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GEODEniAGA CARABIDiE. 



violet-black ribs, the interstices rough ; base of antennas, the thighs, and 

 shanks red ; tarsi black ; mandibles and palpi pitchy red ; body beneath 

 blue-black. (L. 10 1.) Reputed, but erroneously, to be British.) 



99 auratus L. ii. 669. — Ste. M. i. 55. pi. 3. f. 6. — Oblong, golden-green, 

 beneath blue-black : elytra with 3 concolorous smooth ribs, the interstices 

 finely punctulated; legs, 4 basal joints of the antennae, mandibles, and 

 palpi red, the 2 last tipped with black. (L. 1 in.) Found at Exmouth, 

 Devon ; near Dover and Southampton ; rare : 6. 



100 nitens L. ii. 669. — Sow. B. M. i. pi. 27. — Ste. M. i. 56. Ovate ; 

 bright green, beneath black : thorax coppery or gold-green ; elytra mar- 

 gined with gold or copper, with 3 elevated black ribs, the interstices trans- 

 versely rugged. Rather variable in tint, and the ribs on the elytra some- 

 times interrupted. (L. 8-11 1.) Abundant in the New Forest, on Parley, 

 &c. heaths, also in Durham, Yorksh. ; in Scotland ; Belfast, &c. : 4-7. 



19 Cai.osoma Weber. 



101 Sycophanta L. ii. 670. — Ste. M. i. 57. — Cur. vii. pi. 330.— Blue- 

 black ; shining : antennae and legs black : elytra golden- or coppery-green, 

 finely punctate-striate, with 3 impressed dots between the 4th, 8th, and 12th 

 striae from the suture. (L. 9^-15 1.) Found on the coasts of Norfolk, 

 SurF., Suss., and Devon; at Yarmouth, Aldboro', Hastings, and Dart- 

 mouth : 4-7. 



(102 f. Scrutator Fab.E. i. 213, — Leach. Z. M. ii. 94. pi. 93. — Ste. M. i. 

 51. note. — Violet-black : thorax edged with green-gold ; elytra golden- 

 green, margined with copper, punctate-striate, with 3 rows of larger im- 

 pressions ; body beneath varied with green and copper. (L. 14 1.) In- 

 troduced into old cabinets for Ca. Sycophanta; it inhabits N.America.) 



103 Inquisitor L. ii. 669. — Don. xiv. 89- pi. 504. f. i. — Ste. M. i. 501. 

 — Coppery or blackish-brass : elytra edged with green, with about 1 6 re- 

 ticulated striae and 3 rows of impressed dots, placed as in C. Sycophanta ; 

 body beneath greenish ; antennae and legs black. (L. 8-101.) Occasionally 

 abundant on oaks in Windsor and Hainault Forests ; also at Dulwich ; 

 Norwood ; Burghfield, Berks. ; in Norfolk, and at Powerscourt, Ire- 

 land : 4-6. 



20 Nebria Latreille. 



104 complanata Lin. ii. 671. — Don. xiv. 53. pi. 488. — Ste. M. i. 59. — 

 Pale yellowish : elytra paler, striated, with 2 very irregular transverse 

 dusky or black bands, united by longitudinal lines ; suture, except at 

 the apex, black ; eyes black ; legs and antennae pale. Elytra sometimes 

 nearly black, with a pale margin, at others almost immaculate. (L. 8-9^1.) 

 In profusion on the coast near Swansea, and Barnstaple in Devon : 5-6. 



(105 | collaris Thumb, A. N. iv. 50. pi. A. f. 12.— Ste. M. i. 59. note.— 

 Black : mouth, antennae, legs, middle of the thorax, and a broad margin to 

 the elytra pale testaceous. (L. 7. 1. ) Erroneously stated to be British.) 



106 livida L. ii. 670. — Cur. i. pi. 6. — Ste. M. i. 60. — Black : mouth, 

 base of the antennae, legs, middle of the thorax, and a narrow margin to 

 the elytra pale yellowish. (L. 7-8 1.) Local, but abundant on the York- 

 shire coast, especially near Scarboro'. : 5-6. 



107 picicornis Fab. E. i. 180. — Ste. M. i. 60. pi. iv. f. 3. — Black: mouth, 

 antennae, and legs rusty-pitchy ; elytra striated ; head pitchy-red. (L. 

 6§-7^ 1.) Taken in Longmont Forest, Salop : 3-4. 



21 Helobia Leach. 



108 f lata E. M. New. i. 284. — Ste. M. v. 372 Black, slightly iridescent: 



mandibles, palpi, antennae, tibiae, and tarsi pitchy-black ; thorax wide, 



