CARABID^E. BEMBIDIUM. 201 



This species commonly has but six punctured striae on each 

 wing-case and usually rather coarsely impressed, but in rarer 

 instances there are seven rows of punctures, in which case they 

 are generally finer, and this variety forms B. velox of Erichson ; 

 it has usually a duller and darker appearance, and something of 

 a bluish tinge. Lopha pulchella, Steph., belongs tijfthis variety, 

 which is of unfrequent occurrence in Britain. Tachypusproperans, 

 chalceus and orichalceus of the Stephensian cabinet are perfectly 

 identical with the typical insect, which is found in profusion 

 everywhere. 



34. B. Schuppelii: nigro-subvirescens ; thorace subcordato, an- 

 gulis posticis rectis ; elytris ovatis, fortiter punctato-stri- 

 atis ; antennarum basi pedibusque rufo-testaceis, femoribus 

 rufo-piceis. (PI. III. f. D.) 



Dej. Spec. 5. Supp. 860 ; Icon. 4. 440. pi. 221. Jacq.-Duv. 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. 9. 519. 



Obscure greenish or bluish black. Head with two oblique 

 furrows approximating in front ; antennae pitchy black with two 

 joints at the base red, palpi rusty red with the penultimate joint 

 obscure. Thorax broader than in gilvipes, sides rounded from 

 below the anterior angles to behind the middle, then contracted 

 a little, but straight immediately before the angle, so as to form 

 with the posterior margin a right angle, disk convex, the dorsal 

 furrow and anterior transverse impression well marked, the base 

 narrowly depressed and with a broad fovea on each side, which 

 becomes distinctly bifid above. Elytra more ovate than in any of 

 the allied species, strongly punctate-striated, the striae carried 

 very nearly to the extremity, before which they become finer and 

 the punctuation disappears, but the apex itself is smooth ; under- 

 side bluish black, legs red, with the femora at their base pitchy. 

 Length 1^ line. 



This species is allied to gilvipes, but the thorax is evidently 

 broader and less narrowed behind and the elytra are shorter and 

 more ovate. Two examples were taken first by Messrs. Bold 

 and Murray on the banks of the Irthing, near Naworth Castle, 

 Cumberland; and subsequently about a dozen more by Mr. Wailes 

 in the same locality ; it has been taken occasionally also near 

 Edinburgh. 



35. B. gilvipes: nigrum ; thorace subcordato, postice coarctato, 

 angulis posticis rectis ; elytris oblong o -ovatis, fortiter 



