52 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA, 



tlie New Forest. Dr. Leach took several in the Isle of Arran, and 

 near Tavistock, in Devon ; and Mr. Dale has recently found it on 

 the mountains of Cumberland and Westmoreland. 



Sp. 9. violaeeus. Elongatus convexus niger, thoracis elylrorumque marginihus 



purpureo-violaceis, elytris granulatis. (Long. corp. 10 — 13 lin.) 

 Ca. violaeeus. Linne. Don, \n. pi. 222. J". \.—Steph. Catal. No. 69= 

 Head projecting, black, finely punctated and striated, with a smaE impression 

 on each side between theantennse : the thorax subquadrate, a little emarginate 

 anteriorly, deeply so posteriorly, a trifle dilated before the middle, and narrowed 

 towards the base ; the basal angles deflexed, and rather acuminated ; the disc 

 is slightly convex, with a longitudinal line in the middle ; it is thickly but 

 ruggedly punctate, black, with the lateral margins depressed and glossy violet, 

 and a transverse impression and two foveae at the base : the elytra are oblong- 

 ovate, broader than the thorax, dilated in the middle, rather convex, black, 

 opaque, and thickly but irregularly granulate ; the margin is broad, slightly 

 punctate, and of a deep shining golden, coppery, or purple- violet : the body 

 beneath is smooth and black; the legs and basal joints of the antennae are 

 black ; the tips of the antennae brownish. 



One of the commonest species of Carabus, occurring in most 

 places in the south of England during the spring and early summer 

 months, in sand and gravel pits, gardens, orchards, heaths, &c. 



Sp. 10. glabratus. Oblongiis cosi-ulescente-niger immaculatus, elytris convexis 

 subtillissime granulatis. (Long. corp. 10 — 12 lin.) 



Ca. glabratus. Fahricius. — Ent. Trans. {Hawortli) i. pi. 2. Jig. inf. — Steph. 

 Catal. No. 70. 



Head convex, slightly punctate and striated, with a short fovea on each side 

 between the antennae : thorax subquadrate, broader than long, shghtly notched 

 in front, with the angles rounded, deeply notched behind, with deflexed 

 obtuse angles, the sides anteriorly dilated, the margin elevated ; disc convex, 

 depressed on each side towards the base, with a shght longitudinal line ; the 

 sm-face entirely varied with flexuous impressed dots : elytra oblong-ovate, very 

 convex, blue-black, with the margin concolorous ; they are entirely and very 

 finely sprinkled with oblong granulations, disposed longitudinally, with a 

 larger series of impressions towards the margin : the body beneath shining 

 black, with the sides punctate : the legs entirely, and the four basal joints 

 of the antennae are black ; the rest of the antennae brownish. 



This appears to be a mountain species; but the first recorded 

 specimen was taken by the Rev. J. Bale, in Surrey, though I have 

 not heard of a second being found so far south : it w^as captured by 

 Professor Hooker, in plenty, among the Highlands of Scotland, and 

 subsequently by Dr. Leach, who also captured many on the Mono- 

 voUough mountains, in Ireland : it likewise occurs on the mountains 



