14 GEODEPIIAGA — CARABID^F.. 



rounded behind ; elytra coppery, shining, with a triple row of raised clots. 

 (L. 8 1.) Also erroneously introduced as British. ) 



17 Procrustes Bonelli. 



(80 j coriaceus L. ii. 668. — Stu. D. F. iii. pi. lix. — Ste. M. i. 46. note. 

 — Deep black, rough : thorax opaque, obscurely wrinkled transversely, 

 with a faint dorsal line ; elytra ruggedly punctured, not striated ; an- 

 tennae brownish at tip. (L. l^inch.) Said by Turton to be British; 

 also to occur on South Sea Common, Portsmouth.) 



18 Carabus of Authors. 

 § A. Elytra not sulcated. 



81 intricatus L. F. No. 780.— Ste. M. i. 47. pi. 3. f. 5. — Elongate, 

 narrow in front ; black, tinted with blue : thorax attenuated behind, with 

 the hinder angles very acute ; elytra violaceous, the sutures and 3 rows of 

 oblong lines elevated, the surface otherwise rugged, with irregular ele- 

 vated shining intricate striae; legs and antennae black. (L. £ 1 inch : 

 9 14-15 1.) Rare: near Tavistock and Ashburton, Devon: 4-6. 



82 catenulatus Fab. E. i. 170. — Pz. F. iv. f. 6. — Ste. M. i. 48. — Ob- 

 long ; blue-black, with a violet tint : head striate; thorax roughly punc- 

 tured ; elytra black, with the margin deep blue or purplish, each with 

 about 15 faintly elevated interrupted lines, the 3d, 7th, and 11th from the 

 suture highest and remotely interrupted ; legs black. Varies in being 

 of an intense glossy black ; or black, with brownish elytra, the latter 

 rather faintly striated. (L. 10-13 1.) Abundant on heaths, &c, in 

 England, Scotland, and Ireland. 



83 purpurascens Fab. E. i. 170. — OUv. S. iii. pi. 4. f. 40. — Ste. M. i. 

 48. note & v. 371. — Deep black : thorax with margin acutely raised; 

 purplish ; elytra with the margin purplish-violet, ruggedly punctate, the 

 punctures somewhat disposed in stria?, 3 of which are more distinct ; 

 legs and antennae glossy black. (L. 13 1.) Rare: taken near Weymouth 

 and in the Isle of Portland -. 5 — 6. 



(84 f Agrestis Creutzer E. V. 110. pi. 2. f. 15?— Ste. M. i. 49. —Black, 

 with a metallic tinge : head obscurely punctured ; thorax slightly narrowed 

 behind ; elytra with faintly elevated dots, disposed in lines, and a triple row 

 of oblong elevated points. (L. 9 1. ) Inserted with doubt in my Illus- 

 trations for the next species.) 



(85 \ Lippii Dahl.—De J. S. i. 51. — Tc. 37. f. 4. —Cur. f. 446. — Ovate, 

 black : elytra with roughened confluent elevated dots irregularly disposed 

 in striae, with a triple row of obsolete oblong points. (L. 9 1.) Sup- 

 posed to have been taken in Lincolnshire.) 



86 monilis Fab. E. i. 171. — Pz. F. cviii. f. 1. — Ste. M. i. 49. — 

 Black : head and thorax bronzed, coppery or greenish ; elytra the same, 

 or blue, with 3 rows of elevated lines, between each of which are 3 

 equally raised striae. Sometimes the striae on the elytra are irregularly 

 confluent. (L. 10-13 1.) Not uncommon in gardens, &c, near Lon- 

 don ; also found in other parts, and occasionally near Edinburgh : 3-5. 



87 consitus Pz. F. cviii. f. 3. — Ste. M. v. 371. — Black; above bronzed 

 or greenish : elytra with three rows of elevated, interrupted lines, with 3 

 rows of raised striae between, the intermediate one being most elevated. 

 (L. 12-141.) Occasionally taken near London ; abundant at Dover : 5-6. 



88 granulatus L. ii. 668. — Don. vii. pi. 222. f. 3. — Ca. cancellatus. — 

 Ste. M. l. 50. — Depressed ; black : above brassy-black or deep black, 

 rarely greenish ; elytra with 3 rows of interrupted elevated stria 1 , having 



