286 ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES 



Genus. — Leistus. Frblich. 

 Leis. nigricans. Nigricans, tenidter iriclescens ; ore, antennis, 

 tarsisque piceis. 



Dull black, in some lights, with a slightly iridescent tinge : mandibles, 

 palpi, and antennae pitchy red : prothorax black, considerably 

 more elongate than that of L. spinibarbis : elytra likewise nar- 

 rower : femora and tibiae black : tarsi pitchy. (Length 4| lin. ; 

 breadth 1| lin.) 



The only specimen I have seen was taken by the late 

 Mr. Hobson, near Manchester, and is now in the collection of 

 Mr. Davis. 



Leis. Janus. Rvfescens ; prothorace capiteque cceruleo- 

 nigris ; ore, antennis, ^Jedibusque ferrngineis. 



Mandibles, palpi, antennae, and legs, ferruginous : head blue-black : 

 prothorax blue-black, with a slender rufescent margin : elytra 

 rufescent, with an iridescent tinge. (Length 4^ lin. ; breadth 

 1£ lin.) 



This beautiful and very distinct species is abundant in the 

 north of England. Its head and thorax resemble those of 

 L. montanus (Stephens), while it has the elytra of L. sinni- 

 labris; its prothorax is rather broader than in L. montanus, 

 and its greatest width is precisely central. 



Leis. indentatus. Purpiireo-niger ; ore, antennis, pecJibusque 

 ferrngineis ; elylris prope basin striga communi transversa 

 indentatis. 



Mandibles, palpi, antennae, and legs, ferruginous : head, prothorax, 

 and elytra, glossy purple-black : elytra with a deep transverse 

 indentation, common to both, near their insertion. (Length 3^ lin. ; 

 breadth \\ lin.) 



This beautiful little species was taken near Cromer, in Nor- 

 folk, by L. Rudd, Esq. 



Genus. — Calathus. Bonelli. 



Cal. apicalis. Ferrugineus ; capite antennarnmque apicibus 



nigris. 

 Palpi, the three basal joints of the antennae, prothorax, elytra, and 



legs, pale ferruginous : the remaining joints of the antennae are 



