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IX. Descriptions, S^c. of the Insects collected by Captain P. P. King, R.N. 

 F.R.S. <^' L.S. in the Surrei/ of the Straits of Magellan. By John Curtis, Esq., 

 F.L.S., &;c.* 



Read May Jst, 1838. 



Order. Coleoptera, 



Family. Carabid^e. 



*1. Carabus suturalis. Fab. 



A. SPECIMEN agreeing- with the Fabrician description was found at Port 

 St. Elena; antl a very tine variety, with the head, thorax, and elytra of a 

 beautiful copper colour, was taken at Port Famine by Lieut. Graves. Mr. 

 Miller informs me that many specimens of the C. Chilensis, Esch. have been 

 met with under the bark of trees at Conception. These are the only species 

 of Carabus found in South America that have come under my observation, 

 and one of them departs considerably from the typical form. 



2. Calosoma retusum. OUv., Fab. 9 

 Cape Gregory. 



*3. Calosoma latérale. Kirb. 

 Maldonado in November. Lieut. Graves. 



N. G. Cascellius. Curt. 



Caput subparvum, ovatum. Thorax elongatus, obovatus, truncatus. Elytra 

 magna, convexa, ovalia, basi angustata, apice rotundata. Tibiœ anteriores 

 profundè emarginatœ, extîis denticulatœ. Tarsi anteriores in mare arti- 

 culis tribus basalibus dilatatis obtrigonis : intermedii, preesertim in arti- 

 culo basali subdilatati. Antennœ articulo 2do brevi, Imo et 3tio eequa- 

 libus. Pulpi niaxillares exteriores articulo 2do longissimo, 3tio brevi, 4to 



* Continued from p. 359, vol. xvii. — Those species with the asterisk attached are in the cabinets of 

 Mr. Curtis. 



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