500 INSECTA, 



The follo\vin,L: nave tlie iindpr-side of tlio pinto of thf- tnrsi furiiislied ^vith a close and continued Imish. The 

 outer pali)i, and thnsu of tlie labium, arc tc-rTidiiatcd, in many, hy a thicker or broader joint, like a rovcT.sed 

 trianii'le: — 



CaUistifs, Bon., has the tooth of the nientimi entire, and the outer palpi terminated hy an oval joint, pointed at 

 the tip. Type, t'm-ahiis luihilu.s, [a rare British species]. 



OodcN, Hon., differs in having the last joint of the outer maxillarj' palpi cylindrical, and of the labial palpi oval 

 and truncated. The thorax is trapezoidal, and narrowed in front. Type, farabiis helojnoides, Fabr. 



CMiCiiius, Bon., has the tooth of the mentum bilid, the outer maxillary palpi terminated by a nearly cylindrical 

 joint, and the labial by a reversed conical and elongated joint. Carabus cinctus, Fabr,, and many others, belong 

 to this subgenus ; as does also the Carabus saponarius, OUv., used in Senegal by the natives instead of soap. 



Epomix, Bon., has the outer palpi terminated by a broader compressed joint, in the shape of a hatchet, and is 

 most dilated in the males. The tooth of the mentum is always bifid. Type, E. circiovscnpfiis, Dejean, and many 

 others. Dinodes and Lissanchenins, M'Leay, also nearly approach Epomis. 



The others have generally the mandibles very obtuse and truncated, and bidentate at the tip. The upper lip is 

 distinctly bilobed, the notch of the mentum is not furnished with a tooth, and the dilated portion of the tar.si is 

 broad, and nearly orbicular. Some have the mandibles terminated in a point, without any notch or tooth near the 

 tip ; and the plate of the male tarsi is formed of the three basal joints. 



Reinbns, Latr., has the upper lip bilobed ; the outer maxillary palpi are filiform ; and the last joint of the labial 

 is slightly thickened, and in the form of a reversed cone. Type, Carabus polllus, Fabr. 



Jjircelii.s, Bon., has the upper lip merely emarginate, with a central impressed line. The last joint of the outer 

 pal[ii is nearly hatchet-shaped, and the body almost parallelopiped. The species are from America. 



i.ithers have the mandibles very obtuse, notched at the tip, or with a tooth below it. 



L/cintts, Latr., has the last joint of the outer palpi almost hatchet-shaped. The plate of the male tarsi is broad 

 and suborbicular, formed of the two basal joints. Type, Caralms b-i/j'/ioidi-s, Fabr. ; C. (/''jn-fss//s; Paykull : [rare 

 British species]. 



Badhler, Clairv. {Anibhjchus, Gyll.), has the last joint of the outer palpi oval ; that of the labial palpi is sliglitly 

 longer, and often pointed. The plate of tiie male tarsi is long and square, formed of the three basal joints. Type, 

 Carabus bipnstnlatns, Falir., [a common British specie.s]. 



Ill the second division of the PafeUininni, the head is narrowed suddenly behind the eyes, as though 

 attached to the thorax by a peduncle. It is often small, with the eyes prominent. 



Pdcciiim, Kiiby, has not a tooth in the notch of the mentum ; the mandibles are robust, and the upper lip nearly 

 bilobed. The four ba.sal joints of the anterior male tarsi are in the shape of a reversed triangle. T\pe, P. ct/niiij'cs, 

 Kirby ; South America. In the follu\\ing, there is a tuoth in the notch of the mentum, and tlie upper lip is nearly 

 straight. 



Cipithid, Lati"., has the outer palpi terminated by a hatchet-shaped joint. The head is small, and the basal 

 jiniits (jf the male tarsi are of a reversed triangular form. Founded upon a Brazilian species, having the appear- 

 ance of Abax. 



PanaijcL-iis, Latr., has the tarsal itlate of the males formed only of the two basal joints. The bead is very small, 

 with the eyes globular. The parts of the mouth are also very small, and the thorax often suborbicular. Tyi>e, 

 Carabus Cnix major, Fabr., [a rare British species]. 



In the two following subgenera, the outer palpi are filiform : — 



Loricera, Latr., is very remarkable, having the second and four following joints of the antennas furnished with 

 strong bristles. The maxilla; are bearded on the outsiile, the labial palpi are longer than the maxillary, and the 

 three basal joints of the fore tarsi are dilated in the males. Type, L. a-ura, Latr. (Carabus j'Uifonii.s, Fabr.), [a 

 very common British insect]. 



Patrobics, Megerle, has the antennce liliform, straight, and without whorls of hairs ; the mandibles are of the 

 ordinary size ; the length of the labial palpi docs not exceed that of the maxillary ; the two basal joints of the 

 aiderior tarsi are alone dilat-'d in the males. Type, Carabus riifijics, Fabr., [a species very abundant on the 

 summit (if Sniiwdini, and olln.'r high mountains]. 



We now pass to lliose Carahiqnes ■which have the anterior tibia? destitute of a notch on the inside ; 

 or -which, if they do exliibit one, eommences Tery near the tip of these tibiae, or docs not extend upon 

 the fore face, but forms only an ohliipie and linear canal. The tonguelet is often -very short, termi- 

 nated in a point in the innldlc of the tip, anil furnished with paraglossie, also pointed. The mandibles 

 are robust. The last joint of the outer palpi is generally very large, compressed in the form of a re- 

 versed triangle or hatchet in some, or nearly spoon-shaped in others, and often more sw^ollen in the 

 males ( Procerus). The e\ es are very prouilnciit ; the elytra are eiitiic, or simply siiiiialed at the 

 })osl.erior extremity; and the abdomen is generally vidiiuiinous, cmiipared to the rest of the body. 

 These Carabiqiies are, for the most part, of large size, ornamented with brilliant metallic colours. They 

 rnii very quickly, and are very carnivorous. They constitute a peculiar section (the sixth) in the group, 

 anil \\hu;h we name GiiA.XDiFAi.rr. 



Tliose which have the body robust and \\in;j;lcss, with a bilolied labriiin, the last joint nf the outer 

 palpi always very large, the notch of the mentuin witlioul a tuuih, the inner ed-c of the mandibles 



