ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



LAMPRIAS CYANOCEPHALUS. Bonelli. 



Sa tn o u elle . Step It ens. 

 Carabus Cyanocephalus. Linn. 



Deep green, and. verging to a blue green ; first joint 

 of the antennae, thorax, breast and legs red : the 

 head is widely and deeply punctured : elytra with the 

 punctures in striae or lines, which are scarcely ob- 

 servable without a magnifier. Length from two to 

 three lines. Four species of Lamprias have been dis- 

 covered in this country : they are found on the Broom 

 in the months of May and June, and in some years 

 are much more numerous than in others. They are 

 by no means common, and appear very local being 

 sometimes confined to a single tree. The usual 

 method to obtain them is to hold the folding net be- 

 neath the Broom when in bloom, and with a light 

 stick beat the blossoms into the net, into which these 

 and many other curious coleopterous insects will be 

 collected and are easily captured. 



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