1889.]  - OF CICINDELID& AND CARABIDZ. 217 
Of the now numerous species of Coptolabrus this beautiful insect 
in sculpture and colours approaches nearest C. elysit (Thoms.). 
But it is conspicuously distinguished from that species by the very 
convex, ovate and distant, primary tubercles, and the minutely 
granulated and opaque depressed parts of the elytra. In the spini- 
form apices of the elytra it much resembles C. celestis, from which 
it differs so greatly in elytral sculpture. The elytra are very convex 
and elongate-ovate in both sexes, though broadest in the female. 
CaraBus (CoproLaBRUS) PUSTULIFER. 
Carabus (Coptolabrus) pustulifer, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 
1867, et 1872, p. 293, t. 14. fig. 12. 
In the same collection is a single example of a fine colour-variety 
of this remarkable species, which is distinguished by the great ele- 
vation of the elytral primary tubercies, and the sinuous close rows 
of the secondary rows, or granules. The specimen agrees very 
closely with the above-cited descriptions as to form and sculpture, 
but differs in colours, the head and thorax being dull golden 
coppery and the depressed parts of the elytra dark emerald-green, the 
typical form, as described by Lucas, being violaceous black. 
CaraBus (CoproLaABRUS) LONGIPENNIS. 
Carabus (Coptolabrus) longipennis, Chaudoir, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 
1863, p. 449. 
Mr. Pratt has sent home several examples of both sexes of a 
species which agrees well with Chaudoir’s description, especially as 
regards the peculiar form of the thorax and the sculpture. Chau- 
doir’s typical example came from Northern China, and his species 
has since been generally identified with C. smaragdinus, Eschscholtz, 
from the Amur and Manchuria. Our species is certainly different 
from C. smaragdinus, and is more nearly allied to C. elysii, with 
which Chaudoir compared his C. longipennis. 
CARABUS TIENTEI, var. MINOR. 
Carabus tientei, Thoms. Archiv. Entom. i. p. 165. 
Mr. Pratt’s examples from Ichang are smaller than those he 
previously obtained at Kiukiang, 7. e. 27-30 millim. as compared with 
37 millim., and have two instead of three nearly entire elytral 
interstices exterior to the third chain-stria. In all other respects 
they agree with the type form, in both sexes. The following is 
either a variety or an aberration :— 
C. 1cHanGensis. Differt a var. minore solum elytrorum interstitiis 
1° et 3° (inter strias catenatas) interruptis vel in parte obsoletis. 
3. 
CaRABUS PROTENES. 
C..tientei affinissimus, sed conspicue differt corpore graciliore 
elytrisquein 2 apice haud dentatis. Vailde elongatus et angustus, 
enescenti-niger, subnitidus ; capite thoraceque fere levibus, hoe 
