190 MANDIBULATA. — COLEOPTERA 



the elytra of an uniform tint ; the disc of the thorax smooth ; the legs usually- 

 deep hron zed-black, with the tibiae slightly rufescent. 

 " Common near Newcastle."— G. Wailes, Esq. 



f Sp. 2. Notiophilus rufipes. Curtis, v. pi. 248 — Cupreus, capite latissimo, 

 f route profundi striato, elytrorum apice pallescente, antennarum basi pedibusque 

 pallide ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 2^ lin.) 



Above glossy cupreous : head very broad, the forehead very deeply sulcated : 

 thorax rather narrower than the head, the margins very deeply and coarsely 

 punctured, the disc smooth, with the dorsal channel transversely wrinkled ; 

 on each hinder angle is a very deep fovea : elytra very smooth, with an ab- 

 breviated punctate stria near the scutellum, a rather faint one on each side 

 of the suture, and six very deeply punctate ones closely approximating to 

 each other towards the outer margin, which is smooth ; these stria? reach to 

 the apex, which is obscurely paler than the rest of the elytra : legs bright fer- 

 ruginous : base of antennae the same, the apex dusky. 



" Only a single specimen has occurred to me, taken on the south side of Tarn 

 Wadling, High Hesket."— T. C. Hey sham, Esq. " Devonshire, 1828."— 

 Messrs. Bentley and Chant. 



Page 33. Sp. 3. Notiophilus biguttatus. This differs from the following in 

 wanting the second dorsal impression between the second and third stria?. 



" Extremely common at Marton Lodge." — L. Rudd, Esq. " Not very common 

 in Hants and Wilts." — Rev. G. T. Rudd. " Common at Newcastle." — 

 G. Wailes, Esq. 



t Sp. 4. Notiophilus quadripunctatus. De Jean. — Cupreus, capite angusto, 

 elytris tenue punctato-striatis, plagd longitudinali nitidis sima,, punctis tribus 

 impressis inter striam secundam et tertiam. (Long. corp. 2 lin.) 



Of a bright shining copper : head narrow, forehead moderately sulcated : thorax 

 with the margins punctate, the disc transversely, but faintly, rugose : elytra 

 rather faintly punctate-striated, the stria? as in the foregoing species, and be- 

 tween the second and third two deep impressions on the back, and one towards 

 the apex, which is pale yellowish : base of the antenna? and of the tibia? some- 

 what pale. 



" A solitary specimen taken near the Canal reservoir." — T. C. Hey sham, Esq. 

 The impressed dots on the elytra differ on the two sides ; whether this or 

 No. rufipes be truly distinct from the other species, time alone can decide ; — 

 they appear different, Mr. Heysham having kindly sent me his specimens for 

 examination : and I have observed other examples in collections which also 

 seem to differ from either of the above, but time has not permitted me to in- 

 vestigate them properly. 



Page 33. Elaphrus uliginosus. " Cambridge, in plenty, 1829." — C. Darwin, 

 Esq. " Not uncommon, but local at Fyfield, Hants; the only species hitherto 

 detected by me at Kimpton." — Rev. G. T. Rudd. 



Page 34. Elaphrus cupreus. " Very abundant at the sides of ponds, at Marton 

 Lodge, Yorkshire."— L. Rudd, Esq. " Newcastle/'— G. Wailes, Esq. 



