BRACHINIDiE. — DROMJUS. 21 



Sp. 2. agilis. Ohlongus, riifo-ferrugineus^ thorace ferrugmeo suh- 

 qiiadrato, elytris fuscis obsolete striatis, disco duplici serie punc- 

 tatis, antennis pedihusque testaceis. (Long. c. 3 lin.) 



Ca. agilis. Fabricius. — Dro. agilis. Steph. Catal. No. 13. 



This variable species is usually larger than the next, and of a reddish rust-colour, 

 with the thorax rather paler, and the elytra dusky-brown, obsoletely striated;, 

 with a double series of impressed dots upon each, one being between the 

 second and third striae from the suture, the other between the seventh and 

 eighth : the antennae and legs are testaceous. 



Var. &. Steph. Catal. 1. c. This variety has the head dusky, and agrees with the 

 Carabus atricapillus of Panzer's Fauna, No. xxx.jf. 9. 



Var. y. Steph. Catal. I. c. With a pale spot on the disc of the elytra, reaching 

 from the middle nearly to the base, and an indistinct spot near the apex. 



Var. S. Steph. Catal. I. c. With a pale spot at the base of the elytra alone. 



Not uncommon in tlie south of England. I have generally found 

 it most abundant beneath the bark of firs near Hertford : the 

 varieties are less frequent. 



Sp. 3. quadrimaculatus. Ohlongus, niger, thorace pectoreque fer- 

 rugineis, elytris maculis duahus albidis, antennis pedihusque pal- 

 lidis. (Long. c. 2i — 3 lin.) 



Cr. 4 — maculatus. Linnt. — Dr. 4 — maculatus. Steph. Catal. No. 14. 



Less than the last : black, with the thorax and breast ferruginous ; the former 

 subquadrate, with the hinder angles rounded : the elytra somewhat striated, 

 brown, with two whitish spots : the antennas and legs pale : the body beneath 

 pitchy, 



Var. |S. With the whitish spots on the elytra united. 



Var. y. With the pale spot at the tip of the elytra nearly obsolete, or totally 

 wanting. 



A very common and elegant insect : taken throughout the year, 

 beneath the bark of trees ; frequently in the winter among moss 

 and dead leaves, and during the summer under stones : the varieties 

 are however rare : of var. /3 I have seen but a solitary specimen in 

 the collection of my friend A. Cooper, Esq. R. A. 



Sp. 4. quadrinotatus! Plate I. f. 4. Ohlongus, niger, thorace piceo, 

 elytris ^fuscis, punctis duohus pallidis , antennis pedihusque testa- 

 ceis. (Long. c. If — 2 lin.) 



Ca. qiiadrinotatus- Panzer. — Steph. Catal. No. 15. 



Oblong, subdepressed, black : the head black ; the thorax pitchy, rather elon- 

 gated, attenuated behind, the hinder angles prominent: the elytra brown, 

 slightly striated, with two pale spots, one at the base, the other at the tip . 



