is more elongate and convex than littorale. Head 



