188 CARABIDJS. BEMBIDIUM. 



bases of the palpi and antennae testaceous, the rest fuscous black. 

 Thorax cordate, moderately rounded at the sides in front, nar- 

 rowed behind, but straight immediately before the angles, which 

 are right angles and slightly prominent, the disk very much 

 but very finely wrinkled, the dorsal furrow strongly impressed, 

 the anterior transverse impression faintly strigose, the basal 

 fovese slightly punctate, and the space between them obsoletely 

 so. Elytra elongate, shoulders very little rounded, sides rather 

 parallel, the disk depressed, brassy green with a bluish reflection, 

 inclining more or less to reddish, strongly but not coarsely 

 punctate-striated, the punctured striae quite ceasing before the 

 extremity and obsolete on the sides, the third interstice with 

 two impressions as usual; the body beneath black, legs red. 

 Length 2f lines. 



Peryphus viridi-aneus, Steph., is represented by examples of 

 this species, and P. albipes, Steph., is an immature individual of 

 the same : the true B. albipes, Sturm, has never been found in 

 Britain. P. agilis, Spence, though represented in the Stephens- 

 ian cabinet by specimens of decorum, is identical with B. monti- 

 culum as proved by the examples in the collection of the Ento- 

 mological Society, as well as in that of Mr. Curtis. 



This species is very abundant on the gravelly beaches of rivers 

 in Wales and in the north of England, Scotland and Ireland, as 

 well as in the London district. 



19. B. Stomoides : viridi-aneum, valde convexum ; thorace 

 oblongo cordato, postice fortiter coarctato punctatoque ; 

 elytris oblongo-ovatis, punctato-striatis, striis postice eva- 

 nescentibus, octava apice profunde impressa; antennis 

 pedibusque testaceis. (PL III. f. A.) 



Dej. Spec. 5. 146; Icon. 4. 413. pi. 218. Eedt. Faun. Aust. 108. 



B. albipes, Heer, Faun. Helv. 133. 



B. rujlpes, var. A., Jacq.-Duv. Ann. Soc. Ent. 9. 553. 



Above brassy green. Head with two rugose furrows, punc- 

 tured within, antennae and palpi entirely testaceous red, the 

 upper joints of the former duller and darker rust-colour. Thorax 

 oblong, heart-shaped, sides much and regularly rounded in 

 front, considerably contracted behind, posterior angles right 

 angles, very convex, the dorsal furrow much wrinkled trans- 

 versely, terminated before and behind in a deeper impression, 

 the base considerably depressed and strongly punctured between 

 the two very deep punctured foveae, which are placed close 

 within the angles. Elytra oblong-ovate, shoulders very much 





