o I ls the h Lesley. 



Qdontonyx . 'St&* 



Genus [44]. Odohtowts :. 'Stepk. One species. 



O* K&jndigolj gs, Marsh. Pitchy aeneous; base of antennae 

 'Iceous; 



an^nfegs^esfaceous; three and a half lines ; fields. PL 6, 

 fig. 3. 

 Genus [45]. Taphria. Bonelli. One species. 



T. vivalis, Panz. Black ; autennae and legs red ; four lines ; 

 humid woods. PL 6, fig. 4. 

 Genus [46]. Pristonychus, Dcj. Differs from Sphodrus by its 

 claws being serrated at the base within, and posterior trochan- 

 ters of the male not produced. One species. 



P. subcyaneus, Illlg. Pitchy black ; elytra with a violet tinge ; 

 antennae and legs sometimes paler ; 7 — 8 lines ; damp cel- 

 lars. PL 6, fig. 5. 

 Genus [47], Sphodrus. Clairv. Differs from Pristonychus by 

 the claws being simple and not serrated, and the posterior 

 trochanters of the male produced into a long spine. One 

 species. 



S. leucophthalmus, Lin. Opaque black; 10 — 11^ lines, 

 damp cellars. PL 6, fig. 6. 

 Genus [48]. Platynus. Bonelli. One species. 



P. angusticollis, Fab. Entirely of a bright shining black ; 

 six lines ; woods, roots of trees. PL 6, fig. 7. 

 Genus [49]. Agonum. Bonelli. Thirty species. 



A. marginatum, Lin. Coppery green or reddish above ; 

 margin of elytra and tibia? testaceous ; 4 — 5 lines ; banks 

 of ponds^andirmrshy places, common. PL 6, fig. 8. 

 Genus [50]. Ohu^^F^I^ D^^One species. 



O. rotund^ftSCr^^c^^usco-aeneus ; antennae and legs tes- 

 taceous ; three and a half lines; corn fields. PL 7, 

 fig. 1. 

 Genus [51]. Anchomknus. Bonelli. Three species. 



A. prasinus, Fab. Red ; head, thorax and a large common 

 patch, at the apex of the elytra, green ; antennae fuscous 

 from the base ; three and a half lines ; fields. PL 7, 

 fig. 2. 



Group V. TRECHINI. Shuck. 



Genus [58]. Aepus. Leach. One species. 



A. fulvescens, Leach. Entirely pale testaceous ; flat and 

 whining ; one line ; under, stones below high water mark. 

 r/.7,fig.3. 

 Genu [AS]. Kpaihius. Leach. One species. 



I .. leealis, Pai/k. Ferrugineous ; shining ; antennae fuscous, 

 testaceous ; eastern coasts. PL 7, fig. 4. 



l). BLIMU8. Zitgl. B« species. 



