1889.] OF CICINDELID^ AND CARABID^. 217 



Of the now numerous species of Coptolabrus this beautiful insect 

 in sculpture and colours approaches nearest C. elysii (Thorns.). 

 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 G. coelestis, 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 (Coptolabrus) 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 ])rimary tubercles, 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 (Coptolabrus) 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. Thorns. Archiv. Entom. i. p. 165. 



Mr. Pratt's examples from Ichang are smaller than those he 

 previously obtained at Kiukiang,2. 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. ichangensis. Differt a var. minore solum elytrorum interstitiis 

 \° et 3° {inter strias catenatas) interruptis vel in parte obsoletis. 



Carabus protenes. 



C. , tientei affinissimus, sed conspicue differt corpore graciliore 

 elj/trisque in 2 apice haud dentatis. Valde elongatus et angustus, 

 cenescenti-niger, subnitidns ; capite thoraceque fere Icevibus, hoc 



